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-centered care while supporting departments throughout your healthcare or hospice organization.

WHY CPB ETHICS SERVICES?

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

WHAT KINDS OF ISSUES CAN CPB HELP TO RESOLVE?

Withholding & Withdrawing Treatment
Moral Distress & Employee Retention
Scarce Resource Allocation
Compliance & Safety
Risk Management
Transplant Ethics
Family Conflict

“Develop and Implement an Ethics Process” — The Joint Commission

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

Ethics Services Infographic highlighting how CPB improves healthcare ethics.

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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CONTACT CPB

Ryan Pferdehirt, D.Bioethics, HEC-C
VICE PRESIDENT OF ETHICS SERVICES
rpferdehirt@practicalbioethics.org
816-979-1350

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