THE POPULAR PHC’S 4-DAY ETHICS SEMINAR IS BACK! REGISTER NOW! HEALTH CARE ETHICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY APRIL 19 - 22, 2010

Topics include:
● Introduction to Bioethics ● Ethics, Law and Morality● Organizational Ethics ● Resource Allocation & Public Policy ● Medical Decision Making ● Cultural Diversity in Health Care● End-of-Life Care ● Moral Distress ● Ethics Consultations ● Professional Ethics

Who should attend:
● Hospital and community-based clinicians ● Allied health professionals ● Social service providers ● Health care leaders/executives ● Policy makers ● Pastoral care professionals ●Others interested in deepening their understanding of ethical issues in health care

Why you should attend:
Complex medical choices dominate our work. We often struggle with conflicting values for which no ‘right’ answer seems evident. When confronted with tough choices, how do we achieve the ultimate goal of promoting patients’ and residents’ clinical interests while respecting them as whole persons?

In this interactive and case based seminar you will gain familiarity with use of ethical decision making processes & tools within the context of clinical practice, and learn about how to resolve common conflicts in the quest to do the right thing. Physicians will earn 22.25 Mainpro-M1 and Section 1 study credits.

The seminar is being held at the conference center, 2nd floor, 1190 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC. For program brochure, registration form, and faculty information, plesae click: http://www.providencehealthcare.org/ethics_services/health-ethics-seminars.html

Note: the seminar will be followed by PHC’s Annual Ethics Conference, April 23, 2010. Click here for more details: http://www.providencehealthcare.org/ethics_services/health-ethics-conferences.html

Coming in 2010 - Mark upcoming dates in your calendar!

January 12: Ethics Brown Bag @ MSJ with Dr. Michael Wilkins-Ho, Dr. Anita Ho & Matt Voell, JD: When Patients Can't Give Consent for Care: Medico-legal and Ethical Issues, noon to 1pm, Harvest Room B

January 19: Ethics for Lunch @ SPH with Dr. Paddy Rodney & Jennifer Bell, MA: Addressing Moral Distress Through Relational Practice, noon to 1pm, Dining Room 1 & 2

March 9: Ethical and Communication Issues Around DNAR, noon to 1:30, Harvest Room B, MSJ

March 16: Ethical and Communicatin Issues Around DNAR, noon to 1:30, New Lecture Theatre, SPH

April 19 - 22: PHC's 2nd Annual Health Ethics Seminar: Health Care Ethics in the 21st Century, Conference Centre, 2nd Fl., 1190 Hornby St. Vancouver, BC

April 23: PHC's Annual Health Ethics Conference: Risky Choices - Risky Behaviours, SFU at Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC Please click here for details: http://www.providencehealthcare.org/ethics_services/