Training in clinical ethics: launching the clinical ethics immersion course at the Center for Ethics at the Washington Hospital Center.

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Citation: Journal of Clinical Ethics. 23(2):139-46, 2012.PMID: 22822701Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: EthicsForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Ethics, Clinical/ed [Education] | *Health Personnel/ed [Education] | *Inservice Training/mt [Methods] | *Teaching/mt [Methods] | Adult | Curriculum | District of Columbia | Ethics Committees, Clinical | Ethics Consultation | Female | Hospitals, General | Hospitals, Private | Humans | Inservice Training/og [Organization & Administration] | Male | Middle Aged | Negotiating | Role Playing | Teaching/og [Organization & Administration] | Videotape RecordingLocal holdings: Available online through MWHC library: 2008 onlyISSN:
  • 1046-7890
Name of journal: The Journal of clinical ethicsAbstract: In May 2011, the clinical ethics group of the Center for Ethics at Washington Hospital Center launched a 40-hour, three and one-half day Clinical Ethics Immersion Course. Created to address gaps in training in the practice of clinical ethics, the course is for those who now practice clinical ethics and for those who teach bioethics but who do not, or who rarely, have the opportunity to be in a clinical setting. "Immersion" refers to a high-intensity clinical ethics experience in a busy, urban, acute care hospital. During the Immersion Course, participants join clinical ethicists on working rounds in intensive care units and trauma service. Participants engage in a videotaped role-play conversation with an actor. Each simulated session reflects a practical, realistic clinical ethics case consultation scenario. Participants also review patients' charts, and have small group discussions on selected clinical ethics topics. As ethics consultation requests come into the center, Immersion Course participants accompany clinical ethicists on consultations. Specific to this pilot, because participants' evaluations and course faculty impressions were positive, the Center for Ethics will conduct the course twice each year. We look forward to improving the pilot and establishing the Immersion Course as one step towards addressing the gap in training opportunities in clinical ethics.All authors: Brown VA, DeRenzo EG, Lynch JJ, Mokwunye NODate added to catalog: 2013-09-17
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In May 2011, the clinical ethics group of the Center for Ethics at Washington Hospital Center launched a 40-hour, three and one-half day Clinical Ethics Immersion Course. Created to address gaps in training in the practice of clinical ethics, the course is for those who now practice clinical ethics and for those who teach bioethics but who do not, or who rarely, have the opportunity to be in a clinical setting. "Immersion" refers to a high-intensity clinical ethics experience in a busy, urban, acute care hospital. During the Immersion Course, participants join clinical ethicists on working rounds in intensive care units and trauma service. Participants engage in a videotaped role-play conversation with an actor. Each simulated session reflects a practical, realistic clinical ethics case consultation scenario. Participants also review patients' charts, and have small group discussions on selected clinical ethics topics. As ethics consultation requests come into the center, Immersion Course participants accompany clinical ethicists on consultations. Specific to this pilot, because participants' evaluations and course faculty impressions were positive, the Center for Ethics will conduct the course twice each year. We look forward to improving the pilot and establishing the Immersion Course as one step towards addressing the gap in training opportunities in clinical ethics.

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