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| Date: | 08.03.2008 to 28.06.2008 |
| Location: | Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus London United Kingdom |
| Keywords: | Physician's role - Physician-patient relationship - Medical ethics |
| Details: | APPLIED CLINICAL ETHICS SCHEDULE ? Day 1 Saturday 8th March, 09:30 ? 17:00: Clinical Ethics in Theory and Practice ? Day 2 Saturday 5th April, 09:30 ? 16:45: Autonomy Issues in Clinical Ethics ? Day 3 Saturday 26th April, 09:30 ? 16:45: Ethical Issues at the Beginning and End of Life ? Day 4 Saturday 17th May, 09:30 ? 16:45: Law and Justice in Clinical Practice ? Day 5 Saturday 7th June, 09:30 ? 16:45: Making Use of Clinical Ethics in the Hospital Environment ? Day 6 Saturday 28th June, 09:30 ? 17:00: Moral Dilemmas in Clinical Practice: Oral Presentations and Case Analysis INTRODUCTION More than ever before, clinicians are confronted with complex ethical issues in their medical practice. These include disagreements between patients, relatives, and healthcare staff over treatment decisions, difficulties in obtaining informed consent, and issues of medical error, truth-telling and patient confidentiality. Recognising the growing importance of ethical awareness in medicine, the recent Ethics in Practice report of the Royal College of Physicians (2005) concluded that key medical personnel should be suitably trained in clinical ethics. Increasingly, formal examinations in medicine assess applicants on aspects of clinical ethics. The Applied Clinical Ethics (ACE) course, now in its second year, is aimed at practising clinicians and members of CECs, focusing entirely on clinical ethics and practical decision-making. Many of the speakers are both clinicians and ethicists. The convenient arrangement of modules, each falling on a Saturday at roughly monthly intervals, will enable practising clinicians to apply their knowledge in between sessions and attend the course without taking time off work. Sir William Osler famously noted that physicians need a clear head and a kind heart. This course strives to provide clinicians with the knowledge and tools to analyse clinical ethical issues in a clear and reasoned manner. COURSE METHODS The course consists of a series of seminars, usually followed by group discussions based on the issues raised by the speakers. Each module focuses on core aspects of clinical ethics. The final module gives participants the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice by presenting and analysing a case in an informal setting. Presenting on the final day is optional, and participants may simply wish to attend. Past participants found the last day particularly useful and interesting. COURSE AIMS The course aims to provide clinicians with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make deliberated and ethical decisions in their everyday practice, and to articulate (both to themselves and others) the reasoning behind their decisions. It should provide participants with an understanding of the main ethical issues in clinical practice, as well as the analytic tools to perform an in-depth ethics case analysis and to assist colleagues in their ethical decision-making. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This course is intended for hospital doctors, surgeons, general practitioners, nurses, managers and members of clinical ethics committees. Applicants must possess a professional or academic degree from an accredited institution and be actively engaged in healthcare. A small number of non-medical participants are welcome. ACE 2007 had 33 participants, including surgeons, intensivists, anaesthetists, paediatricians, palliative care specialists, junior doctors, GPs, nurses, and postgraduate researchers. |
| Organizer: | The Centre for Professional Development, Imperial College London Consultants |
| Contact: | Mrs Ulrika Wernmark Address: Centre for Professional Development Imperial College London Consultants South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 - (0)20 - 75 94 68 86 Fax: +44 - (0)20 - 75 94 68 83 Email: cpd@imperial.ac.uk |
| Webpage: | http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/courses/subject/medical/ace/ |
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