Point and counterpoint. Should healthcare ethics committee members be paid?

HEC Forum. 1992;4(6):378-84. doi: 10.1007/BF02217984.

Abstract

KIE: Cain, an oncologist and chair of her medical center's ethics advisory committee, and Reagan, a clinical ethicist, debate the pros and cons of compensation for ethics committee members. Among the issues raised are the value of monetary compensation in our society, the assumption of virtue as its own reward, and the potential for conflict of interest if ethics committee members are paid.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Ethicists
  • Ethics Committees / economics*
  • Ethics Committees / standards
  • Ethics Committees, Clinical*
  • Humans
  • Lawyers
  • Motivation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Salaries and Fringe Benefits*
  • Social Values
  • Task Performance and Analysis
  • United States