title: Surmounting elusive barriers: the case for bioethics mediation.
abstract: This article describes, analyzes, and advocates for management of clinical healthcare conflict by a process commonly referred to as bioethics mediation. Section I provides a brief introduction to classical mediation outside the realm of clinical healthcare. Section II highlights certain distinguishing characteristics of bioethics mediation. Section III chronicles the history of bioethics mediation and references a number of seminal writings on the subject. Finally, Section IV analyzes barriers that have, thus far, limited the widespread implementation of bioethics mediation.
authors: Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. ejb@gear3.net
authors: Edward J
authors: EJ
authors: Bergman
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics / Q000639:trends*; D032882:Comprehension; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D026822:Ethicists / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D017008:Negotiating; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D012945:Social Values; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States