Update on activities
of Working Group on Working Conditions for Bioethics (Dec. 2003)
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Background:
At
the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Bioethics
Society, a motion was put forward to establish a Working Group
to look at the issues of employment and working conditions
for ethicists practicing in a non-tenured environment.
As
a result an ad hoc Working Group was formed, and worked to
develop the Draft Discussion Paper, "Working Conditions
for Bioethics in Canada," which was presented to the
membership of the CBS at its annual meeting in October
of 2000. (The Working Group was chaired by Michael
Coughlin, and included Christine Harrison, Abbyann Lynch,
Chris MacDonald, Pat Murphy, Mary Rowell, and George Webster.)
The membership formally
received this draft discussion paper, asked that the draft
be placed on this website for comment, and asked that the
Working Group continue its work on this important topic. (The
formal resolution to that effect will be posted here soon.)
The
discussion paper concerns situations or circumstances where
an ethics consultant in a Health Care Organisation (HCO) encounters
serious wrong-doing, significant ethical disagreement, perhaps
with an employer, real or potential moral compromise, questions
of conscientious objection and/or a felt need to withdraw
from a particular situation for moral reasons. The goal of
this discussion paper is to illuminate the cause for special
concern in such situations, and to promote the thoughtful
resolution of such situations. Although it does not contain
everything that might be hoped for, this document represents
a starting point for future work.
Presented
to the Canadian Bioethics Society by
An
Ad Hoc Working Group on Employment Standards for Bioethics
Lead
Author: Chris MacDonald, with Michael Coughlin, Christine
Harrison, Abbyann Lynch, Pat Murphy, Mary Rowell, and George
Webster
For more information, or to submit
comments, contact:
Michael Coughlin (coughlin@mcmaster.ca)
or Chris MacDonald (chrismac@ethicsweb.ca) |
