Getting engaged: exploring professionalization in Canada. Introduction to this issue.

摘要

Whether from a practice, academic and/or personal perspective, the topic of professionalization tends to raise many questions, sometimes leading to vigorous debate, for those engaged in health care ethics. As part of exploring professionalization from a Canadian perspective, the papers in this issue tackle some of these questions, offering up reflections for the reader's consideration. Other papers address conceptual and practical approaches for further work in this area, including the possjble development of practice standards, while still others provide relevant historical and contextual (i.e., Canadian) details. The papers range from being more descriptive and formal in style to more conversational and personal, to a translated (French to English) talk. These different "voices", I believe, add to the appreciation of the personal and practice aspects of what we do in health care ethics.