title: Bioethics consultation practices and procedures: a survey of a large Canadian community of practice.
abstract: The literature fails to reflect general agreement over the nature of the services and procedures provided by bioethicists, and the training and core competencies this work requires. If bioethicists are to define their activities in a consistent way, it makes sense to look for common ground in shared communities of practice. We report results of a survey of the services and procedures among bioethicists affiliated with the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB). This is the largest group of bioethicists working in healthcare organizations in Canada. The results suggest there are many common services and procedures of JCB bioethicists. This survey can serve as a baseline for further exploration of the work of JCB bioethicists. Common practices exist with respect to the domains of practice, individual reporting relationships, service availability within business hours and the education and training of the bioethicist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioethics, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada, rebecca.greenberg@sickkids.ca.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Anstey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Macri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heesters
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zlotnik Shaul
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D003406:Credentialing; D026822:Ethicists / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D011364:Professional Practice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires