The Consortium Ethics Program provides long-term, comprehensive continuing ethics education for a diverse range of professionals, including nurses, physicians, attorneys, social workers, administrators, and others interested in health care ethics. Health care institutions and individuals seeking to enhance patient-centered care, educate ethics consultants, or revitalize an ethics committee can benefit from educational programs tailored to their individual needs, and can access the CEP's registry of highly-qualified, engaging speakers prepared to address a broad range of topics to support institutional ethics education initiatives.
The CEP offers many educational opportunities throughout the year. Some programming is provided to all participants as a group, while other components are developed in collaboration with individual participants to meet their organizations' specific needs.
The CEP began as a pilot program for 12 acute-care hospitals in 1990 with a grant from the Vira I. Heinz Endowment to the Center for Bioethics & Health Law. Since 1996, the program has been self-sufficient and is fully supported by its members.