Bioethics Committee in pediatrics hospital: from proposal to action

Abstract

Hospital bioethics committees (HBC) are characterized as interdisciplinary groups to advise, consult, debate or get involved in decisions and policies related to health ethics. They seek out different looks for conflicts deriving from clinical practice, enabling more comprehensive analysis and more accurate and prudent decision making of ethically problematic situations faced in everyday professional health care. This report, based on case study, aims to encourage reflection and discussion of bioethics linked to health care practice in institutional settings and to present a practical experience in the formation of HBC in a pediatric hospital.