The Ethics and Art of Chart Noting_Enduring

Program Description

 
The medical chart documents a particular story about the patient, and the chart note author makes numerous decisions and value judgments in the process of prioritizing (and deprioritizing) certain information and choosing some language over others. The chart note is a powerful communication tool, and especially since the 21st Century Cures Act, it has important implications for the therapeutic relationship with the patient. This talk offers insights and techniques for minimizing bias, addressing patient vulnerability, and building a stronger therapeutic alliance through chart noting.
 
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, Registered Dieticians, Pharmacists, and Paramedics / EMTs

Learning Objectives

 
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
 
  • Discuss the ethical and professional challenges that accompany open notes with the 21st Century Cures Act
  • Analyze how bias, explicit or implicit, can enter the chart note
  • Describe best practices for clear, effective, and fair documentation in the medical record
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 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: 
01/15/2024
Course expires: 
01/15/2025
UPMC HR Direct for the UPMC Health Plan
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Speakers
 
Laura Guidry-Grimes, PhD, HEC-C
Associate Staff Bioethicist, Cleveland Clinic
 
Laura Guidry-Grimes, PhD, HEC-C is an Associate Staff Bioethicist at Cleveland Clinic with regional responsibilities at Lutheran and Marymount Hospitals in northeast Ohio. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Previously, she worked as faculty and as a clinical ethicist for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR, and she started her career at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Her research interests focus on how patients can be rendered vulnerable in clinical settings, disability bioethics, and psychiatric ethics. She received her PhD in Philosophy from Georgetown University in 2017.
 
Planning Committee
 
Michelle Schreiber, MSN, RN, CCM
Senior Clinical Education Coordinator, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
 
Michele Gordon, PhD, LSW
Program Manager, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
 
David Marr, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pharmacy Services, 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.
 
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit(s).
 
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 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 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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