New Communiqué for March 2024

We have sent out the March 2024 Communiqué to all members and subscribers via email. The document is also available from our Members’ Resources page.

Next Code of Ethics consultations

Work continues on our Code of Ethics.

We are hosting focus group discussions in March 2024 to find consensus on the draft Code as it has evolved to date, prior to presenting the final draft to the CAPHE-ACESS membership in May 2024.

For more information on the focus groups, see the Members’ Resources section or check the email that went out to all Members on 1 February 2024.

Registration now open!!! CBS-SCB/ICCEC-CIECC 2024

The joint conference is happening in Montreal in May 2024.

Find conference program and registration details here: https://event.fourwaves.com/iccec2024/pages

Methods in Clinical Ethics Consultation - an international webinar

The next webinar in the series “Clinical Ethics Support – Quality and Research – An International Webinar” will be:

 “Methods in Clinical Ethics Consultation”

·         Date:   22nd February 2024

·         Time:  11:00-12:30 Eastern Time / 17:00-18:30 Central European Time

 Fuller event details available here

Please register beforehand with a short email to rouven.porz@insel.ch

Many thanks to Marie-Eve Bouthillier, Rouven Porz, and Jan Schildman for making this event available.

Past webinar of interest: ‘How do we do what we do?’ On the Attitude of the Clinical Ethicist

Part of the series “Clinical Ethics Support – Quality and Research – An International Webinar

The webinar was held on Thursday, 19th October 2023. No recording was made.

Consider seeking the published work of the participants for more information on the topic: Chris Gastmans (Leuven, Belgium); Martha Spranzi (Paris, France); and Katie Wasson (Chicago, USA).

In collaboration with the EACME (European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics)

Full details available here

The Canadian MAiD Curriculum is now live!

The Canadian MAiD Curriculum is available for free to all NPs and MDs licensed in Canada until March 2026. Financially supported by Health Canada, the curriculum has been developed with the input of CAPHE-ACESS members among the 50 plus subject-matter experts in 8 working groups.

Read more on the CAMAP website. Share the link with your NP and MD colleagues: https://camapcanada.ca/curriculum/

CBS-SCB Conversations series - recordings now available

The Canadian Bioethics Society’s 2022-23 Conversations in Canadian Bioethics Webinar Series recordings are available for viewing via the link on the CBS-SCB website.

Clinical Documentation Webinar 22 June - related resources

The webinar has passed, but these resources are available.

• More events in the series Clinical Ethics Support - Quality and Research - from the European Clinical Ethics Network - https://www.ecenetwork.org/events/

• Amanda Porter’s article in The Canadian Journal of Bioethics: “Documenting Clinical Ethics Consultation”

• Gregory Abel’s co-authored article in BMC Medical Ethics: “Clinical ethics consultation documentation in the era of open notes”

• Gerald Nietzke’s co-authored chapter in the book Thorny Issues in Clinical Ethics Consultation, North American and European Perspectives: “Clinical Ethics Consultation in Germany: History, Current Status and Models of Training”
  

The CAPHE-ACESS 2023 AGM has been held.

The 2023 AGM was held via Zoom on Monday 29 May. Many thanks to all who participated.

Watch for our next Communiqué for a brief summary of the discussions.