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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2025

[Clinical Ethics Consultation: Ethics matter to all of us!]

Eva Katharina Masel, Lorenz Faihs, Sabine Pleschberger, Jacob Roth, Bruno K Podesser, Helga Dier, Joachim Widder, Barbara Friesenecker, Stefan Dinges, Klara Doppler and 4 more

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Article in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Eva Katharina MaselDivision of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Österreich. eva.masel@meduniwien.ac.at.
Lorenz FaihsHerz Jesu Krankenhaus, Vienna, Österreich.
Sabine PleschbergerCenter for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Jacob RothCenter for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Bruno K PodesserCenter for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Helga DierClinical Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Österreich.
Joachim WidderDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Barbara FrieseneckerDepartment of Anesthesia and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich.
Stefan DingesInstitute for Ethics and Law in Medicine, University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Klara DopplerInstitute for Ethics and Law in Medicine, University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Maria Kletečka-PulkerInstitute for Ethics and Law in Medicine, University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Jan SchildmannInstitute for History and Ethics of Medicine, Martin Luther University of Halle, Wittenberg, Schweiz.
Christiane DrumlUNESCO Chair on Bioethics, Ethics, Collections and History of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Österreich.
Eva SchadenLudwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Wien, Österreich.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical Ethics Consultation (CEC) provides support to treatment teams in complex decision-making situations, focusing on patient autonomy, interprofessional collaboration and the legal framework. Following the introduction of CEC at the Vienna General Hospital and the Medical University of Vienna, a structured service has been established that systematically integrates ethical issues into everyday clinical practice. As well as conducting ethics case consultations, the initiative includes training programs, development of documentation tools for therapy goal planning and expansion of curricula and basic medical education. The aim is to strengthen teams' decision-making competence, to make ethical principles visible, and to sustainably increase the quality of patient-centered care. This supplement presents the background, implementation steps and experiences of the initiative, and illustrates practical approaches to embedding clinical ethics within an increasingly complex healthcare system in a sustainable way.

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Ethics, ClinicalEthics ConsultationAustriaHumansPatient-Centered CareClinical Decision MakingCommunicationEthicsInterdisciplinary ResearchPatient Rights

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PMID41313382
PMCPMC12662890

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