Medical Ethics: Ethical Considerations and Critical Conversations at End of Life

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, NMHS Education Center, Tupelo, MS


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), American Nurses Credentialing Center (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours), Mississippi Nursing Foundation (1.00 hours), MS Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists-Ethics (1.00 hours), NBCC Credit(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

The primary aim of Medical Ethics Conference is to raise the level of awareness and degree of understanding of fundamental, as well as, emerging issues and concerns in medical ethics. Topics include healthcare practices, societal issues and medicolegal concerns. Time is included for audience participation and questions.

1. Define "End of Life" and explain the important role providers and medical staff can play in faciliting timely interventions and support services under such circumstances.
2. Recognize how ethical considerations are especially important when dealing with end-of-life care, including decisions about life sustaining treatment, as well as palliative or hospices care.
3. Review healthcare provider best practices for working with patients at EOL in an effort to optimize health outcomes and enhance quality of life.
4. Explain how critical conversations and assessments, conducted in a respectful and collaborative manner facilitate timely interventions and support services.

1. Self-report through the post evaluation an increase in knowledge related to ethical considerations when dealing with end-of-life-care.
2. Self-report through the post evaluation an intent to incorporate into practice critical conversation and assessment capabilities related to end-of-life care.

NMMC designates this Live Activity course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NMMC is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation.  This activity has been approved for 1.00 contact hour(s). CE#00192-EDI-2360.

Social Work:  This organization (North Mississippi Medical Center DP# SWB12012) is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists.
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