Fraser Health Ethics Services offers clinical and organizational ethics consultations, moral distress support and education to assist in navigating uncertainties or conflicts that may arise during a health care experience.
We support individuals, teams and the organization in living with greater integrity. Our aim is to foster a culture where decisions are made with thoughtful reflection on what truly matters. We achieve this by empowering the people who serve Fraser Health and are served by Fraser Health by building capacity in making good decisions.
Clinical ethics consultation
Clinical ethics consultation supports a patient, their essential care partner(s), their health care provider(s) and other involved parties to address uncertainty or conflict that emerges through the delivery of their care.
Moral distress consultation
Moral distress is a physical and psychological response that can occur when an individual believes they know what the right thing to do is but are prevented from doing this action. It can result from a conflict between what deeply matters to a person (their values) and their actions. These situations lead to a perceived compromise of one’s values and can negatively impact well-being.
Ethics education
Ethics education equips learners with the knowledge to navigate ethical challenges in health care, strengthening the ability of health care providers to effectively address ethical issues in their practice. Ethics Services can tailor an education session to meet the specific needs of your team(s).
Request an Ethics education session.
Systems level ethics consultation
System level ethics consultation offers support to health care leaders looking to establish informal and formal policies, practice guidelines and strategies.
Request a System level ethics consultation.
If you have any questions about how Ethics services can support you, please contact us at ethics.services@fraserhealth.ca.