Save the *NEW* AGM Date: 7 May 2025

The CAPHE-ACESS 2025 AGM will be held on 7 May 2025

2:30-4:00 NL / 2:00-3:30 AT / 1:00-2:30 ET / 12:00-1:30 CT / 11:00-12:30 MT / 10:00-11:30 PT

Ethics Role in Assisted dying? A Webinar - 20 February 2025

The next in the series: Clinical Ethics Support – Quality and Research - An international webinar. See full details HERE

December 2024 Communique now available

The December 2024 Communique was sent to members and subscribers. It is also available to Members via the Members’ Resources page

The 2024 AGM was held on 15 May

CAPHE-ACESS Members can still access the agenda and documents from the Members’ Resources page with their new password sent via the email confirming your registration.

Among the big decisions were adoption of the new by-laws, approving the most recent iteration of the Code of Ethics/Values Statement for further consultation, changing the spelling of our name from ‘practicing’ to ‘practising’, and introducing membership fees in 2025.

Also, Roz Abdool has become our Chair and Kevin Reel our Secretary. Huge thanks to our now retired Directors Andria Bianchi and Stepan Bilynskyy.

The minutes will be shared in advance of and approved during the 2025 AGM. If you have any questions in the interim, please just ask.

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”