15th ICCEC in Vienna

The theme of the 15th ICCEC, held on May 22-25 2019 in Vienna, “It’s the Organization! Clinical Ethics and Consultation at the Intersection of Institutional Practice” addressed the fact that clinical ethics takes place in a highly professional and institutionalized context.
Clinical ethics and consultation are a practical endeavor. They take place in an institutional setting, be it the hospital, nursing home, hospice, or mobile healthcare service. Practicing ethics in a clinical institution is different from reflecting on ethics in pure academia. It poses opportunities for ethically significant encounters with multiple stakeholders as well as challenges in facing the pressure of real-life engagement in an organization. ICCEC 2019 focued on this intersection of practice and institution in clinical ethics and consultation.