Program Description: 

Our considered judgments about refusals and requests of treatment from patients who have been deemed to "lack capacity" suggest that expressions of what we might call the non-rational or non-autonomous will are ethically significant. In this presentation, I will argue that our willingness to accord such ethical significance to the sub-rational reflects an attractive conception of the self, and of the “deep self,” that informs our ethical thinking but has not been well-understood by philosophers and bioethicists.

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:

  • Examine the ethical significance of the preferences of medical patients who lack capacity to make their own decisions.
  • Evaluate recent attempts to explain and justify the tendency to give ethical weight to such preferences.
  • Consider a conception of the self that includes, and sometimes prioritizes, the non-rational.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director:
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD
Professor and Director
Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker:
Samuel Reis-Dennis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
Rice University
 
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
  • Samuel Reis-Dennis
 

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: 
04/16/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
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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