Ethical and Legal Issues in Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorder

Pittsburgh, PA US
April 12, 2022

It is well established that the care of pregnant or postpartum women with substance use disorder (SUD) can be a source of work-related stress for clinicians. This presentation will define types of SUD and identify disparities and inequity in treatment. Clinicians must balance principles of beneficence, or preventing harm, with fidelity, which requires fairness, truthfulness, and advocacy. This can be a challenge for clinicians who are in positions where there is a mandatory requirement to report a pregnant woman’s substance use. In these situations, clinicians must be compassionate, truthful, forthcoming and transparent when communicating obligations with patients to maintain trust in the patient-provider relationship.  This discussion will provide recommendations for compassionate care for women with SUD including education on mental health, SUD, interpersonal violence, and treatment options. As patient advocates, clinicians can be a strong voice for pregnant women with substance use disorder and their unborn babies.                                       

Target Audience

Insurance Services Division RNs / SW / Health Coaches / Dieticians

Learning Objectives

1.   Describe physical challenges pregnant or breastfeeding women face with substance use disorder and the clinical impacts for their infants

2.   Analyze a clinician’s ethical obligations to deliver compassionate and transparent care

3.   Identify specific recommendations for treatment that benefit pregnant women with SUD and their infants

 

 

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: 
03/03/2022
Course expires: 
05/13/2022
Event starts: 
04/12/2022 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/12/2022 - 1:00pm EDT
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Program begins at 12:00 pm  and adjourns at 1:00 pm Total Education Time:  1 Hour

Time

Content

Presenter

12-12:15pm

Presentation of physical challenges pregnant or breastfeeding women face with substance use disorder, and review of the clinical impacts for their infants.

Liz Stokes, JD, MA, RN

12:15 – 12:45pm

Discussion regarding a health care providers ethical obligations to deliver compassionate and transparent care.

Liz Stokes, JD, MA, RN

12:45-1:00pm

Overview of specific recommendations for treatment that benefit pregnant women with SUD and their infants.

Liz Stokes, JD, MA, RN

UPMC Health Plan
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Liz Stokes, JD, MA, RN
Director American Nurses Association Center for Ethics and Human Rights
 
Ms. Stokes completed her BSN at the University of Virginia and worked several years as a critical care nurse. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond and worked as a Consultant for the D.C. Board of Nursing interpreting and conferring professional ethics provisions in nursing.  Recently she completed her Masters in Bioethics from Loyola University Chicago. Her leadership is also demonstrated through various charitable roles in the health and legal communities.  Ms. Stokes is a member of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys and serves on the board of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Affinity Group for Nursing.  She also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry and is an active volunteer with the District of Columbia Bar Association. Ms. Stokes is currently an American Academy of Nursing Jonas Health Policy Scholar.

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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