This talk explores the routine and extraordinary ethical quandaries faced by front line providers in community-based mental health services. It offers guidelines to identify common "ethical danger zones" and to minimize the experience of frustration and futility that they cause.
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
- Define moral dilemma versus moral distress.
- Recognize the effect of moral distress on personal well-being and clinical practice through real-life case studies.
- Review how to navigate the experience of moral distress.
Professor and Director
Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin
Professor of Anthropology
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Arthur R. Derse
- Paul Brodwin
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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.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 1.00 Hours of ParticipationHours of Participation credit.