Author: Rasmussen, Lisa M.

Source: American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Number 8, 1 August 2012 , pp. 1-9(9)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

The question of whether clinical ethics consultants may engage in patient advocacy in the course of consultation has not been addressed, but it highlights for the field that consultants' allegiances, and the boundaries of appropriate professional practice, must be better understood. I consider arguments for and against patient advocacy in clinical ethics consultation, which demonstrate that patient advocacy is permissible, but not central to the practice of consultation. I then offer four recommendations for consultants who engage in patient advocacy, and consider the implications of this issue for the field.¹

Keywords: advocacy in clinical ethics consultation; patient advocacy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2012.692434

Affiliations: 1: University of North Carolina, Charlotte,

Publication date: 2012-08-01

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