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Health care teams regularly encounter situations where a person's choices involve real or perceived risks. Navigating these situations can be challenging, particularly when respecting autonomy conflicts with professional responsibilities to prevent harm.
To support staff in navigating these ethical challenges, Island Health's Clinical Ethics team has developed a new resource: When Choice and Risk Intersect: Supporting Self-Determination in Health Care.
The resource reinforces that supporting people is not always about finding a single "right answer," but rather identifying the best available option that respects the person's values, wishes and rights while thoughtfully addressing potential harm through a least restrictive approach.
When Choice and Risk Intersect: Supporting Self-Determination in Health Care is now available on the Ethical Practice Learning Resources intranet page.
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→ Contact the Ethics Service
Island Health's Ethics Service can help with challenging decisions where competing values or priorities make it difficult to decide the best way to care for a patient. Ethical practice is a shared responsibility.
For a consultation, contact us: 1.866.995.3199 or EthicsMatters@islandhealth.ca.
For learning resources, visit: Island Health Ethics.