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The Department of Clinical Ethics offers support on request for ethical questions and conflicts relating to the treatment of patients.
Our services include ethics consultations, ethics visits, further and advanced training and the development of scientifically validated materials for practice-relevant areas such as shared decision-making, advance health planning and risk communication. We work on an interdisciplinary basis and support professionals from all areas (medicine, nursing, social services, etc.) as well as patients and their relatives directly on request.
In addition to the UKBB, the Clinical Ethics department is also responsible for the University Hospital Basel (USB)which University Psychiatric Clinics Basel (UPK) and the University Geriatric Medicine Felix Platter (UAFP) responsible.
058 387 78 82 (Costs are settled via the health insurance company)
In the event of an emergency abroad, call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find the contact details on your health insurance card.
145 (Poison and Information Centre)
University Children's Hospital of both
Basel, Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel | CH
Phone +41 61 704 12 12
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The Medgate Kids Line provides quick and uncomplicated medical advice if your child is unwell. The medical team of our partner Medgate is available to you by telephone around the clock.
For emergencies abroad: Call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find this number on your health insurance card.
More information: On the Page of the emergency ward you will find everything you need to know about behaviour in emergencies, typical childhood illnesses and waiting times.
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