Educational resource packs for clinical ethics committees
Pack one: Ethics and the vulnerable patient

Carolyn Johnston
Jane Goodall
June 2005

This is one of a number of resopurce packs that have been designed for use by clinical ethics committees for 'in house' training. They can be used by the whole committee, or by individual members, for example new membeers just joining the committee who need some initial training. You are welcome to use the resource packs but please acknowledge the Ethiox Centre if you use them for wider teaching purposes. The packs can be downloaded as a complete document or in individual sections in pdf format.

Introduction
Reading
Introduction to moral theories and ethical frameworks
Specfic ethical issue sin caring for vunerable patients
A structured approach to case discussion
Case study
Issues to consider in case discussion
Legal considerations
Professional guidance
Complete pack