Title |
Developing an Evaluation Tool for Assessing Clinical Ethics Consultation Skills in Simulation Based Education: The ACES Project
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Published in |
HEC Forum, March 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/s10730-015-9276-6 |
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Authors |
Katherine Wasson, Kayhan Parsi, Michael McCarthy, Viva Jo Siddall, Mark 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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United States | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 2 | 67% |
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Scientists | 2 | 67% |
Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
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Researcher | 7 | 24% |
Student > Master | 4 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 3 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
Other | 5 | 17% |
Unknown | 5 | 17% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 28% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 14% |
Psychology | 2 | 7% |
Philosophy | 2 | 7% |
Other | 3 | 10% |
Unknown | 6 | 21% |