title: Educating the ethics committee.
abstract: Ethics committees are being formed in all types of institutions. Education is the foundation of a functioning committee. The purpose of the education is to prepare the multidisciplinary committee members to deal with difficult ethical issues in a changing healthcare environment. In this article, the authors address different methodologies that can be used for educating ethics committees.
authors.affiliation: Philosophy Department, Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne 46805-1499, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Bruening
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schellhause
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017041:Ethics Committees; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*