Moderating Effect of Clinical Ethics Consultation on Doctor-patient Relationship / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

The differences of feelings and views of disease and logical thinking between doctor and patient lead to differences in values which might result in doctor-patient conflicts,and clinical ethics consultation ease the differences in values or moral conflict between doctors and patients using ethical adjustment function.Compared with the present mediation mechanism of doctor-patient relationship in China,clinical ethics consultation has the characteristics of preventing the doctor-patient conflict or dispute,multi-disciplinary experts' consultation and coping with the doctor-patient contradiction of value-laden.Although clinical ethics consultation has theoretical significance and practical value,it still faces the theoretical challenge of moral relativism,and the practical prob-lems such as competence of ethical committee,consultation effect and support system.