What happens when the law dictates medical decisions; medical practice appears to run outside the law, or the ethics of the situation suggest yet another response besides those predicted by either medicine or the law? Join our faculty to discuss specific cases that overlap the boundaries of medicine, law, and ethics and gain greater insight into the complexity of the decision-making process.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze the nature of how medicine, law, and ethics interact.
• Underline the value of incorporating the perspectives of law and ethics in complex medical decisions.
• Summarize resources available in your organization that could provide support with complex medical decisions.

This program is provided by ACOFP for educational purposes only. The material presented is not intended to represent the sole or best medical interventions for the discussed diagnoses, but rather is intended to present the opinions of the authors or presenters that may be helpful to other practitioners. Participants engaging in this medical education program do so with the full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against ACOFP for reliance on any information presented during these educational activities.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report continuing medical education (CME) credits commensurate with the physician’s participation in this program.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this enduring activity for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.