Colorado Healthcare Ethics Forum
Your resource for healthcare ethics across the life span
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Welcome to CHEF!

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Announcing the 2013 CHEF Board of Directors Call for Nominations
The Colorado Health Care Ethics forum currently has open board of directors positions and the nominations process is well underway.   To find out more please download the Call for Nominations form:

2013 CHEF Board of Directors Call for Nominations Form
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Our Mission:

CHEF supports the Colorado health care ethics community by:
  • Cultivating the foundations of ethical practice by providing education, training and resources to members of ethics committees and others involved in ethics consultation;
  • Helping advance awareness of ethical issues by promoting opportunities for ethics education statewide;
  • Educating community members to become effective individual and organizational providers of ethical health care and conduits for information and resources to the larger health care community;
  • Facilitating opportunities for collaboration and networking of persons and organizations interested in participating in health care ethics.
Our Vales: 
 
The activities of CHEF are guided by the following core values:
  • Collaboration
    Open communication and collaborative dialogue are integral to the practice of ethics.
  • Inclusiveness
    The practice of ethics should be interdisciplinary and inclusive of all health care settings, cultures, and viewpoints.
  • Knowledge
    Ethical practice is based in a firm foundation of ethical knowledge and method.
  • Advocacy
    Advocating for the importance of ethics committees, ethics consultation, and integration of ethical considerations into all dimensions of health care is critical to sustained ethical practice.
  • Stewardship
    Ethical awareness must include a balance of concern for the individual patient and the constraints of the larger system, including the just distribution of resources among health care organizations and the larger society.  
  • Quality
    Ethical practice is not a destination, but a journey that requires constant focus on enhancing the quality and integrity of ethical practice. 

For more information:

For additional details about CHEF contact us at:  info@coloradoethicsforum.org
Visit our Board of Directors page to contact one of our board members. 

Board of Directors

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