End of Life
1 Hours CE Available (see below for accreditation information)
Original Release Date: March 1, 2020
Review Date: February 15, 2023
Re-release Date: March 1, 2023
Termination Date: February 28, 2026
1 Hours CE Available (see below for accreditation information)
Original Release Date: March 1, 2020
Review Date: February 15, 2023
Re-release Date: March 1, 2023
Termination Date: February 28, 2026
In 2014, doctors diagnosed 29-year-old Brittany Maynard with an inoperable brain tumor. She moved to Oregon in order to die by physician assisted suicide. Her death by a lethal dose of medications prescribed by her physician brought national attention to the practice of physician assisted suicide (PAS). Advocacy groups, who after years of legislative roadblocks have renewed efforts in numerous states to legalize physician practices of helping patients to end their lives. How should Christian physicians understand and respond to this shifting of the tide? In addition, even if assisted suicide were justifiable, physicians as physicians have reason to refuse to engage in the practice. In this course, Farr Curlin, MD will look at what has changed that would make it seem that assisted suicide is good medicine; especially since patients already have the right to refuse life-sustaining treatment.
List of Learning Objectives:
- Discuss whether assisted suicide is ever justifiable.
- Discuss the role of a medical professional bearing in mind the Hippocratic Oath.
- Define palliative care.
- Assess the meaning of the Hippocratic Oath bearing in mind assisted suicide.
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 Creditâ„¢ 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.