Ethics Resources

Patient Ethicist

Dr Tamara Zutlevics holds the position of Patient Ethicist at the CYWHS. The role of the Ethicist is to

• provide advice regarding ethical issues of concern to health professionals on a team or individual basis and to patients/clients of this service
• facilitate education in bioethics at the CYWHS
• hold the position of Chair of the CYWHS Human Research Ethics Committee

Contacting the Patient Ethicist

Dr Zutlevics is available for consultation, with or without an appointment, every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

• Phone 8161 6149
• Email Tamara.Zutlevics@cywhs.sa.gov.au.
• For urgent/pressing cases which arise outside of these times please contact her via the Secretariat on 8161 6521 or 8161 6390

Patient Care Ethics Committee (PCEC)

The role of the PCEC is to provide a supportive environment within the CYWHS that encourages the airing and structured discussion of ethical and professional issues pertaining to patient care and institutional policy, and to enhance decision making in these areas throughout the CYWHS.

1. The CYWHS PCEC will provide advice on specific cases or general matters of ethical concern.
2. In addition to the six scheduled meetings a year, the committee (or part thereof) can meet at short notice in response to urgent or pressing cases.
   

The PCEC is constituted by 9 CYWHS staff across a range of medical, nursing/midwifery and allied health areas together with a lay person, ethicist and clinical risk manager.

For further information on the PCEC, refer to PCEC Terms of Reference.

Contacting the PCEC

• PCEC Chair: Dr Paul Henning: 8161 7303
• PCEC Deputy Chair: Dr Tamara Zutlevics: 8161 6149
• PCEC Executive Officer: Ms Mary Thorne: 8161 6390

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