Program Description: 
Michael Doring Connelly, a 40-plus-year healthcare veteran and former CEO of Mercy Health, discusses his book, The Journey’s End: An Investigation into Death and Dying in Modern America. The discussion will share his research about how to change the standard approach to end-of-life care and the practical benefits of facing death as a reality rather than trying to medicalize it. Connelly claims that when the system stops fighting death with invasive procedures and prescription drugs, dying becomes a shared, caring, family experience rather than a cold, clinical and medical ordeal. He aims to raise awareness of the key issues driving the dysfunction of U.S. health care, with attention to how the elderly bear the brunt, and encouraging people to develop “death literacy.”
 
Bioethics and Medical Humanities Grand Rounds provides a monthly forum for teaching participants to resolve cases based on the best ethical practices. Bioethics and Medical Humanities Grand Rounds also provides information on any legislative changes that occur so that clinicians are ready to implement them. The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities is the only clinical ethics center in Wisconsin. The faculty are leaders in clinical ethics and set the agenda for clinical ethics practice in Southeastern Wisconsin.
 
Key Words: Bioethics, Clinical Ethics, Health Care Ethics, Medical Ethics, Medical Humanities
Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Describe the current US health care system and the ways in which it fails those who are elderly and those who have a terminal illness.
  • Compare the current practices of the health care system with alternatives focused on reimagining conceptions of death and dying.
  • Analyze how a new approach to end-of-life care would allow individuals to reflect on the meaning of one’s life and better manage their decisions in the final phase of life.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD
Professor and Director
Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker:
Michael Doring Connelly
Author and former CEO of Mercy Health
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Arthur R. Derse
  • Michael Doring Connelly
The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process and addressed.
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Contact

Name: 
Kris Tym
Email: 
ktym@mcw.edu

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
02/20/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
Virtual Meeting
Milwaukee, WI
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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