Rounding@IOWA: End-of-Life Care Series - What Do You Get When You Cross a Health System Chief Legal Counsel With a Top-Notch Bio-ethicist? A Discussion on the Complexities of Surrogate Health Care Decisions



Date & Location
Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 12:00 PM - Friday, December 22, 2023, 1:00 PM

Overview

Join Dr. Gerry Clancy and his guests, Dr. Lauris Kaldjian and Mr. Joseph Clamon, as they discuss the legal and ethical complexities of surrogate health care decisions. (Recorded 11/24/2020)

How to Complete this Course for Credit:

  1. Listen to the full podcast episode:  https://uiowace.libsyn.com/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-health-system-chief-legal-counsel-with-a-top-notch-bio-ethicist-a-discussion-on-the-complexities-of-surrogate-health-care-decisions
  2. Return here and register.
  3. Go to 'Course Content & Tests' to complete an 'Attestation of Completion.'
  4. Follow prompts to complete an evaluation.
  5. Download your CE certificate.

References

Assessment of decision-making capacity:  
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17978292/

Surrogate decision making:  
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22474149/

Relational autonomy:  
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24488536/

Advance Directives – Living Will, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, and IPOST (UIHC):  
https://uihc.org/advance-directives


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours), End-of-Life Care (1.00 hours)

Target Audience
Professions - Fellow, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant, Resident, Social Worker


Objectives
  1. Recognize when a clinical scenario may require a surrogate health care decision assignment.
  2. Translate increases in the need for use of surrogate decision makers with changes in US demographics, increases in life expectancy, and the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable individuals.
  3. Apply new knowledge of the surrogate decision process to scenarios when legal counsel, ethics boards, and psychiatric consultation may be helpful.

Registration

Registration & Fees There is no charge to listen to the podcast, but registration is required to obtain a credit certificate, and there is a $15 fee (no charge for UI Faculty, Staff and Adjuncts).


Accreditation

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Designation
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Effective March 18, 2020, Iowa nurses may use participation in ACCME-accredited education toward their CE requirement for licensure. A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of the course. (Nurses from other states should confirm with their licensing boards that this activity meets their state's licensing requirements.)

Other Health Care Providers
A certificate of completion will be available after successful completion of the course. (It is the responsibility of licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.)

Financial Disclosures
Dr. Gerard Clancy and the members of the planning committee for Rounding@IOWA have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Lauris Kaldjian and Mr. Joseph Clamon have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.