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1. ETHICAL DECISION
MAKING

2. INTRODUCTION
Making ethical decision is more difficult than it sound. It
is important to have a process for making the ethical
decision. Regular use of the technique make it so familiar
that we can follow the stages automatically and only by
thorough investigation of the issue aided by the insights
and many viewpoints of others so because of that we are
able to make ethical choices in such circumstances.

3. DEFINATION
Making decision in accordance with a code of
ethics is a process known as ethical decision
making. To do this one must look for tools like
professional standards and organizational
policies and omit any unethical approaches to
the problem at hand

4. PROCESS OF ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
 IDENTIFY TH ETHICAL ISSUES
 ASSESS THE SITUATION
 IDENTIFY THE ALTERNATIVE DECISION
 CHOOSE THE SOLUTION TO THE ETHICAL DECISION
 IMPLEMENT THE DECISION
 EVALUATE THE DECISION

5. ETHICAL COMMITTEE
To ensure that the research and medical
procedures are carried out in an ethical sound
manner, ethics committees had to be established.

6. DEFINITION
Independent, multidisciplinary, nonprofit
organizations constitute ethics committees. They
were established to assess clinical research and
experiments with human subjects from an
ethical and scientific perspective, as well as
routine patient care.

7. TYPES OF COMMITEE
RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES (RESs)
CLINICAL ETHICS COMMITTEES(CECs)

8. Roles and responsibilities of ethics
committee in clinical decision making
 Hospital ethics committee typically present their findings to
the institution board of directors.
 In critical care settings like ICUs, they play a crucial role in
conflict of resolution, with focus on questions of futility and
end- of- life decision making.
 Main duty of committee is to moderate and support
consultation.
 Help organization to set rule and regulations, and use of
resources.

9. Roles of ethics committee in reseach
decision making
Assess the project proposals
After confirming the scientific soundness, IECs advise
researchers on all matters pertaining to the welfare
and safety participants.
IECs may accept the double responsibilities of
reviewing the proposal’s scientific and ethical
components.

10. Responsibilities of ethics committee in
clinical decision making
To uphold the honor, integrity and welfare of
potential research participants.
To make sure that the local community values and
customs are reflected in terms of universal ethical
principles and scientific standards.
To upbringing of research community