Consensus in Clinical Ethics: A U.S. Delphi Study

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Consensus in Clinical Ethics:
A U.S. Delphi Study
Leah McClimans, PhD, Associate Professor
Placement Officer, Department of Philosophy
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Women and Gender Studies
University of South Carolina
Abstract: The provision of clinical ethics services, e.g. consultation, education and policy
work, are widespread across North American and Europe and is increasing in numbers.
Nonetheless, very little is known about the quality of these services. One barrier to
evaluation is a lack of consensus around the objectives and outcomes of these services. The
aim of this paper is to present the results from the first two rounds of a three round Delphi
study on the objectives and outcomes of clinical ethics services in the US. Participation is
being and has been solicited via two professional bioethics listservs, MCW-Bioethics and
ASBH.
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