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Caring for patients necessitates an understanding of the lop-sided relationship—think hospital gown or dental chair vs. a white coat—between patient and medical or dental professional. While ethical lines can often be clearly drawn, what about moral circles? That is, how can viewing the “vulnerable other” as “one of us” improve and enhance our care, our institutions, and our communities? Building upon the work of, inter alia, Ramsey, Pellegrino, and May, this lecture looks at how we care for, communicate with, and comfort while treating patients, human beings who are our “neighbors”. A consideration of virtue ethics, accompanied by patient and physician narratives, will be included in the presentation.

List of Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate our lives and practice: Is the patient before me a “who” or a “what”
• Identify my own moral circle drawing: who is in, and who is outside?
• Discus the role of community in your practice/life.

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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.

Dental Credit CDE - Subject Code: 550 Practice Management and Human Relations
Christian Medical & Dental Associations is a Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
1/1/2023 to 12/31/2026
Provider ID# 218742
1 Lecture Hour(s) Available.

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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.