Description:
This program offers an overview of clinical ethics in healthcare settings. Particular to hospice is how we "do ethics" for the terminally ill patient. It is important to be able to take theoretical concepts and apply them at the bedside. You will learn the role of the law in forming ethics and role of real cases in forming law. Dr. Davis explores important questions such as: What is practical? What are the goals of care? What can be done vs. what ought to be done? What is my responsibility in delivering ethically sound care?

Objective:

•  The learner will be able to define their role as "moral" player.
•  The learner will interpret basic ethics vocabulary
• The learner will identify ethical considerations in patient care
• The learner will distinguish basic knowledge of case law influencing ethics.
• The learner will define the value and purpose of a formal ethics consult.
  

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