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Clinical Ethics for Patient-Centered Care CME Certificate

Overview

6VµçÓ°Íø and the Institute of Consultative Bioethics proudly partner to provide the Clinical Ethics for Patient-Centered Care certificate.

Healthcare professionals train for situations ranging from fact-based, logical decision-making in non-urgent cases to triage in critical life-and-death scenarios. This education is essential for practitioners, but they often lack training for ethical triage situations.

Today’s society is diverse, with varied values and ethical ideals. Medically speaking, what place does ethics play in patient care? How can physicians and health care professionals determine which values or ethical dilemmas require immediate attention.

"Patient- and family-centered care is becoming an integral component of modern medicine due to forces from within the profession and external pressures. This approach is grounded in the ethical value of embracing patients and families as 'essential partners.' It systematizes this ethical imperative by enabling clinicians to uncover issues important to patients and devise genuinely patient-centered solutions, ultimately translating ethical good intentions into ethical conduct" (Journal of Ethics, American Medical Association, 2022).

In this certificate, the four pillars of medical ethics will be presented throughout the four units. Case studies and historical references will also assist in providing documentation for the four units: The four pillars are:

  • Beneficence:Ìýduty to help the patient advance their own good and to act in a patient’s best interest
  • Autonomy:Ìýduty to honor a patient's right to make their own decision and to be self-determining
  • Nonmaleficence:Ìýduty to do no harm to the patient
  • Justice:Ìýduty to be fair in how care is provided and in how resources are allocated

The four units are:

  • Unit One - Scope of Medical Ethics
  • Unit Two - Patient Compliance
  • Unit Three - Reproductive Ethics
  • Unit Four - End of Life Ethics

Units One and Two are designed to be completed initially and in order. Units Three and Four may be completed at your leisure. Each unit is completed with an assessment. A final overall certificate evaluation will be provided at the end of the certificate.

Target Audience

The enduring CME is designed for anyone seeking more knowledge in this critical element of patient-centered care. It is particularly useful for alumni, faculty, and staff who desire to expand their knowledge of medical ethics.

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss what is included in medical ethics and how it isÌýregulated.
  2. Identify and process ethicalÌýdilemmas.
  3. Apply ethical principles in patient-centered careÌýsituations.
  4. Recognize and support individual patients' unique and changing healthcare needs across their lifespans.
  5. Use frameworks to resolve ethical dilemmas to enhance the delivery of patient-centeredÌýcare.
  6. Define Principlism and explain its purpose, strengths and weaknesses, and application to biomedical practices.
  7. Recognize regulated issues associated with healthcare ethics, including patient rights/safety laws and compliance issues, and how to adhere toÌýthem.

Course Summary

  • Available CME credits:
    • 15.00 hours of Category 1-A CME provided by the American Osteopathic Association
    • 15.00 hours of PRA Category 1 CreditsÌýTMÌý provided by the American Medical Association
  • Enrollment is open.
  • Access to this online course is available on demand. The learner will be provided 90 days from payment to complete the certificate. Upon completion, digital acknowledgment is sent and 6VµçÓ°Íø will send a completion certificate to all learners.Ìý
  • Official reporting of the certificate to the American Osteopathic AssociationÌý (AOA) will be reported in four-month intervals. For allopathic physiciansÌý and other medical specialists, the certificate may be utilized for CME self- reporting. Ìý
  • Course Opens: 07/29/2024
  • Course Expires: 07/29/2027ÌýÌý
  • Cost: $ 630.00. 6VµçÓ°Íø price $499.00

CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of both the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Accreditation ÌýCouncil for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).Ìý

  • American Osteopathic Association CME credits:Ìý
    The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (6VµçÓ°Íø) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15.00 AOA Category 1-A Credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
  • American Medical Association CME Credits:Ìý
    The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (6VµçÓ°Íø) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity

Disclaimers

  • Completing this certificate does not correlate to a state or national licensure for a health board or medical specialty association.
  • Completing this certificate does not equate to any academic credit for degree completion.
  • Utilization of this 6VµçÓ°Íø online (enduring materials) course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in any procedures or suggested therapies that may be in the course.
  • Due to the nature of the information provided in the certificate dictated by state or governmental agencies, please contact your state medical board and current employment guide to verify updated medical guidelines and mandates. ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Disclosures

There are no disclosures or relationships in the last 24 months with any ineligible company to present for the planning committee or faculty.

  • Planning Committee: Deborah West, EdD; Paula Shipper, EdD; Kathy Gennuso, MS. DHCE, MSBLE; Rich Gennuso
  • Faculty: Kathy Gennuso, MS. DHCE, MSBLE; Gregory Dobar, MA, MA Ìý

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

No commercial support was received in the production of this activity.

About EthAssist

The Institute of Consultative Bioethics (ICBioethics) provides comprehensive training and knowledge delivery platform, EthAssist®, and consulting services that support health care, other highly regulated industries, and academic organizations. The Institute of Consultative Bioethics delivers unique content that provides knowledge and ethics training for any healthcare organization's students or staff affected by healthcare compliance, patient safety, and patient-centered care.

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Dr. Kathy Detar Gennuso,ÌýMS, DHCE, MSBLE

Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The Institute of Consultative Bioethics (ICBioethics)

Education:

  • DHCE, Doctorate in Healthcare Ethics – Duquesne University
  • MS, Business Leadership and Ethics – Duquesne University
  • BS, Library and Information Science – University of Pittsburgh
  • Certificate - Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship

Affiliations

  • Institution – Institute of Consultative Bioethics
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Kettering Health System

Award

  • Recipient of the 2022 Leadership Award from Health 2.0.

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Gregory J. Dober, MA

Contributor and Consultant

Education:

  • MA in Health Care Ethics - Duquesne University
  • MA in Bioethics and Health Policy from Loyola University
  • BS in Accounting and Economics from Duquesne University

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RichÌýGennuso

The Institute of Consultative Bioethics (ICBioethics) Chief Operating Officer