Ethics Talk: Which and Whose Values Should Inform Decisions for Unrepresented Patients?

Ethics Talk: Which and Whose Values Should Inform Decisions for Unrepresented Patients? is organized by American Medical Association (AMA).

Recorded Date: November 14, 2019
End Date: November 14, 2022 (CME activities may be taken for up to 3 years after they are published)

Duration:
Ethics Talk 40 min 21 sec

Accreditation: 0.5 Credit CME

Description:
When patients are unable to express their wishes and do not have surrogates or advance directives, which and whose values should inform decision making for them? This month on Ethics Talk, Scott Schweikart provides an overview of 3 common approaches to caring for unrepresented patients and Dr David Ozar explains policy challenges health professionals face when caring for unrepresented patients in emergencies.

Learning Objectives:
• Identify key ethical values or principles at stake, as described in the program
• Distinguish among factors of ethical, clinical, legal, social, and cultural significance
• Articulate how central themes of clinical and ethical relevance in the program can influence health care practice
• Explain at least one way in which micro-level clinical ethics questions intersect with broader macro-level policy questions in health care

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.