Ethical Approaches to Ensuring Patient and Family Directed Care

Friday, October 16, 2015: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Fort Worth 6/7 (Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center) - Convention Center - Level 3
Primary Presenter:
Sara Carlson, LICSW , Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospice, Duluth, MN
Co-Presenter:
Susan Dolph, LISW , Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospice, Duluth, MN
Was that really consent? Usual practice versus informed care – evaluate your assumptions and navigate the pitfalls of ethical dilemmas. In this session, learn how to hone your skills in areas of assessing capacity, practicing cultural competence and collaboratively advancing patient and family directed care.

Learning Objectives:
1. Acquire tools for identifying and challenging professional assumptions related to patient and family informed care
2. Refine assessment skills for determining an individual’s capacity to consent and to participate in care planning
3. Improve patient/family directed care by developing interdisciplinary approaches for working through ethical dilemmas


CE/CME: Counselor, Nurse, Physician and Social Worker