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This article describes a qualitative study of models of ethics consultation used by ethics consultants in Canada. We found four different models used by Canadian ethics consultants whom we interviewed, and one sub-variant. We describe (1) the lone ethics consultant model, (1a) the hub-and-spokes sub-variant of this model; (2) the ethics committee model; (3) the capacity-building model; and (4) the facilitated model. Previous empirical studies of ethics consultation describe only two or three of these models.
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Kaposy, C., Brunger, F., Maddalena, V. et al. Models of Ethics Consultation Used by Canadian Ethics Consultants: A Qualitative Study. HEC Forum 28, 273–282 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-015-9299-z
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