Topices in CME guide include 1) definitions; 2) withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment; 3) patient self-determination; 4) nonmaleficience and beneficence; 5) the relief of pain and suffering; 6) potential for abuse; 7) ...

Symposium held in Philadelphia, PA on March 14-15, 1997 to mark the 150th anniversay of "[t]wo historic events that would change forever the face of American medicine [that] occurred in Philadelphia in 1847 - the founding ...

This program was originally developed to help train orthopaedic residents. Ten clinical cases are presented to stimulate discussion. The associated discussion guide provides questions and answers focusing on the ethical ...

A curriculum developed by Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D. and Debra A. DeRosa, Ph.D. to educate surgery residents at Northwestern University about ethics in surgery. The curriculum includes text (3-ring binder), overhead ...

"The Ethical Question examines many of the critical ethical issues facing the medical profession and society today. Using actual cases and commentary by many of the nation's leading medical ethicists, each tape discusses ...

Topics covered in the CME study guide are: 1) Definitions and Distinctions of withholding/withdrawing life sustaining treatment, pallative treatment that may hasten death, euthanasia, and assisted suicide; 2) an ethical ...

Topics covered in CME guide are: 1) general principles of informed consent; 2) informed consent with patients without decision-making capacity; 3) public health concerns; 4) informed consent forms; 5) suggested readings ...

Fourteen standardized patient scenarios on video are available to teachers of medical ethics. The standardized scenarios may be used to teach medical ethics and to evaluate medical students' understanding of ethical issues ...