title: Point and counterpoint: should the ethics committee visit the patient? Yes: visiting the patient helps to fulfill obligations of fairness and to avoid paternalism.
authors: Lutheran General Hospital, Parkridge, IL.
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Pruitt
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards; D010358:Patient Participation; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014789:Visitors to Patients