Résumé
Canadian ethicists have a long legacy of leadership in advocating for standards and quality in healthcare ethics. Continuing this tradition, a grassroots organization of practicing healthcare ethicists (PHEs) concerned about the lack of standardization in the field recently formed to explore potential options related to professionalization. This group calls itself "practicing healthcare ethicists exploring professionalization" (PHEEP). This paper provides a description of the process by which PHEEP has begun to engage the Canadian PHE community in the development of practice standards and related projects. By making our process and its ethical and cultural underpinnings transparent, we hope to prompt PHEs around the world to reflect on the importance of context, process and principles (not just outcomes) in the exploration of and possible movement towards professionalization. By sharing some of our key successes and challenges, we also hope to inspire our colleagues to recognize the value in developing practice standards and to contribute to this endeavor.
| Langue d'origine | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (de-à) | 153-164 |
| Nombre de pages | 12 |
| Journal | HEC Forum |
| Volume | 24 |
| Numéro de publication | 3 |
| DOI | |
| Statut de publication | Published - sept. 2012 |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:PHEEP co-hosted a pre-conference with the CBS working conditions for bioethicists taskforce at the Canadian Bioethics Society (CBS) meeting in Hamilton, Ontario to begin a national dialogue on issues related to professionalization. Formal affiliation established with the CBS. PHEEP meeting in Toronto, with support of a travel grant from CBS. Finalization of first terms of reference. Identification of potential projects. Decision made to survey Canadian PHEs re: project priorities. PHEEP conducted a nation-wide bilingual survey of Ethicists in Canada, with a goal of getting feedback on PHEEP’s future directions and projects: Completed by 52 PHEs Strong endorsement of PHEEP’s mandate to develop infrastructure for a profession Top five projects identified: Practice standards Professional competencies for practicing healthcare ethicists in Canada Educational standards for ethics education programs Credentialing of healthcare ethicists An electronic repository and portal for Canadian healthcare ethics resources Hosted community forum to share current projects and directions at the 2010 CBS meeting in Kelowna, BC. Decision to focus on development of practice standards; identification of elements to be included in this project. Decision to host a symposium just prior to the CBS annual meeting in 2011. Liaison relationship established with the ASBH Standing Committee on Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs (CECA) and Association québécoise en éthique clinique (AQEC) Successful application made to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for a Dissemination, Meetings and Planning Grant to support a 2-day symposium to gather PHEs from across Canada with a focus on the development of practice standards.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Issues, ethics and legal aspects
- Health(social science)
- Health Policy
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