{"id":18250,"date":"2024-05-28T13:10:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T17:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tadh.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=18250"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:26:40","slug":"ethique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tadh.com\/fr\/quality-accountability\/ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Recherche et \u00e9thique"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18250\" class=\"elementor elementor-18250\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d992c1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d992c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cc826 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70cc826\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f704948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f704948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ensuring moral principles<\/h2><p>Ethics is the study of morality. It asks which actions are right and which are wrong. Decisions about medical treatment can be hard because we don&#8217;t always know what a patient might want or how best to meet his or her needs.<\/p><p>The TADH\u2019s Ethics Service can help patients and staff members work through these issues in a safe and respectful manner. We can listen, offer helpful information, and work through problems in a neutral way.<\/p><p>If you find yourself in a tough situation, and can find no clear or satisfactory answer, feel free to contact the Ethics Service at <a href=\"mailto:researchcommittee@tadh.com\">researchcommittee@tadh.com<\/a>. We will guide you through the process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffef84f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffef84f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbc4c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adbc4c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e500b5b elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e500b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ethics Application for Research Projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91bee6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a91bee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4454ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4454ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research &amp; Ethics Committee<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c7657 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9c7657\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d46c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92d46c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Research &amp; Ethics Committee reviews all research involving humans at the Timmins and District Hospital (TADH). Depending on the nature of the study, recommendations may also be forwarded to the Quality Council and Board for approval. Written approval must be obtained, and any application fees submitted, prior to the commencement of research activities.<\/p><p>The mandate of the Research &amp; Ethics Committee is to ensure that all research conducted at TADH meets high scientific, medical, and ethical standards, and that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect patients and community members in research.<\/p><h6>Purpose:<\/h6><ol><li>To ensure all research activities conducted within TADH comply with ethical standards and to promote the discussion and resolution of ethical issues involving patients and staff.<\/li><li>To support ethics case consultations, reviews and education.<\/li><\/ol><h6>Responsibilities:<\/h6><ol><li>Review all research projects from an ethical perspective.<\/li><li>Apply a standardized methodology for research ethics approval.<\/li><li>Develop and maintain hospital policies related to ethical research conduct.<\/li><li>Monitor ongoing research through annual reporting from the principal investigator or designate.<\/li><li>Promote a culture that respects diversity and supports patient and family values in ethical decision-making.<\/li><li>Provide and promote ethics education for staff and community collaborators.<\/li><li>Communicate ethics-related policies, recommendations, and updates to stakeholders.<\/li><li>Provide opportunities for staff to bring forward ethical issues for review and discussion.<\/li><li>Inform staff, patients, and families about the ethics case consultation process.<\/li><li>Communicate outcomes of ethics consultations to relevant stakeholders as appropriate.<\/li><li>Support the hospital\u2019s accreditation activities related to research ethics.<\/li><\/ol><p>The Research Ethics Committee can be contacted via email at:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:researchcommittee@tadh.com\"><strong>researchcommittee@tadh.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9964340 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9964340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1ea4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c1ea4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d71f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"6d71f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1141\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When should I contact the Ethics Consultation Service?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1141\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1141\"><p>You can contact the Ethics Consultation Service if you are having trouble making a decision or are not sure if the decision you want to make is one that you can live with.<\/p><p>We all have to make tough choices every day. These can be especially upsetting when they relate to our health, or to the health of a friend or family member. The Ethics Consultation Service can help guide you through the process.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1142\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1142\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a moral issue?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1142\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1142\"><p>Ethics and morality are two different things. Morality \u2013 views about what is right and wrong \u2013 may arise from your religious or spiritual beliefs, or from your thoughts about social justice.<\/p><p>Ethics, on the other hand, is the study of ideas about morality. The goal of ethics is to examine moral beliefs to see where they lead us, to ask what problems they create, and what problems they solve.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1143\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1143\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a clinical ethicist?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1143\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1143\"><p>Clinical ethicists are specially trained in thinking about moral issues in health care. They are able to listen to problems in a non-judgmental way, and can help make complex problems easier to understand. Because they have read widely in the field of medical ethics, they will likely have seen cases like yours before. They may even be able to tell you how others have dealt with similar issues.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1144\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1144\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does a consultation with an ethicist work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1144\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1144\"><p>If you decide to contact the Ethics Consultation Service, a meeting between you (or you and your family) and our clinical ethicist can be arranged. Together you can decide what your next steps might be.<\/p><p>You will never be coerced or discriminated against because of your views. The purpose of this first meeting is to gather enough information about the problem to give proper guidance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1145\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1145\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What about confidentiality?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1145\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1145\"><p>Any discussions that you have with the Ethics Consultation Service will remain confidential to the extent that the law allows. You can even make an anonymous request by telephone or email if you are unsure whether you would like to proceed.<\/p><p>For more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/tadh.com\/quality-accountability\/privacy\/\">TADH\u2019s Privacy Policy<\/a>, please visit the Privacy web pages of our site.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1146\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1146\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">If I have an ethics consultation, will I still be allowed to make up my own mind?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1146\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1146\"><p>The right to make decisions will always rest with you and those in your circle of care. The Ethics Consultation Service can help by listening, offering guidance, and showing which options are most in keeping with your values and wishes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1147\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1147\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can you give me some examples of ethical issues that I might face in the hospital setting?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1147\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1147\"><p>Because everybody is so different, it&#8217;s hard to know what might cause a particular person to feel moral distress. There are, however, some issues that come up fairly often in the hospital setting. These include the following:<\/p><ul><li>End-of-life decision-making<\/li><li>Withdrawal of treatment<\/li><li>Treatment refusals<\/li><li>Decision-making for incapable persons<\/li><li>Conflict of interest<\/li><li>Problems relating to consent and capacity<\/li><li>Issues surrounding research<\/li><li>Issues relating to advance directives or power of attorney<\/li><li>Fair distribution of scarce resources<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1148\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1148\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Am I required to consult the Ethics Office when making a decision?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1148\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1148\"><p>It is always up to you to decide whether or not you would like to speak to someone about an ethical problem. You are never required to consult with an ethicist, and always have the right to work through problems or issues on your own.<\/p><p>At the same time, you should never feel ashamed or embarrassed about speaking with a professional ethicist. We all face ethical dilemmas from time-to-time, and it can be a comfort to discuss our concerns with someone; or to ask what research or policies are available for guidance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1149\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1149\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does the ethics department deal with privacy issues as well?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1149\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1149\"><p>No. The Privacy Office is an entirely separate department. They can help you deal with patient privacy and confidentiality issues. 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