Clinical Ethics
Consultation and Education
Center for Bioethics and Humanities faculty actively practice clinical ethics and provide consultation at our two acute care institutions: University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado. We offer educational seminars to the community on a variety of clinical ethics consultation topics listed below, and are available to provide informal consultation on particularly challenging cases. Visit our Speakers Bureau, for an even wider range of challenging bioethics and health humanities topics.
SPECIAL ETHICS SEMINARS CAN HELP YOU ADDRESS:
| Informed Consent & Decision-Making Capacity | Undocumented & Unrepresented Patients |
| Advanced Care Planning & Advance Directives | Medical Aid in Dying |
| "Futility" and Potentially Inappropriate Care | Frequent Utilizers |
| Pregnancy and Perinatal Issues | "Safe Enough Discharge" |
| Pediatric and Adolescent Challenges | Moral Distress for Caregivers |
| Difficult Patient/Professional Encounters | Public Health Preparedness & Response |
| Professionalism / Legal Dilemmas / Rural Bioethics / Shared Decision-Making | Recognition of Context and Negotiation of Differences (includes cultural and religious issues) |
CONSULTANTS & AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Jean Abbott, MD, MH Difficult Patients; End-of-Life Ethics; Potentially Inappropriate Care
Jackie Glover, PhD, Maternal/Fetal Conflicts; Pediatrics; Consultation Services
Heather Fitzgerald, MS, RN, Family-Centered Care; Pediatrics; Shared Decision-Making
Brian Jackson, MD, Adolescent Medicine; Pediatric Critical Care
Kristin Furfari, MD, Decision-Making Capacity; Facilitating Difficult Conversations; Ethical Frameworks
Dan Rierden, MD, Adolescent Medicine; GLBT Issues
Megan Prescott, LCSW, Difficult Patients / Frequent Utilizers; from First Call to Consult to Documentation
Julie Swaney, MDiv, Spirituality; Cultural Differences
CONTACTS:
To inquire about educational seminars:
Meleah Himber, M.Ed (303) 724-8332 or David Weil (303) 724-8074
For direct contact with the Clinical Consult Team at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities: Jackie Glover, PhD (303) 724-3992
If you are trying to reach the Ethics Consult Service at the University of Colorado Hospital: Page (303) 266-3842 (ETHC) or email UCHealthEthicsConsults@uchealth.org
If you are trying to reach the Ethics Consult Service at the Children’s Hospital Colorado: Call (720) 777-3999 (One Call) and ask the operator to page the Ethics Consultant who is on call.