The Center for Health Ethics - University of Missouri School of Medicine

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Our Mission

To improve the health of the public through the development of patient- centered programs related to ethics and professionalism in education, research, clinical service and organizational performance

Welcome

The modern challenges of health care require increasing awareness of ethical and moral issues. These issues encompass not only patients’ welfare but also the functioning of health care organizations and the role of research in society. Health care ethics has also evolved as a crucial component in academic medicine, given the related challenges of education, training and research. The MU Center for Health Ethics seeks to address these difficult issues through dialogue across multiple related disciplines, as well as in the broader academic and public community. Some of the more challenging issues being addressed include:

Futility and Withholding Treatment
Palliative Care and the Control of Suffering
End-of-Life Care
Advance Directives
The Role of Ethics Committees
Ethics Consultation
Access to Health Care
Bioterrorism and Emerging Public Health Threats

Goals

I. Promote patient-centered health care by providing leadership for clinical ethics

II. Establish and promote initiatives in health ethics and professionalism

III. Develop innovative programs to enhance relationships between patients and health care professionals

IV. Promote ethical behavior of organizations by encouraging principles of organizational ethics

V. Collaborate with faculty and other key individuals in developing research

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