Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine by Continuing Education, Inc - Washington

Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine is organized by Continuing Education, Inc and will be held from Jul 19 - 26, 2019 at Ovation of the Seas, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners.

Credits:
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
14 ACPE Credits 
14 CE Credits for Psychologists
14 NASB ACE Credits 
14.0 Contact Hours 
CLE may be available

Topics:
• ETHICS & BIOETHICS 1 Hour
? Bioethics, Professionalism, and Communication
? Fetal Interests, Abortion and Stem Cell Research
• REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE - Overview of Federal and State Laws 1 Hour
? Licensing, Credentialing, Privileging and Impairment Issues
• HIPAA, EMTALA, and Other Federal Mandates
? Affordable Care Act and Accountable Care Organizations
? Fraud and Abuse and Criminal Negligence
• ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) versus ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) 1 Hour
? Current State of Implementation of Health Information Technology (HIT)
? Meaningful Use Stages I, 2 (2014) and 3 (2016)
? Electronic Informed Consent
? EHR Malpractice Liability
• END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS - Ethical and Legal Issues 1 Hour
? The Dying Process
? Classification of Euthanasia
? Physician Aid in Dying and Hospice Care
? Determination of Death
• FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATION OF PAIN MANAGEMENT 2 Hours
? Controlled Substances Act Standard of Pain Treatment
? REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) Program
? Monitoring Programs and Disposal of controlled substances
? Pain Management State Guidelines, Laws and Rules
? Addiction, Death and Pain Malpractice
• MEDICAL AND FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESS AND TESTIMONY 1 Hour
? Federal and State Rules of Evidence Governing Expert Witnesses
? Deposition of Expert Witness
? Direct and Cross Examination of Expert at Trial
? Daubert Challenges of Experts
• OFFICIAL DISABILITY GUIDELINES AND AMA GUIDES IN WORKERS COMPENSATION AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES 2 Hours
? Evidence Based Medicine
? Official Disability Guidelines
? Rating Impairment under AMA Guides
? Return to Work Guidelines
• PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LIABILITY & NURSING MALPRACTICE 3 Hours
? American Law and Judicial Process
? Medical Negligence: Causes, Prevention and Defenses
? Spoliation of Evidence in Medical Records
? Capacity, Competency, Informed Consent and Informed Refusal
? Liability of MCOs, ACOs, Hospitals, CRNAs, Nurses, PAs and Nurse Practitioners
? Malpractice Case Presentations
• MEDICAL MALPRACTICE MOCK TRIAL 2 Hours
? MOCK TRIAL: Never Event Medical Error