Institutional ethics committees (IECs) review ethical cases that are problematic for the practitioner. Major functions of IECs include
a. consultation with purely binding recommendations.
b. support and education to health care providers.
c. conflict resolution for moral dilemmas.
d. recommendations that are binding in all cases.
B
The IEC can function in a variety of ways, serving as consultants, providing education, and helping resolve ethical conflicts or dilemmas for health care providers. Recommendations from the formal IEC may or may not be binding and are relative to the situation at hand.
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