Basics of Clinical Ethics

Basics of Medical Ethics and Professionalism

Learning Objectives

Recognize and analyze ethically problematic aspects of medical practice
Familiarity with the basic concepts and methods of medical ethics and professionalism

Faculty (must login to view pictures)

Richard L. Elliott, MD, PhD Professor and Director, Medical Ethics (Macon)
Martin H. Greenberg, MD, Professor, Pediatrics (Savannah)
R. Stephen Williams, MD, MHSA, Associate Professor, Pedatrics (Macon)

Schedule - please refer to Community Medicine I schedule

Your preparation
For each lesson, you will find a discussion case or two and a lesson summary. You will be expected to have read the lesson summary and case(s) before each session and to have analyzed the cases using the case analysis format.

Note: if you want to refer to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and wish to view the current law, you can go to http://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp Click on OK-Close. On the next page at the top, Check the Natural Language button, uncheck Table of Contents, enter search words (e.g., Advance Directives Health Care).and click Search.

If you have problems viewing these pdf's, please contact Michelle Bliss at bliss_m@mercer.edu.

Powerpoints

Medical Ethics and Professionalism Part One

Medical Ethics and Professionalism Part Two

Cases

Case 1 Informed consent and surrogate decisionmaking

Case 2 Confidentiality
Resources

Case Analysis form

Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care

O.C.G.A. Advance Directives

O.C.G.A. Consent for Surgical or Medical Treatment

American College of Physicians Charter on Professionalism

Attendance Policy
You must attend one group session (typically, this will be at your assigned group time, but exceptions may be necessary and should be requested ahead of time).

Evaluation

At the end of the module, you will take a written exam worth 10 -15 points. A “satisfactory” grade for the module requires a 65% correct score. (See also “Attendance Policy” above.). The examination will cover material from the Powerpoint presentations as well as background material from the web site given for cases one and two. Know landmark cases!

Remediation will be available for students who contact a member of the Medical Ethics Program faculty within one week of the return of final grades. Remediation consists of achieving a 65% correct score on a retest covering material similar to the original test.

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