A Description of Humanist Scholars Functioning as Ethicists in the Clinical Setting

This descriptive study is an attempt to characterize the field known as clinical ethics, with regard to the function of humanities scholars in the clinical setting, e.g., hospitals and ambulatory care clinics. It is not a strict epidemiological study but a qualitative survey, although it reports som...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 1993, Vol.2 (4), p.485-494
Main Authors: Skeel, Joy D., Self, Donnie J., Skeel, Roland T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Bioethics
Consultants
Ethicists
Ethics, Clinical
Ethics, Medical
Female
Humanism
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interprofessional Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Care Team
Physician's Role
Professional Role
Special Section: Ethics Consultants and Ethics Consultations
Theology
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Summary:This descriptive study is an attempt to characterize the field known as clinical ethics, with regard to the function of humanities scholars in the clinical setting, e.g., hospitals and ambulatory care clinics. It is not a strict epidemiological study but a qualitative survey, although it reports some empirical data. Most discussions of medical humanities in the literature are conceptual analyses of particular issues, such as informed consent, abortion, confidentiality, etc. Virtually no empirical studies with data on how many clinical ethicists function in what roles and with what educational backgrounds have been reported. This is the first such study of humanities scholars in clinical ethics and will be followed by companion reports of physicians and hospital chaplains who are, by self-report, involved in clinical ethics. This report is an effort to stimulate and encourage dialogue and is in no way definitive. It is a preliminary study, and other needed studies are already underway.
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S0963180100004527