Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Janice L. Zimmerman, MD, and Courtenay R. Bruce, JD, MA, about the article, “A Qualitative Study Exploring Moral Distress in the ICU Team: The Importance of Unit Functionality and Intrateam Dynamics*,” published in Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Zimmerman is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, adjunct Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and Head of the Critical Care Division for the Department of Medicine at the Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Professor Bruce is an Assistant Professor of Medicine & Medical Ethics at the Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, and Director of the Bioethics Program for the Houston Methodist Hospital System. In this article, the authors examine the key sources of moral distress in diverse critical care professionals and how they manage it in the context of team-based models.
