Clinical Ethics Support Service You are here:HomeOur servicesList of servicesClinical Ethics Service The Clinical Ethics Support Service (CESS) aims to provide ethics education and structured, rapid-response ethics consultation to medical and surgical teams across the hospital. The CESS reflects the commitment of St Vincent’s national to uplift the place of clinical ethics within healthcare, both at the bedside and across the organisation. How Can We Help The CESS can provide clinician support for any healthcare professional working at St Vincent’s Public Hospital. This support includes Informal discussion regarding ethical concerns or queries Attendance at multidisciplinary discussions to encourage communication and practical problem-solving around ethical challenges Structured ethics case consultations for current clinical cases to support clinical decision making We also offer departmental and hospital wide education, which can include review of ethical issues from past clinical cases to assist learning, facilitated discussion groups, and formal education workshops aimed at building staff capacity in clinical ethics. Our Team Dr Linda Sheahan - Clinical Ethics Medical Lead DrLinda Sheahan is the establishing medical lead for the newly developed CESS at SVHS. Linda joins SVHS from her role as Lead of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) Clinical Ethics Service. She is also a Staff Specialist in Palliative Medicine at St George Hospital, and SESLHD Clinical Stream Director, End of Life and Palliative Care. Linda holds academic affiliation with: Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney; UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine; and the Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Canada. Dr Shreerupa Basu – Clinical Ethics Fellow Dr Shreerupa Basu joins SVHS from her clinical role as a Paediatric Intensivist at Children’s Hospital Westmead (CHW). She holds a Masters of Bioethics from Monash University and experience in clinical ethics through longstanding engagement with the CESS for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network. Shreerupa also co-leads the Clinical Ethics SIG for the College of Intensive Care Medicine. Contact Us How The CESS can be contacted for clinical ethics consults during working hours on 02 83823630 or by email at any time on: SVHS.ClinicalEthicsSupport@svha.org.au We aim to provide clinical consultation feedback within 48h. Clinical Ethics Response Group (CERG) We invite interested clinicians to join our CERG. This group brings together healthcare professionals with interest or experience in clinical ethics to assist with consultation, provide input on organisational ethics considerations and join our quarterly Community of Practice (CoP) meetings to discuss challenging cases and ethical issues. Office Location Level 3 DeLacy Building Rm 12/50 (next to the 'Oval Office' just across from the Boardroom) 390 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010 Phone Clinical Ethics office phone: 02 83823630 Email SVHS.ClinicalEthicsSupport@svha.org.au Business Hours 8.00am-5.00pm Monday-Friday