Is Worldwide Consensus on End-of-life Care Attainable?

Is Worldwide Consensus on End-of-life Care Attainable? is organized by Baptist Health South Florida and will be held from Nov 01, 2018 - Oct 31, 2021.

Target Audience:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Students and other interested healthcare professionals.

Available Credit:
• 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• 0.75 General certificate of attendance

Description:
The principle that dying patients should be treated with respect and compassion is broadly accepted among healthcare professionals; however, medical practices for end-of-life care differ around the world. These great differences in treating the critically ill warrant agreement regarding major ethical principles. Dr. Charles L. Sprung will review differences in end-of-life practices in different countries, religions and cultures, and will describe the WELPICUS study, which developed consensus for end-of-life care, delineating where there is and is not consensus.

Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the religious and cultural differences noted for end-of-life decisions in the ICU.
• Identify the differences in end-of-life decision making around the world.
• Describe the end-of-life issues where worldwide consensus was and was not developed.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.