Overview of Center Services

Since 1984, the Center for Practical Bioethics has addressed the practical needs of those dealing with healthcare dilemmas in the Kansas City metropolitan area, regionally and nationally. 

Through education, consultation, and public engagement, the Center has helped patients and their families, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and corporate leaders grapple with ethically complex issues in health and healthcare.

If you are

seeking information on living wills and advance directives, click here for information on Caring Conversations.

a family member seeking support for a child with a life limiting illness, click here for information on the Kansas City Partnership to Advance Pediatric Palliative Care.

a member of an ethics committee, click here for information on the Center’s Clinical and Organizational Ethics Domain, the Kansas City Ethics Committee Consortium, and ethical guidelines available for your use.

conducting research on a bioethics issue, click the "search" button on this page and you will find Center resources for your project.

For more information, call (816)221-1100 or email bioethic@practicalbioethics.org.