Conversations in Ethics: Understanding Florida Healthcare Proxy

June 23, 2021

What would happen if you were not able to communicate after an accident? Who can make a decision for you if you cannot speak? If the person you loved most suffered a devastating brain injury, would you know what his/her wishes are for end-of-life care? Millions of families and healthcare personnel grapple with these questions on a daily basis when patients are incapacitated. We have a moral responsibility to honor patient rights when those wishes are known, and, when unknown, to provide care that would be in the patient’s best interest. This presentation will provide an overview of advance directives law (F.S. 765.00) and hospital policy and processes related to the incapacitated patient, with or without an advance directive.

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Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Clinical Chaplains, Medical Students and other interested healthcare professionals. 

Learning Objectives

  • Differentiate between an advance directive and the Florida healthcare proxy.
  • Articulate the steps for legally appointing a healthcare proxy.
  • Describe the responsibilities of a healthcare proxy in making healthcare decisions for the incapacitated patient.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
05/16/2021
Course expires: 
08/27/2021
Event starts: 
06/23/2021 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
06/23/2021 - 1:00pm EDT
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Live Webinar
FL
United States

Idalis Otero, MSN, BSN, RN
Bioethics / Patient Rights Coordinator 
South Miami and Doctors Hospitals

Due to the nonclinical nature of the content discussed, the speaker has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

This CME activity will not cover content that would involve products or services of commercial interests. Therefore, no opportunity exists for a conflict of interest based on the financial relationships of faculty and those persons in control of content. Since these relationships are not relevant, no disclosure information was collected.
 

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-126977, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Chaplain and Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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