TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrative Clinical Ethics Support in Gender Affirmative Care: Lessons Learned
AU - Hartman, Laura
AU - Widdershoven, Guy
AU - de Vries, Annelou
AU - Wensing-Kruger, Annelijn
AU - Heijer, Martin den
AU - Steensma, Thomas
AU - Molewijk, Bert
PY - 2019/9/15
Y1 - 2019/9/15
N2 - Clinical ethics support (CES) for health care professionals and patients is increasingly seen as part of good health care. However, there is a key drawback to the way CES services are currently offered. They are often performed as isolated and one-off services whose ownership and impact are unclear. This paper describes the development of an integrative approach to CES at the Center of Expertise and Care for Gender Dysphoria (CEGD) at Amsterdam University Medical Center. We specifically aimed to integrate CES into daily work processes at the CEGD. In this paper, we describe the CES services offered there in detail and elaborate on the 16 lessons we learned from the process of developing an integrative approach to CES. These learning points can inform and inspire CES professionals, who wish to bring about greater integration of CES services into clinical practice.
AB - Clinical ethics support (CES) for health care professionals and patients is increasingly seen as part of good health care. However, there is a key drawback to the way CES services are currently offered. They are often performed as isolated and one-off services whose ownership and impact are unclear. This paper describes the development of an integrative approach to CES at the Center of Expertise and Care for Gender Dysphoria (CEGD) at Amsterdam University Medical Center. We specifically aimed to integrate CES into daily work processes at the CEGD. In this paper, we describe the CES services offered there in detail and elaborate on the 16 lessons we learned from the process of developing an integrative approach to CES. These learning points can inform and inspire CES professionals, who wish to bring about greater integration of CES services into clinical practice.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31098934
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-019-09376-6
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-019-09376-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 31098934
SN - 0956-2737
VL - 31
SP - 241
EP - 260
JO - HEC Forum
JF - HEC Forum
IS - 3
ER -