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The Concept Of Hospital Ethics Committee And A Turkish Example: Ege University Hospital Ethics Committee, Cagatay Ustun, Inci Hot

CAGATAY USTUN Assc. Prof. Dr.

During the second half of the 20th century, the idea of establishing hospital ethics committees emerged as a result of technological developments in the medical field, of new approaches towards patients’ rights, and of facts which were unacceptable from medical, judicial and moral perspectives. Among the goals of hospital ethics committees which begun to be established after the 1970’s are consulting, educating hospital personnel, patients and patients’ relatives, as well as building a health policy for the health institution. It is important to note, however, that the decisions of such committees are only in the nature of recommendations. In Turkey, …