Opinions of the Clinical Ethics Committee The CHUV Clinical Ethics Committee is responsible for ethical issues that affect the institutional level or require a general recommendation. For example, it has dealt with the revision of the institutional guideline on assisted suicide, advanced directives,
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Continuing Education Our continuing education courses are primarily targeted at CHUV clinical staff. However, together with the Centre de formation of the CHUV , we also organize training courses on clinical ethics, which are also open to external professionals. For more information on the clinical
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Members Prof. Ralf Jox, Head of Clinical Ethics Unit Dr. Fleur Le Bourgeois, clinical ethicist Dr. Daniela Ritzenthaler, clinical ethicist Dr. Rachel Rutz Voumard, clinical ethicist Dr. Kristina Würth, clinical ethicist
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Which situations? Particular and individual situation Are you facing an ethical problem in your work as a physician or nurse? Are you confronted with a conflict of values and are you having difficulty pursuing the care plan with your patient or that patient's family? If you encounter these types of
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What is an ethical problem? Some clues... It is sometimes difficult to identify ethical problems, but there are some clues that can help to identify them. Differences of opinion Typically, patients, their family members or professionals sometimes disagree about the goals of care. They might feel tha
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The Service and Main Laboratory of Haematology of the Lausanne University Hospital and the University of Lausanne conducts its research under the guidance of faculty investigators: Pr Holger Auner , Pr Lorenzo Alberio , Pre Olaia Naveiras , Pre Rufe r and Pre Arber . It employs a scientific staff in
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Sometimes it is difficult to identify an ethical problem. A typical situation may be that you disagree with the treatment plan that is recommended to you or your loved one, but you don't know how to make your voice heard. We are at your disposal to help you think through it, talk about it with your
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Who to contact? Regardless of their professional role or hierarchical position, any healthcare professional who encounters an ethical issue related to a patient treated at the CHUV may contact the Clinical Ethics Unit. Likewise, any health professional confronted with an ethical issue that is of ins
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Contact form We will be happy to receive your questions or suggestions. As you will understand, for reasons of confidentiality and quality of treatment, it is not possible for us to reply by email to requests for medical advice. Please do not therefore send this type of request, or any request conta
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