Harvard Clinical Bioethics Course
Dates
June 13-15, 2012COURSE DESCRIPTION
This intensive course is designed for members of ethics committees and others interested in ethical aspects of clinical practice. The target audience are physicians, ethics consultants, nurses, chaplains, social workers, health care administrators, respiratory and other therapists, human rights officers, patient representatives, psychologists, risk managers, moral philosophers, hospital attorneys and trustees. Any or all of these health professionals may be members of hospital ethics committees. Members of clinical ethics committees, organizational ethics task forces and ethics support services identified the need to learn theories of ethics and ethical analysis of clinical cases to prepare staff to serve on clinical ethics committees and perform clinical ethics consultations. Knowledge of common ethical problems and dilemmas in medicine, and strategies to address them will help participants increase their competence in addressing ethical questions in medical care. The combination of lectures, case discussions and seminars cover core information about ethical theories, principles, and methods, key bioethics cases from US courts, evolving standards for ethics consultation, and areas of clinical ethical controversy and consensus. Faculty for the course are drawn from the Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School and from the Harvard-affiliated hospitals and institutions who are experts published in the specialty areas in which they teach, including bioethics, moral philosophy, medicine and health care.
- Program Schedule (Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.)
- Faculty biosketches
Learning Objectives
- Describe basic theories, principles and methods of ethics
- Apply ethical principles to discussion and analysis of clinical cases
- Discuss ethical issues and policies addressed by clinical and research ethics committees
Target Audience
The target audience are physicians, ethics consultants, nurses, chaplains, social workers, health care administrators, respiratory and other therapists, human rights officers and patient representatives, psychologists, risk managers, moral philosophers, hospital attorneys and trustees. Any/all of these health professionals may be members of hospital ethics committees.ACCREDITATION
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NASW: This program has been approved for 22 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D51870.
ACGME COMPETENCIES
This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies:
- Patient care
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Professionalism
Registration Information
Tuition Fee: $750 (USD)
Reduced Fee for staff and faculty of Harvard Medical School affiliated facilities: $175 (USD)
Registration by credit card (VISA or MasterCard) can be made at: www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/bioethics.
Registration by check (draft on a United States bank), please make payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with completed registration form to:PO Box 825
Boston, MA 02117-0825
Telephone or fax registration is not accepted. Registration with cash payment is not permitted. Upon receipt of your paid registration an email confirmation from the HMS-DCE office will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information including: registration confirmation, evaluation and certificate.
Location
Harvard Medical SchoolTosteson Medical Education Center
260 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Places to Stay
- Best Western Boston — The Inn at Longwood Medical (5 minute walk to campus)
- The Midtown Hotel
- Howard Johnson Hotel Boston
Getting to Harvard Medical School
Questions?Contact us at:
DME@hms.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 432-2570