Moral case deliberation

Ethical dilemmas in general are characterised by a choice between two mutually excluding options neither of which is satisfactory, because there always will be a form of moral damage. Within the context of medicine several ethics support services have been developed to support healthcare professiona...

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Published inPractical neurology Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 181 - 186
Main Authors Tan, Daniel Y B, ter Meulen, Bastiaan C, Molewijk, Albert, Widdershoven, Guy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2018
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Bioethics
Cardiac arrhythmia
Coma
Decision making
Ethics
Health care
Intensive care
Neurology
Professionals
United Kingdom > UK
Netherlands
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Summary:Ethical dilemmas in general are characterised by a choice between two mutually excluding options neither of which is satisfactory, because there always will be a form of moral damage. Within the context of medicine several ethics support services have been developed to support healthcare professionals in dealing with ethical dilemmas, including moral case deliberation. In this article, we describe how moral case deliberation works in daily practice, illustrated with a case example from the neurology ward. The article is meant as an introduction to moral case deliberation according to the dilemma method. We show its relevance to the clinic and the context needed to put it into practice.
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ISSN:1474-7758
1474-7766
DOI:10.1136/practneurol-2017-001740