Thoughts on Informed Consent and End of Life: The Nexus between Autonomy, Substituted Judgment, and Beneficence

Overview:

Thoughts on Informed Consent and End of Life: The Nexus between Autonomy, Substituted Judgment, and Beneficence

James H. Henderson II, MD

We will undertake a basic review of the guiding history and principles of medical ethics. We will then review specific issues involved in protecting patient autonomy and understanding the application of informed consent and how this is viewed in circumstances involving substituted judgment/medical proxies. This will be further explored in end-of-life situations.

After this presentation, attendees will be able to identify:

1. Review the basic undergirding principle of medical ethics.
2. Understand the real-world implications of appropriate application of informed consent.
3. Discuss the utilization of substituted judgement, especially in end-of-life circumstances
4. Discuss improved provider and family interactions in end-of-life care

Presenter:

James H. Henderson II, MD
Former Chief of Staff/President,
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Westover Hills

 

Financial Disclosures:

James H. Henderson II, MD, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, MBA; Nehman Andry, MD; Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD; Yun Shi, MD, PhD; Marcy Wiemers, MD; Christine Song, DO; Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD; Margaret Finley, MD; Richel Avery, MD; Khorshid Amirkhosravi, MD; Jeff Svec, MD; Oralia Bazaldua, Pharm D) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Texas Medical Board of Ethics

This presentation meets the Texas Medical Board criteria for formal continuing medical education involving the study of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Kelsi Sexton Barajas- TAFP FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: sextonk@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu