Resources and publications
We share knowledge and resources with patients, residents, families, care teams and anyone who needs ethics support.
Tools, frameworks and policies
- Building a moral distress plan
- Co-gendered room assignment
- Code of conduct
- Available in Arabic | French | Hindi | Punjabi | Simplified Chinese | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Ethical considerations for recruiting international nurses
- Ethical decision-making framework policy
- Just workplace framework
- Mission discernment tool
- Outsourcing services framework
- Patient/resident concerns resolution procedures
- Patient/resident concerns resolution process policy
- Self-care planning tool
- Whistleblower Awareness
Health Ethics Guide
The Health Ethics Guide is the foundational ethics resource used by Covenant Health.
The guide:
- informs our key policies, ethics consultations and ethics education
- is referenced in our Cooperation and Service Agreement with Alberta Health Services
- helps healthcare professionals navigate complex ethical issues while providing care
- is key to board orientation, leadership development programs for staff and physician privileging
- is given to every director, manager and department at Covenant Health
Catholic Health Alliance of Canada compendiums
The Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (CHAC) Ethics Network has developed compendium documents to further articulate and support the positions laid out in the Health Ethics Guide.
Ethics and Discernment Centre newsletters
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Virtual seminar and conference recordings
Codes of ethics
End-of-life resources
Covenant Health Palliative Institute and personal directives
The Covenant Health Palliative Institute is committed to alleviating suffering for patients and their families by supporting excellence in palliative and end-of-life care.
Information on personal directives — what they are and how they work — is available from the Alberta government.
Medical assistance in dying information
We support those in our care who are looking for more information about options, including palliative and hospice care. However, we do not take part in or provide medical assistance in dying.
See our policy and more information on this issue.
Annual reports on disclosure
Contact
Regular hours
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Phone: 780.342.8021 or 1.855.497.5353
Email: ethicscentre@covenanthealth.ca
Urgent requests (after hours)
Call our main phone number and listen for the on-call contact information.