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Workshop

Clinical Ethics

The Clinical Ethics Consultation Benchmarking Collaborative: Networking and Problem-Solving to Use Ethics Consultation Data Effectively

Saturday, October 25, 2025
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Pacific Time
Location: A105
Abstract: The Clinical Ethics Consultation Benchmarking Collaborative (CECBC) is entering its fourth year of engaging clinical ethicists to share data about their local clinical ethics consultation services (ECS) with the explicit goal of establishing benchmarks for use in standardizing practice, enhancing quality efforts, and assessing staffing models. Since its inception, CECBC has collected data annually, with 2024 data collection ongoing. In 2023, 465 hospitals and 46 healthcare systems reported 15,725 consults. CECBC membership has grown 41% since inception.

This 90-minute Enrichment Hub will provide an interactive space for CECBC members and other interested parties to collaborate on challenges in clinical ethics consultation. Attendees will engage in discussions and exercises focused on improving data collection and benchmarking. Session goals include:
1. Present Current Data: Share up-to-date figures, including a dashboard available to CECBC members, and facilitate discussions on emerging trends and insights from the data.
2. Address Data Collection Challenges: Engage in exercises on issues such as categorizing FTEs in ECS and defining the scope of work.
3. Compare ECS Structures and Staffing Models: Explore how ECS structural variations impact benchmarking and service delivery.
4. Share Best Practices: Discuss use-cases from CECBC members assessing their services using emerging benchmarks.

Interactive components, including live polls, small group discussions, and collaborative activities will ensure engagement and facilitate knowledge exchange. Our long-term goal is for this session to become a regular fixture at ASBH conferences, emphasizing the organization’s professionalization efforts and underscoring the importance of driving change through shared understanding of clinical ethics work.

Keywords: Clinical ethics consultation, Clinical ethics benchmarking, Clinical ethics staffing

Learning Objectives:

After participating in this conference, attendees should be able to:
  • Share national peer data and practices to identify emerging trends in clinical ethics consultation.
  • Describe the complexities of defining and implementing useful benchmarks across diverse clinical ethics practices.
  • Interpret benchmark data and use it to assess and improve their own clinical ethics consultation services.