"Ethics Consultation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Services provided by an individual ethicist (ETHICISTS) or an ethics team or committee (ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL) to address the ethical issues involved in a specific clinical case. The central purpose is to improve the process and outcomes of patients' care by helping to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems.
| Descriptor ID |
D033061
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.117.200 N04.452.758.849.174 N05.350.250.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethics Consultation- Ethics Consultation
- Consultation, Ethics
- Consultations, Ethics
- Ethics Consultations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethics Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Swetz KM, Hook CC, Henriksen Hellyer JM, Mueller PS. Health care ethics consultation competences and standards: a roadmap still needing a compass. Am J Bioeth. 2013; 13(2):20-2.
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Fernandes R, Hashimoto S, Masaki K. Enhancing residents' training in medical ethics: an exploratory study assessing attitudes of internal medicine residents. Hawaii Med J. 2008 Dec; 67(12):317-21.
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Mueller PS, Koenig BA. Systematic review of ethics consultation: a route to curriculum development in post-graduate medical education. Am J Bioeth. 2006 Jul-Aug; 6(4):21-3.