Webcast - Conversations in Ethics: May 22, 2019
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Target Audience
Physicians, Psychologists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, Radiology Technolgists, Social Workers, Clinical Chaplains, Medical Students, and other interested healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the religious underpinnings and historical precedents that support opposition to physician- assisted suicide (PAS).
- Define the ethical concept of the “slippery slope” and its impact on legalized PAS in the Netherlands.
- Examine insights gained during the 20 years since Oregon passed the “Death with Dignity Act.”
- Identify key components of the PAS laws under consideration in 30 states that highlight patient rights to self-determination about how and when they die.
Barry Kinzbrunner, M.D.
Executive Vice President
Chief Medical Officer
Vitas Healthcare
Miami, Florida
Fleur Sack, M.D., LLC
Family Medicine
Baptist and South Miami Hospitals
Miami, Florida
Ana Viamonte-Ros, M.D., MPH
Medical Director, Palliative Care & Bioethics
Baptist Health South Florida
Due to the non-clinical nature of the content discussed, the speakers have 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.
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 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 2 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-126978, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Psychology (2 hours), and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has also been approved for 2 credits for Nurses, Pharmacists and Clinical Chaplains. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
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