
Este capítulo analiza la creación, evolución y consolidación del Comité de Ética de la Provincia de Castilla (CECAS) de la Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios a lo largo de sus primeros veinticinco años de actividad (1991–2016). Fundado con el objetivo de humanizar la asistencia sanitaria y ofrecer asesoramiento ético en la toma de decisiones clínicas y asistenciales, el CECAS se constituyó como un órgano consultivo de referencia para una amplia red de centros sanitarios, sociosanitarios y sociales. El estudio describe de manera sistemática las cuatro etapas que marcaron su desarrollo histórico, atendiendo a los cambios organizativos, metodológicos y formativos, así como al papel desempeñado por figuras clave de la bioética española. Asimismo, se examinan las principales funciones del comité, entre las que destacan el análisis de casos clínicos complejos, la elaboración de documentos y guías éticas, la formación en bioética de profesionales y la promoción de una cultura de deliberación ética en las instituciones de la Orden. El capítulo pone de relieve la progresiva profesionalización del CECAS, la incorporación de metodologías sistemáticas de análisis ético subrayando su contribución al incremento de la calidad de la atención sanitaria. This chapter analyzes the creation, evolution, and consolidation of the Ethics Committee of the Province of Castile (CECAS) of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God over its first twenty-five years of activity (1991–2016). Founded with the aim of humanizing healthcare and providing ethical guidance in clinical and care-related decision-making, the CECAS became a key advisory body for a broad network of healthcare, social healthcare, and social institutions. The study systematically describes the four stages that shaped its historical development, taking into account organizational, methodological, and educational changes, as well as the role played by leading figures in Spanish bioethics. It also examines the committee’s main functions, including the analysis of complex clinical cases, the drafting of ethical documents and guidelines, the training of professionals in bioethics, and the promotion of a culture of ethical deliberation within the institutions of the Order. The chapter highlights the progressive professionalization of the CECAS and the incorporation of systematic methodologies for ethical analysis, underscoring its contribution to improving the quality of healthcare.
Bioethics/history, Spain, Decision Making, Ethical, Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios, Ethics Committees, Clinical/ethics, Decision Making/ethics, Quality of Health Care/ethics
Bioethics/history, Spain, Decision Making, Ethical, Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios, Ethics Committees, Clinical/ethics, Decision Making/ethics, Quality of Health Care/ethics
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