Contemporary Perspectives on Bioethics: Current Ethical Issues in Healthcare

The Northern California Chapter of the 

Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care

Presents

Contemporary Perspectives on Bioethics: 

Current Ethical Issues in Healthcare

A 6-hour Continuing Education Event

Saturday, September 17, 2016

8.30 am – 4:00 pm

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, CA.

The program will focus on some of the current ethical topics in healthcare specific to California, including issues regarding decision-making for unrepresented, incapacitated patients and physician-assisted dying.

Speakers will include:

• Margaret McLean, PhD,  Associate Director and Director of Bioethics at the Markkula Center of Applied Bioethics at Santa Clara University,
• Jana Craig, PhD, Regional Ethics Director at Kaiser Permanente-Northern California
• Ruchika Mishra, PhD, Bioethicist at Sutter Health Bay Area’s CPMC.

And will be followed by:

• A panel discussion by social workers who participate as members of ethics committees at their respective medical facilities.

Objectives  

At the conclusion of this event, participants will:

• Have increased knowledge about the End of Life Option Act and its application to ethical and legal considerations for both inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings
• Be able to apply the recent California court decision regarding decision-making for unrepresented patients, particularly in the skilled nursing settings
• Be able to determine when health care surrogates should be used for patients lacking capacity, be able to identify ethical issues that may arise, and be able to implement strategies for handling surrogate conflicts
• Have increased knowledge about the various roles and contributions of social workers on ethics committees in different health care settings

All individuals who work with clients coping with bioethical issues, particularly social workers, chaplains, hospice workers, nurses and other healthcare providers are encouraged to attend.  CEUs will be available for social workers and RNs.

Registration: Prices range from $120 to $150

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/contemporary-perspectives-on-bioethics-current-ethical-issues-in-healthcare-tickets-25366479824

Full refunds will be provided up to and including August 31, 2016

Parking Garage on Martin Luther King Jr. Way (between 52nd & 53rd). – Cost: $9/day

Limited street parking