Hospital Clínic Presents a Casebook to Promote a Bioethics Culture Among Professionals
The book For a Bioethics Culture. Casebook 2010–2021, which compiles 16 real cases deliberated by the Clinical Ethics Committee between 2010 and 2021, was launched yesterday at the Barcelona College of Physicians.
Prepared by the Clinical Ethics Committee of Hospital Clínic and edited by the Hospital, the Chair of Legal Medicine, Professional Responsibility and Clinical Safety of the University of Barcelona, and the Barcelona College of Physicians, the volume gathers genuine ethical dilemmas encountered in clinical practice and discussed over eleven years.
Launch Event Details
The presentation took place in the Assembly Hall of the Barcelona College of Physicians (CoMB). Key speakers included:
- Josep Arimany, Director of the Practice Area at the Barcelona College of Physicians (CoMB)
- Josep Maria Campistol, General Director of Hospital Clínic
- Ferran Masanés, President of the Clínic’s Clinical Ethics Committee and of the Research Ethics Committee of the CoMB
- Magda Campins, President of the CoMB’s Deontology Commission
Book Structure and Content
Coordinated by Ferran Masanés and Ferran Céspedes, former secretary of the Clínic’s Clinical Ethics Committee, the book presents 16 cases evaluated by the committee between 2010 and 2021. Each case includes:
- A clinical summary
- The ethical dilemma faced
- Bioethical reasoning behind the case
- The committee’s recommendations
"The volume brings together real ethical dilemmas experienced in clinical practice and discussed by the committee over eleven years."
The casebook aims to foster a deeper understanding and promotion of bioethics within the professional healthcare community.
Author's summary: This casebook compiles diverse clinical ethics cases from 2010–2021, encouraging reflection and guidance in bioethical decision-making among healthcare professionals.