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Anna-Henrikje Seidlein1, Marie-Christine Fritzsche2,3, Rouven Porz4

  • 1Institute of Ethics and History of Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Ellernholz-Str. 1-2, 17487, Greifswald, Germany. anna-Henrikje.Seidlein@med.uni-greifswald.de.

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Clinical Ethics Consultation needs to address hidden ethical dimensions like power imbalances and discrimination. Recognizing these issues is key to improving ethical decision-making in healthcare settings.

Keywords:
BiasClinical ethics consultationEpistemic injusticeEthicsIntersectionalityJusticePower

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Medical Ethics
  • Healthcare Ethics

Background:

  • Clinical Ethics Consultation (CEC) addresses complex ethical issues in healthcare.
  • Existing CEC models often overlook critical ethical dimensions.
  • These overlooked dimensions impact the quality of ethical decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and analyze hidden ethical dimensions within Clinical Ethics Consultation.
  • To argue for the necessity of addressing these dimensions in current CEC models.
  • To propose strategies for improving CEC practice.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of existing Clinical Ethics Consultation models.
  • Identification and illustration of critical "hidden" dimensions.
  • Argumentation for enhanced awareness and specific mitigation strategies.

Main Results:

  • Identified hidden dimensions include power/knowledge issues, structural/epistemic injustices, implicit biases, subjectivity, intersectional discrimination, and limited patient participation.
  • Current CEC approaches often fail to explicitly address these critical aspects.
  • These dimensions represent significant barriers to nuanced ethical decision-making.

Conclusions:

  • Improving Clinical Ethics Consultation requires acknowledging and addressing hidden ethical dimensions.
  • Enhanced consultant self-reflexivity, epistemic humility, and strategies to mitigate power imbalances are crucial.
  • Integrating these elements will better support nuanced ethical decision-making in healthcare.