Objective End of life decisions with profound ethical implications complicate medical decision making in intensive care units (ICU), trouble patients and families and challenge public authorities. There is an urgent need for more transparency and a Europe-wide harmonisation of standards. This project will compile empirical data on current end of life decisions and their ethical background in ICUs throughout Europe. The data will be compiled by ICU staff in 16 countries organised in 5 European regions, using a questionnaire developed and validated during the project. The empirial data will be analysed to construct a multi-actor cross-cultural social map that provides a taxonomy of the ethical values of the actors involved. The analysis will include a sociological correlation study and a standard statistical analysis. Empirical data and analysis will be used to initiate a consensus building process amongst European ICU professionals and to develop recommendations for policy makers. The work will be performed by a consortium of ICUs and analysts specialized in ethics, law, and sociology of medicine. Fields of science social sciencessociologyhumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionethicsethical principlesmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinecritical care medicinesocial scienceslaw Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-12. - Biomedical ethics and bioethics in the context of respect for fundamental human values Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator HADASSAH MEDICAL ORGANIZATION EU contribution No data Address Kiryat Hadassah, Ein Kerem 91120 JERUSALEM Israel See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV Israel EU contribution No data Address 653 84105 BEER SHEVA See on map Total cost No data CENTRE FOR ETHICS AND LAW Denmark EU contribution No data Address 30 III,Valkendorfsfade 30 III 1151 KOEBENHAVN K/COPENHAEGEN See on map Total cost No data INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR BIOPHILOSOPY Belgium EU contribution No data Address Craenendonck 15 3000 LOUVAIN / LEUVEN See on map Total cost No data KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE Sweden EU contribution No data Address Solnavagen 1 171 77 STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA" Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Salaria 113 00198 ROMA See on map Total cost No data Birkbeck College, University of London United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Malet Street, Bloomsbury WC1E 7HX London See on map Total cost No data VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM - VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERWIJS Netherlands EU contribution No data Address De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV AMSTERDAM See on map Total cost No data
