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The "Ethics" Expertise in Clinical Ethics Consultation.

Ana S Iltis¹, Lisa M Rasmussen²

¹Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

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|June 5, 2016

Summary

Defining ethics expertise, particularly bioethics expertise, remains a complex challenge. There is ongoing debate regarding its possibility, legitimacy, and the professionalization of bioethicists in clinical settings.

Keywords:

certification clinical ethics ethics expertise expertise moral expertise moral theory professionalization

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Area of Science:

Bioethics
Philosophy of Expertise

Background:

Extensive debate over ethics expertise (moral expertise) has spanned over thirty years.
The nature, possibility, and implications of ethics expertise are central to this discussion.
Bioethics expertise is increasingly relevant due to the growing presence of bioethicists in clinical settings and professionalization efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the definition and scope of ethics expertise.
To investigate the criteria for legitimate claims of expertise in ethics.
To examine the challenges in professionalizing bioethics.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of ethics expertise.
Review of existing literature on moral expertise and bioethics.
Examination of professionalization efforts in bioethics.

Main Results:

Deep disagreement persists on whether ethics expertise is possible and what constitutes it.
Unlike fields like law or engineering, ethics lacks a universally defined body of knowledge or experience for experts.
Professionalization efforts in bioethics, particularly clinical ethics, grapple with defining necessary knowledge and experience.

Conclusions:

The legitimacy and definition of ethics expertise remain contested.
The absence of a defined knowledge base poses challenges for bioethics professionalization.
Further clarification is needed on the scope and requirements for bioethics expertise, especially in clinical contexts.