Contending Conscientiously for Good Medicine
1 Hours CE Available (see below for accreditation information)
Review Date: March 26, 2023
Release Date: March 1, 2020
Termination Date: February 28, 2026
1 Hours CE Available (see below for accreditation information)
Review Date: March 26, 2023
Release Date: March 1, 2020
Termination Date: February 28, 2026
What should a clinician do when a patient asks for a legal medical intervention to which the physician has a religious or other moral objection? Many argue that in such cases, it would be unethical for the clinician to refuse what the patient seeks, as such refusals seem to impose a physician’s personal values on what should be strictly professional decisions. In this talk, Farr Curlin will unpack what the conscience is and how it operates. He will suggest that conscientious refusals should and usually do express a commitment to good medicine, and he will argue that at root in contemporary disputes about conscience are two rival and incompatible visions of what medicine is for.
List of Learning Objectives:
- Describe what the conscience is and how it operates to inform and guide human decisions.
- Discuss how the clinician's conscience operates in the everyday practice of medicine.
- Describe how "personal values" and "professional obligations" relate to one another in the work of clinicians.
- Evaluate how the profession’s treatment of conscientious refusals impacts the way doctors and patients understand their obligations to one another.
Accreditation: Christian Medical & Dental Associations is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit
The Christian Medical & Dental Associations designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioner
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.
NPs may receive up to 1 credits for completing this activity.
Physician Assistant
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. by an organization accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive up to 1 credits for completing this activity.
Disclosures
Disclosures for all those in control of the content of this activity. The names of the ineligible companies (within the last 24 months) and the nature of the financial relationship(s). There is no minimum financial threshold. Disclosure of all financial relationships with ineligible companies regardless of the potential relevance of each relationship to the education.
Activity Planners, Faculty and CMDA CE Review Committee:
No relevant financial relationships were identified for any individuals with the ability to control the content of this activity.
ALL RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WERE MITIGATED.
CMDA reserves the right to cancel credit at any time during the promotion or after an activity has been presented.
No relevant financial relationships were identified for any individuals with the ability to control the content of this activity.
ALL RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WERE MITIGATED.
CMDA reserves the right to cancel credit at any time during the promotion or after an activity has been presented.