title: Models of ethical consultation: the Frankfurt model.
abstract: The Center for Medical Ethics at the Markus-Hospital in Frankfurt/Main is the first institute of its kind in Germany to be located within a confessional (Protestant) hospital, yet without being subordinate to hospital management--financed instead by the Protestant church of Hesse. Besides its main focus on ethical consultation for hospital employees and the execution of in-house seminars, the Center enjoys a close cooperation with the Protestant Academy Arnoldshain, where conferences and seminars can be held on bioethical issues outside the hospital boundaries and open to the interested public.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Ethics, Markus-Hospital, Frankfurt/M., Germany. ZEMmarkus@aol.com
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002835:Christianity; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005858:Germany; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*