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0656_SRMC_A EOLOA Legal and Ethical Considerations for Social Work_Live
Description:
This event will be on California's End of Life Option Act (EOLA), which allows an adult diagnosed with a terminal disease, who meets certain qualifications, to request the aid-in-dying drugs from their attending physician. The event will cover the history of this ACT, safeguards, concerns, ethics, and practice case discussions.
Target Audience
Social Workers
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners will be able to:
1. Describe at least two changes in public policies around the practice of medical aid in dying in the United States, including California's End of Life Option Act.
2. Describe at least two common concerns and/or motivations of people who request aid in dying
3. Identify at least one ethical challenge for health care providers in responding to requests.
4. Develop a plan for adapting psychosocial assessment and care for individuals and families considering the legal option of medically assisted death
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:
SDoH/CLC:
Span, P. (2021, November 13). For terminal patients, the barrier to aid in dying can be a state line. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com.
Implicit Bias:
Miller, P.J., Hedlund, S.C. & Soule, A.B. (2006) Conversations at the end of life: The challenge to support patients who consider Death with Dignity in Oregon. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 2:2, 25-43. DOI: 10.1300/J457v02n02_03
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
Yuko Abbott, DSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Sarah Conning, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C
Leslie Duket, LCSW, OSW-C
Linda Hutkin-Slade, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Kristi Stewart
Christina Wilson
Sarah Conning, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C
Accreditation
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 1.25 approved continuing education hours for social workers. 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
- 1.25 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 1.25 continuing education credits.