Providence Center for Health Care Ethics was established in 2000 to serve the ethics consultation, education and scholarship needs of Providence Health & Services in Oregon.
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ETHICS CORE CURRICULUM III: SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS
Sponsored by Providence St. Vincent Pastoral Services and the Center for Health Care Ethics
through the Ing Family in memory of Frederic Ing, M.D.
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Hope and Good Dying
What do we have to offer when cure is “off the table”?
Medical Grand Rounds
8-9 a.m. Medical Grand Rounds
9-9:30 a.m. Q & A
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Souther Auditorium, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
When age, infirmity and serious illness complicate patients’ lives by threatening their sense of self and continued existence, we as professional caregivers need to be skilled in cultivating hope. This session will explore why hope matters and how we can enable hope in the seriously ill and dying.
Compassion Fatigue, Caregiver Burnout and the Balanced Life
Open Forum
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Lunch provided to those who pre-register
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Souther Auditorium, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
As we seek to maximize health outcomes and productivity while keeping costs down, we risk compassion fatigue. We will look at the work-family-leisure balance in your life and who you are becoming by the choices you make every day about where and how to spend your time, energy and money.
Give It More Time: The Ethics of Waiting
Medical Grand Rounds
8-9 a.m. Medical Grand Rounds
9-9:30 a.m. Q & A
Wednesday, Jan. 15
Cancer Center Amphitheater, Providence Portland Medical Center
It’s challenging to know when, why and how to deal with delayed decision-making in clinical care. We’ll use case studies to explore this ethically complex issue and we’ll make practical suggestions about how to manage delayed decision-making when it is no longer appropriate to “give it more time.”
Carol Taylor, Ph.D., RN
Dr. Taylor is a senior research scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University and a professor of nursing. She is experienced in caring for patients who are chronically and critically ill and their families. Dr. Taylor chose doctoral work in philosophy with a focus in bioethics because of her passion to “make health care work.” She has a Ph.D. in philosophy with a concentration in bioethics from Georgetown University and a master's degree in medical-surgical nursing from Catholic University. Her research interests include clinical and professional ethics and organizational integrity.
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General information: EventCast On-Demand will be available for viewing after Jan. 15. A link will be sent to those who pre-register.
Questions: Please contact Sheila Schaeffer by email or by phone at 503-216-1133.