"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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethics Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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What Is It That You Want Me To Do? Guidance for Ethics Consultants in Complex Discharge Cases. HEC Forum. 2024 Dec; 36(4):513-526.
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Assistant Coach, Advice Columnist, or Seasoned Diplomat: Distinguishing Between Formal, Informal, and "FYI" Ethics Consultations. Am J Bioeth. 2022 04; 22(4):45-47.
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The Existential Crisis of Clinical Ethics Consultants. Am J Bioeth. 2022 04; 22(4):64-65.
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An Open Discussion of the Impact of OpenNotes on Clinical Ethics: A Justification for Harm-Based Exclusions from Clinical Ethics Documentation. J Clin Ethics. 2022; 33(4):303-313.
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Competencies and Milestones for Bioethics Trainees: Beyond ASBH's Healthcare Ethics Certification and Core Competencies. J Clin Ethics. 2021; 32(2):127-148.
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Between Crisis and Convention: How Should We Address Contingency? Hastings Cent Rep. 2020 09; 50(5):17-19.
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What the HEC-C? An Analysis of the Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified Program: One Year in. Am J Bioeth. 2020 Mar; 20(3):9-18.
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Response to Open Peer Commentaries on "Ethics and Collateral Findings in Pragmatic Clinical Trials". Am J Bioeth. 2020 01; 20(1):W9-W11.
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Variation in Clinical Ethics Fellowship Programs: Lessons from the Field. J Clin Ethics. 2020; 31(3):277-282.
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Clarifying and Expanding the Role of Narrative in Ethics Consultation. J Clin Ethics. 2020; 31(3):241-251.