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. 2024 Nov 27.
doi: 10.1007/s40592-024-00222-1. Online ahead of print.

How clinical ethics discussions can be a model for accommodating and incorporating plural values in paediatric and adult healthcare settings

Clare Delany  1
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How clinical ethics discussions can be a model for accommodating and incorporating plural values in paediatric and adult healthcare settings

Clare Delany. Monash Bioeth Rev. .

Abstract

The following text is the de-identified and edited transcript of an invited presentation by Professor Clare Delany on the topic of 'How clinical ethics discussions can be a model for accommodating and incorporating plural values in paediatric and adult healthcare settings.' Professor Delany's presentation formed part of the Conference on Accommodating Plural Values in Healthcare and Healthcare Policy, which was held in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, October 30, 2023. This conference was a key output of the Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant DP190101597, 'Religion, pluralism, and healthcare practice: A philosophical assessment'. Professor Delany's presentation was introduced by Doctor Lauren Notini, Research Fellow and Lecturer at Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University.

Keywords: Adult healthcare; Clinical ethics; Paediatric healthcare; Religious pluralism; Values.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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