Advanced Issues in Ethics Seminar

Pittsburgh, PA US
October 13, 2022

This conference aims to increase ethics committee member knowledge of advanced issues in clinical ethics and prepare interested participants for professional clinical ethics development.

Target Audience

This conference aims to increase ethics committee member knowledge of advanced issues in clinical ethics and prepare interested participants for professional clinical ethics development.

Learning Objectives

Uncover abstract/advanced ethics issues in clinical practice
Learn clinical ethics consultation resolution strategies and their justificatory moral theories
Develop competencies for future ethics consultation opportunities

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 5.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 5.25 ASWB
  • 5.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/07/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022
Event starts: 
10/13/2022 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/13/2022 - 4:00pm EDT
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8:00-8:30         Registration and Breakfast

8:30-8:45        Welcome/Introduction and Goals for the Day - Joseph Bertino, Ph.D., HEC-C

8:45-9:45         High Risk Non Adherence  - Lauren Williams, MA, MSN, RN, NE-BC 

9:45-10:00        Break

10:00-11:00        Ethics and Patients Living with Substance Use Disorders - Julie Childers, MD, FAAHPM

11:00-11:45        Lunch

11:45-12:15        Special Decision-Making Considerations for the Elderly - Lianne Vighetti, DHCE, HEC-C, LCSW

12:15-1:15        What is Hope? - Michael Certo, MD, MA, MM

1:15-1:30        Break

1:30-2:30        Justice, Health, and Access to Health Care:  Forensic Patient Populations - Ariel Clatty, Ph.D., HEC-C and Rebekah Apple, MA, DHSc 

2:30-3:00        Wrap Up and Takeaway/HEC-C Discussion - Joseph Bertino, Ph.D., HEC-C

3:00                 Adjournment 

UPMC Mercy Sr. M. Ferdinand Clark Auditorium, Side A - Level 2, Building C
1400 Locust St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Faculty Listing:
Joseph Bertino, Ph.D., HEC-C. UPMC. Pittsburgh, PA.
Lauren Williams, MA, MSN, RN, NE-BC. UPMC. Pittsburgh, PA.
Julie Childers, MD, FAAHPM. UPMC. Pittsburgh, PA.
Lianne Vighetti, DHCE, HEC-C, LCSW. UPMC. Pittsburgh, PA.
Michael Certo, MD, MA, MM. UPMC. Pittsburgh, PA.
Ariel Clatty, Ph.D., HEC-C. UPMC. Pittsburgh, PA.
Rebekah Apple, MA, DHSc. UPMC. Pittsburgh, PA.

Faculty Disclosure 
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.25 contact hours.

Social Work 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 5.25 continuing education credits.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 5.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 5.25 ASWB
  • 5.25 Attendance
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Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space at CCEHS conferences.
1. Visit our online registration site at: https://cce.upmc.com/advanced-issues-ethics-seminar
2. Click the register/complete course button to register.  Click the checkout button then enter your customer information to register for the symposium.
3. Print the automatic electronic registration confirmation email sent to the email address you provided us when you registered. If you do not receive this confirmation, please contact us at bertinojt@upmc.edu
4. If you need assistance registering online, please contact Joseph Bertino by email bertinojt@upmc.edu

All cancellations should be made by October 13, 2022. To cancel your registration, please notify: Joseph Bertino by email bertinojt@upmc.edu