
0391_CPMC_Bioethics Workshop_Complex Patient Care Situations: Ethical Approaches that Work_Live
Description:
Sutter Health’s Program in Medicine and Human Values will host its 19th annual bioethics workshop. This in-person workshop will focus on identifying ethical approaches that work in complex patient care situations. The sessions will use clinical cases to address ethical issues related to treatment decision making, surrogate conflict, communication challenges, inclusive practices for vulnerable populations, and other complex patient related situations. The Program in Medicine and Human Values’ professional bioethics team will share strategies and best practices to problem-solve difficult situations frequently encountered in the hospital setting. The workshop will utilize teaching methodology such as case-based discussions, applicable law, and skills-based training for healthcare professionals and hospital ethics committee members.
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Nurse, Registered (RN)
Physicians (MD or DO)
Other Healthcare Professional
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Summarize best practice approach when clinical ethics consultations are requested to address the appropriateness of dialysis in complex and vulnerable patients.
2. Apply actionable strategies to promote respectful and affirming communication with LGBTQIA+ patients.
3. Analyze how substance use disorder can impact ethical considerations in the care of patients with high-risk pregnancy.
4. Evaluate decision-making capacity in patients with neurological impairments using three communication tools.
5. Identify least-restrictive strategies to support appropriate discharge planning for incapacitated patients.
6. Adjust communication strategies for different types of challenging interactions.
7. Recognize and describe the role of allied healthcare professionals in the medical decision-making process.
8. Discuss patient’s rights and conservator’s authority with respect to treatment and discharge planning, including changes to the recently updated LPS conservatorship.
9. Identify strategies to utilize to reach consensus when there is conflict among family members who are acting as joint surrogate decision makers.
10. Reflect on the limitations of substituted judgment in pain management.
Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:
Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:
- Giese, K. K. (2022) Reflecting and Relationship Building in Patients with Traumatic Life Experiences. Available at SSRN 4736119. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4736119
- Popper-Giveon, A. (2021). Preferring patient–physician concordance: The ambiguity of implicit ethnic bias. Ethnicity & Health, 26(7), 1065-1081. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13557858.2019.1620180
- Sim, W., Lim, W. H., Ng, C. H., Chin, Y. H., Yaow, C. Y. L., Cheong, C. W. Z., ... & Chong, C. S. (2021). The perspectives of health professionals and patients on racism in healthcare: A qualitative systematic review. PLoS One, 16(8), e0255936. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255936

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, MSL, RN
William Andereck, MD
William Andereck, MD
Ruchika Mishra, PhD
Shilpa Shashidhara, PhD
William Andereck, MD
Jennifer Chan, MS, OTR/L, HEC-C
Celeste Fong
John Frye, PhD in Bioethics, UCLA Clinical Ethics Fellowship Graduate
Robert Fulbright, J.D, M.A
Kelsey Gipe, PhD
Shaylona Kirk, MD, MPH, MA
Ruchika Mishra, PhD
Sarah Sawicki, Ph.D.
Shilpa Shashidhara, PhD
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), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement
Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, and 5.50 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Other Disciplines: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
Attendance & Credit Claiming
Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.
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.