The Center for Healthcare Ethics
Established in 1995, the Center for Healthcare Ethics serves as the hub for various clinical, educational, and research-related activities directed towards recognizing and addressing ethical issues at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The central orientation of all its programming is to address ethical issues as they are actually presented and encountered within the clinical and research contexts.
Guided by the Center's Director, Stuart G. Finder, PhD, the Center engages in four principal activities:
- ethics consultation;
- education: for faculty and staff, students, and other within the Cedars-Sinai community;
- participation on institutional committees, task force, etc.;
- policy formation or revision.
Of secondary import, the Center for Healthcare Ethics also engages in scholarly exploration of the ethical values and moral dynamics characterizing and influencing healthcare and healthcare research.
The links provided in the left sidebar offer details about the above mentioned activities as well as related information to help you learn more about us. In addition, we would also like to invite you to view some of our exciting announcements, which are listed below:
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.Ethics Noon Conference (ENC)
This monthly conference is open to all who work within, affiliated with or receive care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The primary aim for these conference is to raise awareness and understanding of emerging issues and concerns surrounding healthcare ethics.
WEDNESDAY, November 18, 2009
12:00pm-1:00pm
Harvey Morse Auditorium
"DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALLY, BUT...
CLINICAL & ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF
PERSONALIZED GENOMIC MEDICINE"
with guest speaker
Eric J. Juengst, Ph.D
Director for the Center for Genetic Research Ethics & Law
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Contributing Author of
"The Ethics of Inheritable Genetic Modification: A Dividing Line?"
(Book is now available in the CSMC Medical Library)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
Announcements
In January 2009, three new pieces of legislation related to end-of-life care, which touch upon physician practice, went into effect in California. All three share the aim of improving ways in which patients are cared for as they approach, and finally reach, the end of lives. Click on each to access "Frequently Asked Questions" to learn more.
- AB 2565: The "Accommodations & Brain Death
- AB 2747: The "Right to Know End-of-Life Options" Act
- AB 3000: Physicians Order for Life Treatment (POLST)
CSMC Promotes a GIFT-FREE Environment
Effective April 1, 2009, CSMC implemented a new policy,
"Gifts, Entertainment, and Other Gratuities Offered by Vendors and Industry Representatives," the aim of which is to create a gift-free environment.
For more information, please contact the Corporate Compliance Office at 310-423-7972.
CHE Newsletter
On behalf of the Center for Healthcare Ethics (CHE) we would like to invite you to view our NEWSLETTER.
The CHE Newsletter is published three times per year (FALL/WINTER/SPRING) and is distributed throughout the Cedars-Sinai Medical community as well as to Ethics Centers around the country.
