Emergency Treatment Exception to Informed Consent Online Ethics Continuing Education Course



Overview

This learning module discusses the clinical application of the Emergency Treatment Exception to Informed Consent. This module will take you through a simulated situation in the style of "Choose Your Own Adventure".

To access this activity for 2021, please click here: Ethics Enduring Material 2021


Target Audience
Specialties - Academic/Research, Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, EMS, Endocrinology, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General Practice, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Gynecology, Hematology, Hepatology, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Medical Examiner, Medical Examiner Investigator, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pain Medicine, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Health, Pulmonary Disease, Radiology, Rheumatology, Social Work, Surgical Specialties, Urology, Vascular Surgery

Date & Location
Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 12:00 PM - Thursday, December 31, 2020, 12:00 PM

Objectives
  1. Identify situations in which exceptions to informed consent are justifiable
  2. Define the necessary conditions for emergency treatment exception
  3. Apply ethical principles to emergency medical treatment

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit amount subject to change.

Interprofessional Continuing Education

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Physicians

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 1.0 contact hours for nurses.  Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Continuing Nursing Credit- ANCC (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours), IPCE Credit (1.00 hours), Other Learner Attendance (1.00 hours)