Clinical Ethics Services

HEALTHCARE WORKS BETTER
WITH A CLINICAL ETHICIST ON YOUR TEAM

Ethics services provided by the Center for Practical Bioethics
can improve patient care while supporting departments throughout your organization.

When value-laden concerns arise in healthcare,
patients, families, clinicians and administrators
need somewhere to turn for independent expert guidance.

TYPES OF ISSUES WE CAN HELP YOUR ORGANIZATION ADDRESS

Withholding & Withdrawing Treatment
Moral Distress & Employee Retention
Scarce Resource Allocation
Discharge Dilemmas
Transplant Ethics
Family Conflict

SERVICE OPTIONS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS

Ethics Committee Consortium
Customized Workshops
Advance Care Planning and TPOPP/POLST Training
Inpatient Ethics Consultation
Consultation Case Review & Recommendations
Face-to-Face Family Meetings
Policy Development & Ethics Integration

OUR SERVICES ARE EMPLOYED BY THESE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION

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Infographic of 3 ways clinical ethics services has ROI. 1. Improved quality and efficiency in case management 2. Avoiding risk and liability 3. Reducing employee attrition

The Center for Practical Bioethics is an invaluable resource for the ethics consult service throughout the Saint Luke’s Health System. We are more confident in addressing clinical scenarios that have challenged us in the past, including resource allocation and when care has reached the limits of medicine. We are grateful for the expertise of the Center and look forward to continuing our partnership and developing our knowledge and skills as consultants.
A picture of Rev. Susan Roberts.The Rev. Susan J Roberts, MDiv., BCC
Director, Spiritual Wellness

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Here at Ascend Hospice in Lee’s Summit MO, our partnership with The Center for Practical Bioethics has had real practical value.  Utilizing an ethicist to talk through challenging patient scenarios gives our staff members support and peace of mind and ensures we are giving our best  to the people we care for.  The Center has proven to be very responsive to requests for information for policy formulation, implementing the TPOPP and for general ethical questions and education for our organization.

Portrait of Katie Sharp.

Katie Prigel Sharp, LMSW
Director of Social Services and Palliative Care

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CONTACT CPB

Ryan Pferdehirt, D.Bioethics, HEC-C
VICE PRESIDENT OF ETHICS SERVICES
rpferdehirt@practicalbioethics.org
816-221-1100

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