Gaudine Alice, Lamb Marianne, Lefort Sandra M, Thorne Linda
School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
HEC Forum. 2011 Sep;23(3):225-38. doi: 10.1007/s10730-011-9151-z.
A multiple-case study of four hospital ethics committees in Canada was conducted and data collected included interviews with key informants, observation of committee meetings and ethics-related hospital documents, such as policies and committee minutes. We compared the hospital committees in terms of their structure, functioning and perceptions of key informants and found variation in the dimensions of empowerment, organizational culture of ethics, breadth of ethics mandate, achievements, dynamism, and expertise.
对加拿大四个医院伦理委员会进行了多案例研究，收集的数据包括对关键信息提供者的访谈、委员会会议观察以及与伦理相关的医院文件，如政策和委员会会议记录。我们从结构、运作以及关键信息提供者的看法等方面对医院委员会进行了比较，发现在授权、伦理组织文化、伦理职责范围、成就、活力和专业知识等维度上存在差异。
