Exercises in Futility: Ethical Challenges in Otolaryngology

Autor:	Andrew G. Shuman, Roger D. Cole, Susan D. McCammon
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Critically ill Context (language use) Clinical Practice Otorhinolaryngology Health care Analytical skill Ethical dilemma medicine Surgery Engineering ethics business Ethical framework
Zdroj:	Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 149
ISSN:	1097-6817 0194-5998
DOI:	10.1177/0194599813493390a18
Popis:	Program Description:Medical futility is an evolving ethical dilemma with which otolaryngologists must become familiar, as we shoulder unique challenges regarding limitations upon what we can and should offer our patients. This course will describe an ethical framework that integrates existing clinical practice guidelines, professional codes of conduct, and healthcare law, designed to help participants make practical bedside decisions. Case studies will be presented exploring issues including tracheotomy requests for critically ill patients and end-of-life care in head and neck cancer. Using audience participation, we will probe these difficult questions, hone analytic skills, and suggest nuanced and practical approaches in an interactive format.Educational Objectives:1) Define the concept of medical futility as it relates to the practice of otolaryngology. 2) Describe an ethical context addressing medical futility that integrates existing clinical practice guidelines, professional codes of conduct, and he...
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