Ethics at the Bedside - June 19, 2025

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Attendees will learn basic ethical principals with specific regard to patients: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, truth telling, how to request an ethics consult, how to prepare for one, and what to expect and will obtain a greater understanding of their role in the ethical challenges that arise in the care and treatment of patients.

Target Audience

Physicians, Including Attendings, Residents, Interns, Medical Students; Nurses; Social Workers; Chaplains

Learning Objectives

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

  • Describe what constitutes an ethical dilemma
  • Identify how to request, prepare and participate in an ethics consult
  • Develop strategies for negotiating disagreements relative to treatment care plans with other providers, family members and patients
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: 
06/19/2025
Course expires: 
08/18/2025
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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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