A curriculum for teaching clinical ethics in neonatal-perinatal medicine.
Ethical thought plays a role in clinical decision-making, especially in fields such as neonatal-perinatal medicine. There is limited information, however, on the best way to teach ethics to postgraduate medical trainees in this subspeciality. This article describes the development, implementation, and evolution of a structured curriculum in ethics for a program in neonatal-perinatal medicine. The curriculum is facilitated by a specialist in ethics and based on hypothetical case scenarios, which are discussed using a framework that highlights the ethical values promoted or neglected in each decision option. Formal evaluation of the program has been impossible, but informal reviews indicate that there is a high degree of satisfaction.
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Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Rd., Ottawa ON K1H 8L1, Canada.
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D001675:Bioethics; D002170:Canada; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D026690:Ethics, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency; D017145:Models, Educational; D009359:Neonatology / Q000193:education*; D010500:Perinatology / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching