An Ethics Opinion reflects the interpretation or application of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy)/Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)Codeof Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics by the Ethics Committee. This interpretation or application by the Ethics Committee is in response to a specific ethics issue facing the Registered Dietitian/Nutrition (RDN) or Dietetic Technician,...

BACKGROUND During the last three decades, ethics committees have been formed with a growing trend. These committees have a satisfactory and effective impact on the pattern of patient care and its performance. The medical ethics committee is considered one of the most active committees in hospitals, having the aim of providing necessary approaches for the optimal use of the findings in empirical...

No published information is currently available about formal "do not resuscitate" (DNR) orders for pediatric patients in developing countries, even though there has been extensive discussion of how to determine who should be involved. This article reports the experience of a clinical ethics committee that recommended DNR orders at a pediatric public hospital in Chile. The committee consisted of...

An Ethics Opinion reflects the interpretation or application of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics by the Ethics Committee. This interpretation or application by the Ethics Committee is in response to a specific ethics issue facing the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Nutrition and Dietetics T...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices among healthcare professionals in Barbados in relation to healthcare ethics and law in an attempt to assist in guiding their professional conduct and aid in curriculum development. METHODS A self-administered structured questionnaire about knowledge of healthcare ethics, law and the role of an Ethics Committee...