Preparation for ethical decision-making: An analysis of research in professional education

The Unique Nature of Clinical Ethics in Allied Health Pediatrics: Implications for Ethics Education

Ethics education is recognized as an integral component of health professionals’ education and has been occurring in various guises in the curricula of health professional training in many countries since at least the 1970s. However, there are a number of different aims and approaches adopted by individual educators, programs, and, importantly, different health professions that may be characterized according to strands or trends in ethics education.