PHEN Publications

Health Ethics Tent Cards

These Health Ethics Tent Cards were developed as educational tools for ethics committees, health organizations, and anyone wanting to stimulate thought and discussion about health ethics issues. Each package contains 12 cards that outline: a) information about health ethics and ethics services or b) an ethics case with a possible response for each. You may wish to display these tent cards in common areas at your facility – the cafeteria, staff room, nurses’ stations etc. - or use them as a starting point for a facilitated discussion with colleagues or committee members. Each tent card measures 5" x 7" and may be disassembled to be stored flat, so you can easily use the set multiple times.

$50.00/ set

Spirituality in Health Care: Dialogue, Decisions and Duties Daniel Sulmasy

This 45 minute DVD presentation features Daniel Sulmasy, Franciscan Friar and Associate Director of MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. Addressing the importance of caring for the whole person, Dr. Sulmasy describes how spiritual needs encompass questions of meaning, value and relationships that are often insufficiently addressed in health care. He suggests that simply understanding and acknowledging that a patient has spiritual needs can go a long way in nurturing respect and providing opportunities for improved care.

To view a short clip of the video, please select a format, wmv or mov.

Global Health Ethics: Duty, Justice and Responsibility

What are we to make of a world with such unequal health prospects? What does justice demand in terms of global health? Do those working in health care in the developed world have a duty to do anything about it? In this 22 minute DVD presentation, Dr. James Dwyer, Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the State University of New York, explores these and other questions. The video helps us to examine our personal, professional and social responsibilities, and how we can focus more attention on issues of justice that arise at the local, national and global levels.

To view a short clip of the video, please select a format, wmv or mov.

Ethics in Health Care: Building Competence For Health Professionals

PHEN is pleased to release this acclaimed 12-DVD set for purchase. Ethics in Health Care provides an intense introduction to important issues in the field from some of its most renowned experts. This tool is recommended for clinicians, health administrators, members of ethics committees and anyone interested in furthering their understanding of compelling moral questions in health care. It can be used for individuals for self-study; by organizations for purchase in bulk to serve as a curriculum to provide training to staff in introductory bioethics; or by libraries seeking public performance rights. For more details, download a brochure here.

Clinical Ethics Committee Member Manual

PHEN is pleased to announce the publication of its Clinical Ethics Committee Member Manual. Designed as a thorough one-stop resource for members of clinical ethics committees, each manual includes sections relating to:

• Ethics consultation forms and procedures
• Evaluation forms
• Publicity and communications suggestions
• Committee and staff education
• Policy review
• Liability and record-keeping
• Accreditation standards relating to ethics
• Committee member responsibilities
• Basic concepts in bioethics
• Introduction to ethics committees structure/function
• Committee-specific information such as terms of reference, member contact information, workplan

In addition to being an organizational and resource tool, the manual can also contribute to greater consistency within and across ethics committees. The manual may be purchased with an attractive, easy-to-carry-around binder or you may purchase the contents without the binder.

Health Ethics Article Packages
Through an agreement with Access Copyright, PHEN has created packages of relevant and timely articles as educational resources on current issues in health ethics. Each package contains 5-6 articles that are meant to provide a general overview and introduction to a selected topic. For more information, please click here.

This item is not currently available for purchase.

Ethics and Health Resource Allocation: A Primer for Policy Makers
Bashir Jiwani and Al-Noor Nenshi Nathoo, 2003

Developed especially for administrators, managers, board members and other policy-makers in the health sector, this booklet provides an introduction to the inevitable and difficult ethical issues that arise in the allocation of resources for improving health. Topics include the relevance of ethics to policy makers, fairness and treating like cases alike, attending to the ethics of the decision-making process, and frameworks for ethical decision-making.
For 1-4 copies: $20.00 each
For 5 copies or more: $15.00 each

An Introduction to Health Ethics Committees Bashir Jiwani, May 2001

This easy-to-read booklet will be an excellent resource for anyone currently sitting on or interested in becoming a member of a clinical ethics committee. Subjects covered include an introduction to health ethics, the function of ethics committees, procedures and policies, decision-making frameworks, and regional ethics committees, among others.
For 1-4 copies: $35.00 each
For 5-9 copies: $28.00 each
For 10 copies or more: $25.00 each

Personal/Advance Directive Wallet Card

This wallet/purse card (front and back shown) is for individuals who have completed a personal/advance directive and would like to carry with them information about where to access the document, and whom to call, in case it is needed in an emergency. The back of the card carries the logos of the Alberta Medical Association and the Provincial Health Ethics Network of Alberta.
Price: No charge

For Goodness Sake: A Comedy Revue on Why it's Good to be Good!

Produced by Dennis Prager and Richard Markey

This DVD takes on the subject of goodness and turns it into a sketch comedy that is both profound and profoundly funny. In a series of hilarious vignettes, it explores goodness from every angle: what it is; why it's so important; and how you can bring it into your life. Improving your character has never been so much fun!

Purchase price: no charge

Patient and Family Guidelines: Making Decisions About Long-term Tube-Feeding

This item is no longer available to purchase in hard copy, but you can download it from the University of Alberta John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre's website by clicking here.

This item is not currently available for purchase.

Making Decisions About CPR

This brochure is directed to healthcare providers who are caring for patients for whom CPR may or may not be an option. It is a joint publication of the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Healthcare Association.
Price: No charge for up to 15 copies per organization per year