Resources
Ethics FAQs
Here, you can find a series of templates that can be modified to serve your organization’s specific needs. The Ethics FAQs cover topics that are often asked as a part of clinical ethics consultations. Each of the documents starts with a brief scenario to situate the discussion about specific ethical issue.
Ethics FAQ – Informed consent (template)
Ethics FAQ – Assessing capacity for treatment decisions (template)
Ethics FAQ – Assessing capacity for shelter decisions (template)
Ethics FAQ – Identifying the Substitute Decision Maker (template)
Ethics FAQ – Role of the Substitute Decision Maker (template)
Ethics FAQ – Addressing Conflict in Patient Care (template)
Ethics FAQ – End of Life Conversations (template)
Ethics FAQ – Juggling multiple roles in a small community (template)
Ethics FAQ – Fostering Relationships and Family Presence
Ethics Tools
You can find a template of the Ethics Framework and series of ethics decision-making tools. These can be adopted for the purpose of meeting Accreditation Canada standards. More importantly, these tools are useful for the front-line staff, physicians and learners as a first step to attempt resolving difficult ethics situations.