Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Reconstitutes Ethics Committee

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๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (SLBMC), now under the capable leadership of Dr. Serena St. Luce. With Dr. St. Luce at the helm, the committee will continue to uphold our commitment to the highest ethical standards in patient care, clinical decision-making, and medical research.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ผ?

The Ethics Committee provides expert guidance when unresolved ethical concerns emerge, whether for the healthcare team, the patient, or their family. The Ethics Committee offers thoughtful recommendations that can help in making informed decisions about care.

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:

Uncertainty about who should make healthcare decisions for patients who are unable to communicate their preferences.

Conflicts between personal values or religious beliefs and recommended treatment options.

Disagreements regarding the initiation, continuation, or cessation of treatments (e.g., the use of breathing tubes or feeding tubes).

Moral distress arising from a healthcare decision.

Complex medical scenarios that present ethical concerns.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป?

Our ethics consultation services are available to patients, their family members, and any member of the healthcare team.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

If you believe an ethics consultation would be beneficial or if you have any questions about the process, please donโ€™t hesitate to contact us by sending an email to: ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€@๐—บ๐˜€๐—ท๐—บ๐—ฐ.๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด. We are here to assist in ensuring that all decisions made align with the best interests of our patients and uphold the highest ethical standards.

We are confident that the leadership of Dr. St. Luce, combined with the commitment of the reconstituted Ethics Committee, will continue to strengthen the compassionate care we provide to our community.

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  1. A hospital that can’t afford toilet paper for the bathroom, sure do know how to create high sounding slogans titles for comrades to get entitlement to high salaries from the tax payers treasury, and nothing will change at the hospital.

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