Live Event at West Kendall Baptist Hospital - Conversations in Ethics: When Should an Ethics Consult Be Called? - July 21, 2017
Knowing what constitutes an ethics consult and when to call for additional resources supports healthcare teams faced with multiple challenges and can help improve patient and family care outcomes. Join us as we discuss how and when to request an ethics consult by assessing examples of previous ethics cases and their outcomes.
Target Audience
Physicians, Psychologists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Chaplains, Pharmacists, Medical Students, and other interested healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate clinical situations to identify when an ethics consultation is needed.
- Explain the process of an ethics consultation from the initial call through the consultation with the ethics team.
- Implement bedside approaches prior to the arrival of the ethics team.
Christine Edozie, MSN, R.N., CCRN
Bioethics & Patient Rights Coordinator
Baptist Health South Florida
Christine Edozie, MSN, R.N., CCRN, indicated that neither she nor her spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and she will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in her presentations or discussions.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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