Clinical Ethics Ambassador Program
The mission of the Clinical Ethics Ambassador Program (CEAP) is to empower individuals within various units and departments in the clinical setting with fundamental ethics concepts, equipping them to proactively identify and address ethical concerns within their spheres of influence. By fostering a community of Ethics Ambassadors, we aim to create a network of knowledgeable and vigilant professionals who serve as catalysts for early recognition and resolution of ethical challenges. Through collaborative education and open dialogue, our program seeks to further enhance the ethical climate of the UCHealth system.
The Clinical Ethics Team at Center for Bioethics and Humanities (CBH) will train Ethics Ambassadors in common ethical challenges including capacity, substitute decision-makers, safe discharge, leaving AMA, professional integrity, non-beneficial intervention, and moral distress. The course will span over 16 weeks and have 8 1-hour modules. An achievement badge will be available through Credly for those who complete the course. For more information, please reach out to Gianna.Morales@cuanschutz.edu.
Occupational Therapist Stephanie Bigley, who works at UCHealth's Emergency Department explains, “Being an ethics ambassador has helped me refine so many skills; problem-solving, utilizing cognitive screens to provide objective data for MD’s to utilize towards their capacity evaluations, advocating for patients who don’t have family or social support, especially geriatric patients who are facing such fragile situations. This role is an opportunity to be part of the solution, not just bringing up a problem. Gathering our multidisciplinary team where everyone plays such a pivotal role to work together and find what might be best for a patient that day and for the long term, so they don’t end up coming back to the ED."