Northwest AHEC
Course Number: 70427
Exploring Ethics: Legal and Ethical Issues in End-of-life Care in the Emergency Department
Feb 2, 2023 - 12:00 PM EST to 01:00 PM EST
Amanda Pearson
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Event Description:
This interdisciplinary activity is free, however, you must pre-register by 10 AM (ET) on February 2 to be able to attend.
Although the hospital Emergency Department (ED) may not come to mind as a venue for end-of-life care, dying patients do frequently present to EDs in the final hours or days of life. In this presentation, Dr. Derse will examine the role of ethics and law in ED care at the end of life. He will describe the general consensus about end-of-life care in the ED, point out pitfalls in that consensus, and analyze current and emerging areas of controversy.
Objectives
Describe principles of law and ethics in end-of-life care in the ED.
State the general consensus concerning law and ethics in end-of-life care in the ED.
List areas of controversy in law and ethics in end-of-life care in the ED.
Available Credits
Audience
Physicians, PAs, NPs, nurses, hospital chaplains, clergy, social workers, psychologists, counselors, allied health professionals and all others interested in emerging ethical issues in health care.
Speakers
Arthur R Derse, MD, JD