2008 Annual Meeting | Ethical Dilemmas in the ICU

Date Tuesday 04/28/09

Time 06:45 AM - 08:30 AM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Breakfast Seminar

Director(s) Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD, FAAN

Topic(s) Ethics/Professionalism

Learning Objectives Participants should improve their understanding of the concept of futility of care, learn the reach and limits of prognostication in patients with critical brain injury, recognize the risk of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy when predicting a poor prognosis, and acquire new skills to communicate with families when discussing possible withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining measures.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge

Program Level Intermediate

Recommended Audience Practitioner, Fellow, Academician, Resident, Nurse

Event Timeline
06:45 AM - 07:15 AM		Decisions to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment in ICUs Douglas White, MD
06:45 AM - 08:30 AM		Breakfast
07:15 AM - 07:45 AM		Withdrawal of Care in Acute Neurologic Disease: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Michael N. Diringer, MD
07:45 AM - 08:15 AM		Withdrawal of Life Support in Acute Neurologic Disease: Futile Care Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD, FAAN
08:15 AM - 08:30 AM		Questions and Answers

Faculty Disclosures
Michael N. Diringer, MD	No disclosure on file
Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD, FAAN	Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Boston Scientific. Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Shionogi . Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Chiesi. Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Ceribell. Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Neurocritical care/NCS-Springer. Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Wolters/UptoDate. Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for EBSCO/DynaMed. Dr. Rabinstein has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for AHA. Dr. Rabinstein has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Rabinstein has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Rabinstein has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Rabinstein has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Douglas White, MD	No disclosure on file

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