title: The hospital ethics committee: bridging the gulf of miscommunication and values.
abstract: An ethics committee is a valuable and underused hospital resource in helping resolve problems of miscommunication and conflicting values among staff and between staff and patients and families.
authors.affiliation: epharr@rockbridge.net
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pharr
mesh_terms: D004989:Ethics; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009013:Morale; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States