VCOM and the Institute of Consultative Bioethics proudly partner to provide the Clinical Ethics for Patient-Centered Care CME. Healthcare professionals train for situations ranging from fact-based, logical decision-making in non-urgent cases to triage in critical life-and-death scenarios. This education is essential for practitioners, but they often lack training for ethical triage situations.
Today’s society is diverse, with varied values and ethical ideals. Medically speaking, what place does ethics play in patient care? How can physicians and health care professionals determine which values or ethical dilemmas require immediate attention.
"Patient and family-centered care is becoming an integral component of modern medicine due to forces from within the profession and external pressures. This approach is grounded in the ethical value of embracing patients and families as 'essential partners.' It systematizes this ethical imperative by enabling clinicians to uncover issues important to patients and devise genuinely patient-centered solutions, ultimately translating ethical good intentions into ethical conduct" (Journal of Ethics, American Medical Association, 2022).
In this CME, the four pillars of medical ethics will be presented throughout the four units. Case studies and historical references will also assist in providing documentation for the four units: The four pillars are:
Beneficence: duty to help the patient advance their own good and to act in a patient’s best interest
Autonomy: duty to honor a patient's right to make their own decision and to be self-determining
Nonmaleficence: duty to do no harm to the patient
Justice: duty to be fair in how care is provided and in how resources are allocated
The four units are:
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Topics include:
Ethical Theories
Primary Principles of Medical Ethics
Ethical Frameworks for Healthcare
History of Medical Ethics
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Topics include:
Consent
Patient Confidentiality
HIPAA
Conflict of Interest and Fraud
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Topics include:
Birth Control
Reproductive Ethics
Fetal Diagnosis
Alternative Views
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Topics include:
Decision-making
Surrogate Decision-making
Advance Care Planning
Brain Death and PVS
Assisted Death
Units One and Two are designed to be completed initially and in order. Units Three and Four may be completed at your leisure. Each unit is completed with an assessment. A final overall evaluation will be provided at the end of the CME.
Target Audience
The enduring CME is designed for anyone seeking more knowledge in this critical element of patient-centered care. It is particularly useful for alumni, faculty, and staff who desire to expand their knowledge of medical ethics.
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss what is included in medical ethics and how it is regulated.
2. Identify and process ethical dilemmas.
3. Apply ethical principles in patient-centered care situations.
4. Recognize and support individual patients' unique and changing healthcare needs across their lifespans.
5. Use frameworks to resolve ethical dilemmas to enhance the delivery of patient-centered care.
6. Define Principlism and explain its purpose, strengths and weaknesses, and application to biomedical practices.
7. Recognize regulated issues associated with healthcare ethics, including patient rights/safety laws and compliance issues, and how to adhere to them.
Course Summary
Available CME credits:
o 15.00 hours of Category 1-A CME provided by the American Osteopathic Association
o 15.00 hours of PRA Category 1 Credits TM provided by the American Medical Association
Enrollment is open.
Access to this online course is available on demand. The learner will be provided 90 days from payment to complete the CME. Upon completion, digital acknowledgment is sent and VCOM will send a completion document to all learners.
Official reporting of completion to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) will be reported in four-month intervals. For allopathic physicians and other medical specialists, documentation may be utilized for CME self-reporting.
Course Opens: 07/22/2024
Course Expires: 07/22/2027
Cost: $630.00
CME Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of both the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
American Osteopathic Association CME credits: The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15.00 AOA Category 1-A Credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
American Medical Association CME Credits: The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity
Disclaimers
Completing this CME does not correlate to a state or national licensure for a health board or medical specialty association.
Completing this CME does not equate to any academic credit for degree completion.
Utilization of this VCOM online (enduring materials) course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in any procedures or suggested therapies that may be in the course.
Due to the nature of the information provided in the CME dictated by state or governmental agencies, please contact your state medical board and current employment guide to verify updated medical guidelines and mandates.
Disclosures
There are no disclosures or relationships in the last 24 months with any ineligible company to present for the planning committee or faculty.
Planning Committee: Deborah West, EdD; Paula Shipper, EdD; Kathy Gennuso, MS. DHCE, MSBLE; Rich Gennuso
Faculty: Kathy Gennuso, MS. DHCE, MSBLE; Gregory Dobar, MA, MA
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
No commercial support was received in the production of this activity.
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