Ethics Resources

CMAJ Bioethics for Clinicians – assorted health care ethics topics

Pamphlets and Process Guides 

Making Health Care Decisions for Someone Else: Acting as a Substitute Decision Maker (SDM): English Arabic Chinese French

Patient and Family Ethics Tool: Help with Ethical Issues: English  French  Arabic  Chinese

Ethics Tool - Ethics Nova Scotia Health: An approach to working through ethical questions

IWK Ethics Tool: A staff guide for addressing ethical issues

Goals of Care - LibGuides at Nova Scotia Health

Informed Choice - LibGuides at Nova Scotia Health

Personal Directives

• Ethics NSHA Educational Booklet on Personal Directives with sample, tear-off PD form
• Mental Health Program Educational Booklet on Personal Directives with sample, tear-off form
• NS Department of Health and Wellness Website on Personal Directives in Nova Scotia

Personal Health Information

• Nova Scotia Personal Health Information Act

• Nova Scotia Privacy Breach Notification Decision Making Tool

Decision Making Frameworks

• NSHEN Tool to Support Ethics Review of Policies
• Sample targeted decision making frameworks:
• Disclosure of Significant Patient Safety Events Decision Making Framework

• Provision of Privately-funded Health Services within NSHA Decision Making Framework

Ethics-informed Health Policy Development and Review

Medical Assistance in Dying

• NSHA Medical Assistance in Dying Webpage
• Bill C-14
• Bill 52 (Quebec)
• MAiD Guiding Principles and Value

Other Resources

Framework for Ethics Nova Scotia Health

Orientation Manual for Ethics Committee members

What is Health Ethics? 

Nova Scotia Health Ethics Network (NSHEN) (this website features a variety of ethics resources (audio, video and written resources)including:

• NSHEN Podcast 
• NSHEN Fireside Chats 

Brief Description of the Canadian Health Care System