RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Support for ethical dilemmas in individual cases: experiences from the Neu-Mariahilf hospital in Goettingen
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP i18
OP i20
DO 10.1136/jme.27.suppl_1.i18
VO 27
IS suppl 1
A1 Alfred Simon
YR 2001
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/27/suppl_1/i18.abstract
AB Prompted by a recommendation of the two Christian hospital associations in Germany, the Neu-Mariahilf Hospital in Goettingen set up a health ethics committee in autumn 1998. It is the committee's task to give support to staff members, patients and their relatives in individual cases where ethical dilemmas arise. The following article descibes the committee's work by means of three cases.