Clinical Ethics Skills and Methods: Guideposts to Navigate Uncertainties at the Bedside

This 1-day program, scheduled for January 25, 2019, is intended for members of hospital ethics committees and others interested in ethical aspects of clinical medicine. Attendees will include physicians, nurses, PAs, social workers, chaplains, patient representatives, lawyers, counselors, and psychologists. Community members who serve on ethics committees are encouraged to attend. Priority will be given to those currently serving on a hospital ethics committee or ethics task force.

Program Materials

• Program flier
•  Program schedule

Learning Objectives

During this one-day program, participants will:

• Review the core ethical responsibilities of individuals performing hospital ethics consultation, and how to fulfill them;
• Learn and practice methods of mediation that can be employed in a clinical ethics consultation;
• Participate in simulations of ethics case consultations;
• Choose from a variety of break-out sessions which are likely to include the latest findings on marginalized populations, the role of religion in ethics consults, and recent legal happenings impacting ethics consultations. 

Planning Your Visit

Coming from out of town, or need driving directions?  Please visit our Travel Page for suggested accomodations, parking, and driving directions.

Speakers

Speakers include:

Joseph J. Fins, MD, MACP, FRCP
The E. William Davis, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics & Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College;
Director of Medical Ethics and Attending Physician
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center;
Co-Director CASBI, Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury,
Weill Cornell and Rockefeller University;
Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics and the Law,
Yale Law School

Dr. Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv
Research Scholar, The Hastings Center
Click here for bio; 

Mark Mercurio, MD, MA
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology); Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Director, Program for Biomedical Ethics, Yale School of Medicine
Director, Yale Pediatrics Ethics Program

Advance Preparation

Because this is only a one-day program, attendees are encouraged to familarize themselves with the program’s cases, readings, and mediation principles in advance. Materials will be provided at least two weeks before the program start date.

Registration

Space will be limited, and priority will be given to members of hospital ethics committees and ethics task forces.

Costs

$0 for members of Yale New Haven Health System’s ethics committees (Greenwich, Bridgeport, YNHH, Westerly, and Lawrence & Memorial) and community members of any hospital ethics committee;

$150 for all other attendees if payment is received by November 30th, 2018;

$175 for registrations after November 30, 2018.

Morning coffee and lunch are included in the cost of the program.  

Questions about the rate? Please reach out to us at bioethics@Yale.edu. 

Yale University School of Medicine
The Anlyan Center
300 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06519

Requesting a Slot

To request a slot, email us at bioethics@Yale.edu with a short summary (2-4 sentences) of your interest in the program, whether you currently serve on an ethics committee, your title, and any topics of pressing interest to you.  

Payment 

Once confirmed, please kindly pay the program fee as outlined on our payment page.  

Program Sponsorship

This program is co-sponsored by our sister organization, the Program for Biomedical Ethics at Yale’s School of Medicine.

Accreditation

Disclosure

Planning Your Visit

Coming from out of town, or need driving directions?  Please visit our Travel Page for suggested accomodations, parking, and driving directions.