title: Developing an Evaluation Tool for Assessing Clinical Ethics Consultation Skills in Simulation Based Education: The ACES Project.
abstract: The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities has created a quality attestation (QA) process for clinical ethics consultants; the pilot phase of reviewing portfolios has begun. One aspect of the QA process which is particularly challenging is assessing the interpersonal skills of individual clinical ethics consultants. We propose that using case simulation to evaluate clinical ethics consultants is an approach that can meet this need provided clear standards for assessment are identified. To this end, we developed the Assessing Clinical Ethics Skills (ACES) tool, which identifies and specifies specific behaviors that a clinical ethics consultant should demonstrate in an ethics case simulation. The aim is for the clinical ethics consultant or student to use a videotaped case simulation, along with the ACES tool scored by a trained rater, to demonstrate their competence as part of their QA portfolio. The development and piloting of the tool is described.
authors: The Stritch School of Medicine and The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Bldg. 120, Room 280, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA. kawasson@luc.edu.
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Wasson
authors: The Stritch School of Medicine and The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Bldg. 120, Room 280, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.
authors: Kayhan
authors: K
authors: Parsi
authors: The Stritch School of Medicine and The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Bldg. 120, Room 280, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: McCarthy
authors: The Department of Medical Education, The Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.
authors: Viva Jo
authors: VJ
authors: Siddall
authors: The Stritch School of Medicine and The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Bldg. 120, Room 280, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Kuczewski
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D033061:Ethics Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016544:Patient Simulation; D066107:Social Skills
keywords: Clinical ethics consultants; Clinical ethics consultation; Evaluation; Interpersonal skills; Quality attestation