Creighton University - Center for Health Policy & Ethics

December 5, 2007

Should hospital ethics committees examine the organization?

Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Center for Health Policy & Ethics Conference Room
Discussant: John Stone, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Center for Health Policy & Ethics

Who watches the system? Who should provide critical and ethical review of healthcare systems and institutions—including policies, practices, and composition? Should healthcare ethics committees perform this role? Is such a role ethically appropriate and practically feasible? How? What? Is there a place for activism or advocacy? This roundtable will consider these questions in light of the evidence of extensive healthcare disparities.