bioethics committees
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bioethics
noun[U]
uk/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌeθ.ɪks/us/ˈbaɪ.oʊˌeθ.ɪks/
the study of what is right and wrong in new discoveries and techniques in biology, such as genetic engineering and the transplantation ...
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committee
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/kəˈmɪt.i/us/kəˈmɪt̬.i/
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information ...
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For hospitals without bioethics committees, a two-page, 16-item survey was provided.
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The majority of bioethics committees provide limited leadership in the development, review, or evaluation of policies.
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A series of 28 items expanded the survey completed by hospitals with bioethics committees.
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Only 29 hospitals in the entire sample (n 117) have bioethics committees that meet on a monthly basis.
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There may also be an underlying relationship between the size of the hospital and the roles that bioethics committees play.
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It appears from the literature, however, that bioethics committees rarely get involved in these cases.
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This means that, in general, bioethics committees need not consider the prospective recipient, since insemination involves a separate and routine medical procedure with a standard consent process.
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This group represents the attitudes and values we advocate for all bioethics committees, again showing that both medicine and bioethics are becoming global at an amazingly fast rate.
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These recommendations were, as in the case of most other bioethics committees, passed on to the child's parents and attending physician who decided whether they would implement them.
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Patient advocacy has been consistently identified as an important role for bioethics committees.
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Seventy-five percent of the hospitals with bioethics committees reported over 50 beds; all of the hospitals with more than 100 beds reported the existence of bioethics committees.
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Instead, the choices would be made by an anonymous committee, which could be viewed as one of the first bioethics committees.
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