0151_CPMC_Bioethics Workshop_Vulnerable Patients: How to Address Ethical Issues and Respect Diverse Values_Live

San Francisco, CA US

September 16, 2023

Sutter Health will be hosting its 18th annual bioethics workshop. This in-person workshop will focus on exploring the ethics of caring for vulnerable patients. The sessions will use clinical cases to address frequently encountered ethical issues in complex patient care situations related to treatment decision making for this patient population. The Program in Medicine and Human Values professional bioethics team will share strategies and best practices to problem solve these specific cases. The workshop will utilize teaching methodology such as case-based discussions, applicable law, and through skills training for healthcare professionals and hospital ethics committee members.

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Social Workers

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Summarize changes and additions of the California Medical Surrogate Appointment law.

2. Demonstrate skills needed to conduct an effective family meeting.

3. Describe steps needed to identify unrepresented patients and recommended processes for making appropriate treatment decisions.

4. Apply objective criteria in preparation for making difficult medical treatment decisions.

5. Discuss ethical obligations of patients who frequently leave against medical advice.

6. Explain the need for communication and coordination when there are delayed discharges.

7. Outline key components of a well written ethics chart note.

Course summary

Available credit:

5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Hour(s)
In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Sutter Health certifies this Live activity was designated for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Hour(s). Non-physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
5.50 ANCC
In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This course/program has been awarded 5.50 ANCC contact hour(s). Sutter Health is accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
5.50 ASWB-ACE
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Sutter Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.50 continuing education credits.
5.50 CA BRN
This activity is approved for 5.50 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
5.50 IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Course opens:

09/16/2023

Course expires:

10/16/2023

Event starts:

09/16/2023 - 8:00am PDT

Event ends:

09/16/2023 - 4:00pm PDT

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Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Providing Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Wei, H., Price, Z., Evans, K., Haberstroh, A., Hines-Martin, V., & Harrington, C. (2023). The state of the science of nurses’ implicit bias: A call to go beyond the face of the other and revisit the ethics of belonging and power. Advances in Nursing Science; 46(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000470
Morris, M., Cooper, R., Ramesh, A., Tabatabai, M., Arcury, T., Shinn, M., Im, W., Jarez, P. & Matthews-Juarez, P. (2020). Preparing medical students to address the needs of vulnerable patient populations: Implicit bias training in US Medical Schools. Medical Science Educator; 30: 123-127. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40670-020-00930-3
Carroll, S. (2019). Respecting and empowering vulnerable populations: Contemporary terminology. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners;15(3): 228-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2018.12.031

CPMC Hospital—Van Ness Campus

1101 Van Ness Ave

San Francisco, CA 94109

United States

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.

– Provider Designee/Verification: Kerri Maya, PhD(c), MSL, RN, NPD-BC

Medical Director(s)