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Managing Demands for Futile Treatments

presented by
Horace M. DeLisser , MD,
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Release date: September 1, 2005
Expiration date: December 31, 2008

Target Audience: Family Practitioners, Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Colon Rectal Surgeons, Dermatologists, Endocrinologists, Gastroenterologists, General Surgeons, Geriatricians, Gynecologists, Gyn-Oncologists, Hematologists, Oncologists, Infectious Disease Physicians, Internists, Neonatologists, Nephrologists, Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Obstetrics, Orthopedists, Pathologists, Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiologists, Pediatric Gastroenterologists, Perinatologists, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Psychiatrists, Pulmonary Disease Physicians, Radiologists, Reproductive Endocrinologists, Rheumatologists, Trauma Surgeons, Urologists, Vascular Surgeons, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Social Workers, EMTs, Certified Diabetes Educators, CRNA's, and Pharmacists, all other healthcare professionals

Course Description: As Keynote Speaker of the conference titled, “Medical Ethics: Facing Ethical & Physiological Futility,” Dr. DeLisser provides an insight to the recognition of the controversies about medical futility, as a basis for decision-making, revolving around the fundamental question of what is the goal of medicine. This lecture was previously recorded as part of a live CME approved conference and is now made available through this online program. A voice recording, PowerPoint slides, and web technology are utilized. Click on the link above to begin this educational program.|

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Demonstrate that effective communication is essential for preventing and resolving conflicts over futile treatments.

  • Discuss a policy on withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments

Estimated time to complete the educational activity -- 1.0 hr(s)