When Incapacitated Patients Refuse Treatment - June 18, 2026

To claim credit, you must have attended the June 18, 2026, session.

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Target Audience

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Associates, Residents, Interns, Medical Students; Nurses; Psychologists, Social Workers; Chaplains

Learning Objectives

After this program, the learner or healthcare team, will be able to:

  • Understand that when a patient’s who has been deemed to lack capacity can refuse treatment
  • Understand how to negotiate ethically permissible treatment options 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.00 MA End of Life Education
  • 1.00 Social Work (ACE)
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
06/18/2026
Course expires: 
07/17/2026
Rating: 
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CCE Program Manager - Naomi Moeller

In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 ethics continuing education credits.

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.00 MA End of Life Education
  • 1.00 Social Work (ACE)
  • 1.00 Participation
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