Clinical Ethics - Ethical Consultations for Medical Decisions
Advocacy and End of Life Care / Palliative Care
Provided by Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
A free, confidential service that supports people seeking and accessing services, as well as their loved ones.
Provides ethical consultations for individuals making medical decisions. In an ethics consult they can:
- facilitate respectful discussions about health care questions and concerns;
- help people think through the values that are most important to them;
- support people to reach decisions that are right for them and their loved ones;
- keep information confidential;
- support people in talking with their health care teams.
An ethics consult may be helpful for issues related to:
- Uncertainty or differing opinions about care plans
- Concerns about continuing, stopping or refusing treatment
- Questions about who should make a health-care decision
- Patient privacy/confidentiality
- End-of-life decisions
- Tensions related to values, religion or culture
604-875-2360
Toll Free: 1-888-300-3088 ext. 2360
Public email: ethics@phsa.ca
Website: http://www.phsa.ca/our-services...
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Associated Programs/Services
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- Mobile Response Team (MRT) - Mental health support for healthcare providers
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Availability
Service area: Province-wide
Ways to Access
- Provided by phone
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.