Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine (Oct 25 - Nov 01, 2020)

Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Oct 25 - Nov 01, 2020 at Allure of the Seas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Target Audience:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Attorneys, Psychologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners

Accreditation:
• 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ 
• 12 CE Credits for Psychologists
• 12 ASWB Credits 
• 12.0 Contact Hours 
• CLE may be available

Program Purpose:
LEGAL MEDICINE & MEDICAL ETHICS
12 Hours CME (2 Hours Ethics)
CLE, Dental and Nursing Contact Hours

• 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