Withholding and Withdrawing—BHSF Policy Changes
This course outlines revisions of the levels of end-of-life policy and associated forms necessary to meet Florida Statute 765.00 on Advance Directives: Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Procedures including the 2015 legislative amendments. Approved for ABIM MOC points.
Samaritan Physicians: Successful completion of this activity will qualify Samaritan physicians for annual policy discounts. Upon completion, please print your certificate and submit to Samaritan for consideration.
Original Release Date: February 2016
Review Date: June 2022
Target Audience
All Physicians and Physician Assistants.
Learning Objective
- Explain the recent changes to the Florida Statute and recognize the impact of these changes and the role of the physician in the proper implementation of new Baptist Health policies on withholding and withdrawing of life-prolonging procedures for incapacitated patients.
Course Developers:
Rose Allen, DNP, MSM/HM, R.N., CHPN, HEC-C, Director, Bioethics Program, Baptist Health South Florida
Mike Novo, Esq., Office of General Counsel, Baptist Health South Florida
Christine Edozie, MSN, Bioethics Coordinator, Baptist Health South Florida
The course content developers have no relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies* to disclose and have indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.
*Ineligible companies -- Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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 enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Your participation information will be shared with the ACCME, which will in turn report your points to ABIM. Successful completion of a course examination is required to earn ABIM MOC points.
NOTE: Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points will be automatically reported to the ABIM. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
Available Credit
- 0.50 ABIM MOC II
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 General certificate of attendance
NOTE: Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points will be automatically reported to the ABIM. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.
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