MJ2004 At the End of Life: Agency, Role and Responsibilities of the Physician/Advanced Practitioner

Add to Calendar MJ2004 At the End of Life: Agency, Role and Responsibilities of the Physician/Advanced Practitioner 9/13/2019 12:00:00 AM 9/14/2019 11:59:00 PM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://uw.cloud-cme.com/AEOL Description: Registration is closed. Limited on-site registration options will be available.Physicians and advanced practitioners have the privilege and duty to care for patients at the end of life. Sometimes their actions—including discontinuing life-support (including ventilators, cardiac devices, and dialysis), clinically supporting patients who voluntarily stop eating and drinking (VSED), providing palliative sedation, and, in states where ... University of Washington false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, September 13, 2019, 12:00 AM - Saturday, September 14, 2019, 11:59 PM, University of Washington

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (12.50 hours), Non-Physician (12.50 hours)

Overview

Registration is closed.  Limited on-site registration options will be available.

Physicians and advanced practitioners have the privilege and duty to care for patients at the end of life. Sometimes their actions—including discontinuing life-support (including ventilators, cardiac devices, and dialysis), clinically supporting patients who voluntarily stop eating and drinking (VSED), providing palliative sedation, and, in states where it is legal, prescribing a lethal dose of medication to a dying patient—factor into a patient’s death. These cases have clinical, legal, ethical, sociocultural, spiritual, and psychological dimensions that are often challenging for physicians and advanced practitioners to navigate.

At this conference, we'll set the stage for ongoing discussion of these practices and the issues physicians and advanced practitioners caring for dying patients often face, as both medical technology and patients’ requests for planned death evolve.

The Washington End of Life Coalition—sponsored by the WSMA Foundation for Health Care Improvement—is partnering with the UW School of Medicine Department of Bioethics & Humanities, Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at the University of Washington, and UW School of Law to present this national conference on the physician/advanced practitioner’s agency, role and responsibilities at the end of life.

Husky Union Building (HUB), North Ballroom
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Click here for driving, parking and walking directions to the venue.


Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to:


  1. Examine physicians’ and advanced practitioners’ personal and professional agency when responding to requests to take actions that will factor into a patient’s death.
  2. Review the current medico-legal, institutional policy, and professional frameworks in which these actions exist.
  3. Identify practices to foster community among physicians and advanced practitioners who receive requests to take these actions.

Registration
MD/DO/PhD/ARNP/PA/JD $425.00
All Others $375.00
Resident/Fellow/Student*  $200.00

*Resident/Fellow/Student rate requires written confirmation of current status

The course fee includes catering, instruction materials and transcript of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. To enroll, click the Register button above. Allow up to 15 working days to receive your email confirmation of enrollment. If you have not received confirmation prior to your departure for the course, please contact the CME office at 206.543.1050. Continuing Medical Education will not be responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed if space is not available at the course.

CANCELLATION POLICY
The Office of Continuing Medical Education must receive written notification of your cancellation by August 30, 2019. A $75.00 processing fee will be deducted from refund requests received by this date. No refunds will be issued following August 30, 2019. The Office of Continuing Medical Education reserves the right to cancel this course twenty (20) days prior to the course date when a minimum enrollment is not met or for other reasons that prevent the University from holding the course. Each registrant will be notified by telephone followed by written notification and a full refund. The University of Washington is not responsible for any other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties. Contact the CME Office with questions: call 206.543.1050, fax 206.221.4525 or email [email protected].


Additional Information

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This conference is aimed to engage a broad range of physicians and advanced practitioners including primary care providers, hospitalists, pulmonologists/intensivists, cardiologists, nephrologists, oncologists, geriatricians, palliative medicine specialists, pediatricians, and anyone else involved in the care of patients with life-limiting illness. Professionals from other disciplines, including law, ethics, psychology, and the clergy, will be featured as speakers and are invited to attend, along with other healthcare professionals and members of the general public.

ONLINE CONFERENCE SYLLABUS
Handout materials for the conference will be provided online at uwcme.org (for conference registrants only) starting on September 9, 2019. Registrants may print and/or download the materials. A handout with the conference agenda and pages for note-taking will be provided at the conference (printed handouts of presentations will not be provided).

ATTENDANCE POLICY
Course activities are exclusively reserved for course attendees. Badges provided at registration are required for entrance into all functions and will be strictly enforced.

UW CME takes into consideration diverse nutritional preferences and restrictions when planning our complimentary menu. However, those individuals who might find that our menu is not completely aligned to their specific nutritional needs are welcome to bring their own food items. 

If you have dietary restrictions (e.g., vegan, gluten-free, etc.), please notify us by sending an email to [email protected] by ten days in advance of the course.

CHILD CARE POLICY
In consideration of other participants and speakers, please do not bring infants/children into conference sessions.

CANCELLATION POLICY
The Office of Continuing Medical Education must receive written notification of your cancellation by August 30, 2019. A $75.00 processing fee will be deducted from refund requests received by this date. No refunds will be issued following August 30, 2019. The Office of Continuing Medical Education reserves the right to cancel this course twenty (20) days prior to the course date when a minimum enrollment is not met or for other reasons that prevent the University from holding the course. Each registrant will be notified by telephone followed by written notification and a full refund. The University of Washington is not responsible for any other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties. Contact the CME Office with questions: call 206.543.1050, fax 206.221.4525 or email [email protected].

SPECIAL SERVICES
Continuing Medical Education at the University of Washington is a self-sustaining unit and does not depend on or receive public monies in support of its educational efforts. Fees for this course are estimated to cover the costs of conducting this course. These costs include salaries, registration and credit, handouts, record keeping, faculty planning and evaluation and may include food, alcohol, taxes and gratuities to vendors. The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or [email protected]. The University of Washington makes every effort to honor disability accommodation requests. Requests can be responded to most effectively if received as far in advance of the event as possible, preferably at least 10 days. 

Please inform the CME Office ten days in advance of the conference start date if you will need to utilize lactation services.


Accreditation

Accreditation with Commendation: The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 12.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

10.75 CLE Credits are pending.


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