And What About Organizational Ethics?

Authors

  • Laurie Bouchard Programmes de bioéthique, École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal; CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de l'Ile de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2510-8455

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1118907ar

Keywords:

bioethics, organizational ethics, ethics, health and social services network, healthcare, governance, inclusion

Language(s):

English

Abstract

In her essay “A path forward – and outward: repositioning bioethics to face future challenges”, Vardit Ravitsky presents a vision for repositioning of bioethics in order to better face current and future challenges. While her essay has several strengths, especially the attention to inclusion, it also has an important shortcoming — there is no mention of organizational ethics.

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Published

2025-07-07

How to Cite

[1]
Bouchard L. And What About Organizational Ethics?. Can. J. Bioeth 2025;8:104-6. https://doi.org/10.7202/1118907ar.

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025): Open Issue

Section

"Response to" Commentaries

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