Ethics Program: Patton-Fuller Community Hospital

Wendy LileXMGT216University of PhoenixAllan Bardos

Presentation Contents

•Program Plan•Ethics Training Program•Monitoring Ethics•Enforcing with Rewards•Enforcing by reprimanding•Functions of program•Examples of Medical Ethical Dilemmas

Ethics Program Plan

•Introducing an Alternative Strategy

•Virtual Ethics Committee

•Virtual Peer Review

•Multi-facility Ethics Committee

•Ethics Outreach Services

Ethics Training Program

•Educational DVDs

•Medical Ethics Testing

•Monthly Seminars

Monitoring Ethics

•Chairman Assigned

•Report to Ethics Committee

•Conferencing with Ethics Committee

Enforcing with Rewards

•Promotion

•Pay Raise

•Vacation Extension

Enforcing by Reprimanding

•One Verbal Warning

•Three Written Warnings

•Termination

Functions of Program

•Educational

•Case Consultation

•Policy Development & Review

Examples of Medical Ethical Dilemmas•Employee Infractions

•Case Consultations

•Policies

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• Gillette, Ph.D., Michael. (2002). Bioethical Services of Virginia: Functions of an Ethics Program-An introduction into doing medical ethics. Article retrieved from: http://www.bsvinc.com/ethics_function.htm.

• Nelson, W. A. (2007). Ethics Programs in Small Rural Hospitals. Healthcare Executive, 22(6), 30-33.

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