Developing an Evaluation Tool for Assessing Clinical Ethics Consultation Skills in Simulation Based Education: The ACES Project

HEC Forum : an Interdisciplinary Journal on Hospitals' Ethical and Legal Issues
Katherine WassonMark G Kuczewski

Abstract

The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities has created a quality attestation (QA) process for clinical ethics consultants; the pilot phase of reviewing portfolios has begun. One aspect of the QA process which is particularly challenging is assessing the interpersonal skills of individual clinical ethics consultants. We propose that using case simulation to evaluate clinical ethics consultants is an approach that can meet this need provided clear standards for assessment are identified. To this end, we developed the Assessing Clinical Ethics Skills (ACES) tool, which identifies and specifies specific behaviors that a clinical ethics consultant should demonstrate in an ethics case simulation. The aim is for the clinical ethics consultant or student to use a videotaped case simulation, along with the ACES tool scored by a trained rater, to demonstrate their competence as part of their QA portfolio. The development and piloting of the tool is described.

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May 15, 2015·The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB·Katherine Wasson, Mark G Kuczewski
Oct 30, 2019·The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB·Katherine Wasson
Feb 28, 2020·The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB·Armand H Matheny AntommariaUNKNOWN Healthcare Ethics Consultant Certification Commission
Mar 12, 2020·Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics : CQ : the International Journal of Healthcare Ethics Committees·Michael J Redinger, Tyler S Gibb
Apr 27, 2018·The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB·Michael McCarthy, Katherine Wasson
Mar 27, 2021·The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB·Ellen FoxChristopher C Duke
Nov 7, 2021·Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy·Robert M Guerin
Nov 18, 2021·AJOB Empirical Bioethics·Ellen FoxChristopher C Duke

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