Decision-Making in Pregnancy: Ethical Issues_Enduring

The purpose of this program is to explore current perinatal ethical issues in the context of life-limiting fetal diagnoses such as trisomy 18.  Perinatal palliative care will be introduced and discussed as it relates to the ethical issues.

SPECIAL NOTE:
There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to supplement training that has already occurred. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations.

Target Audience

Nurses, Social Workers, Health Coaches and Registered Dieticians

Learning Objectives

 
  • Recall current perinatal ethical issues as well as limitations of classic approaches, such as the “problem with autonomy in fetal medicine”
  • Discuss “life-limiting fetal diagnoses” such as trisomy 18 and how these diagnoses help to frame the perinatal ethical discussion
  • Define and explain the concept of perinatal palliative care and discuss how it can provide structure for navigating complicated pregnancies
  • Recall recommendations to bioethicists and health care providers for navigating challenging perinatal ethical cases
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/02/2022
Course expires: 
03/02/2025
UPMC HR Direct for the UPMC Health Plan
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Speaker
 
Marta Kolthoff, MD, MA, FACMG FACOG
Director, Olivia's Angels Perinatal Palliative Care Program at Allegheny Health Network
Director, Medical Genetics at West Penn Hospital
Board Certified Reproductive Geneticist:15 years
Board Certified OBGYN: 17 years
Masters in Bioethics from University of Pittsburgh
Expertise in perinatal palliative care, fetal medicine, trisomy 18
 
Planning Committee
 
Michelle Schreiber, MSN, RN, CCM
Clinical Education Coordinator, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
 
Michele Gordon, PhD, LSW
Program Manager, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
 
 
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
No planners, 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 to disclose.
 
Disclaimer Statement
The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
 
Other Healthcare Professionals
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

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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