Decision-Making in Pregnancy: Ethical Issues

Pittsburgh, PA US
February 10, 2022

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.

Target Audience

RNs / SW / Health Coaches / Dieticians

Learning Objectives

  1. Recall current perinatal ethical issues as well as limitations of classic approaches, such as the “problem with autonomy in fetal medicine”
  2. Discuss “life-limiting fetal diagnoses” such as trisomy 18 and how these diagnoses help to frame the perinatal ethical discussion
  3. Define and explain the concept of perinatal palliative care and discuss how it can provide structure for navigating complicated pregnancies
  4. 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 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
12/21/2021
Course expires: 
03/11/2022
Event starts: 
02/10/2022 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
02/10/2022 - 1:00pm EST
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Program begins at 12:00 pm  and adjourns at 1:00 pm Total Education Time:  1 Hour

Time

Content

Presenter

12:00 pm – 12:10 pm

Overview of perinatal ethical issues

Marta Kolthoff, MD, MA, FACMG

12:10 pm – 12:20 pm

Discuss life limiting diagnoses

Marta Kolthoff, MD, MA, FACMG

12:20 pm – 12:40 pm

Concepts of perinatal palliative care, structure for navigating

Marta Kolthoff, MD, MA, FACMG

12:40 pm – 1:00 pm

Recommendations for navigating challenging perinatal ethical cases

Marta Kolthoff, MD, MA, FACMG

UPMC Health Plan
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Marta Kolthoff, MD, MA, FACMG
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

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.

CCM CE will be provided:  1 CE  - CCM COA will be sent via email from UPMC Health Plan nurse planner

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 1 continuing education credits.

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 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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