2009 Annual Meeting | Ethical Dilemmas in the ICU

Date Wednesday 04/14/10

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 be able to 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 Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge

Program Level Advanced

Recommended Audience Practitioner, Fellow, Academician, Resident, Nurse

Event Timeline
06:45 AM - 07:20 AM		The Neuroethicist's Perspective James L. Bernat, MD, FAAN
06:45 AM - 08:30 AM		Breakfast
07:20 AM - 07:55 AM		The Neurointensivist's Perspective Michael N. Diringer, MD
07:55 AM - 08:30 AM		Case Presentations

Faculty Disclosures
James L. Bernat, MD, FAAN	Dr. Bernat has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Physician's Index for Ethics in Medicine. The institution of Dr. Bernat has received research support from National Institutes of Health UL1TR001086. The institution of Dr. Bernat has received research support from National Institutes of Health ME-1609-36174. Dr. Bernat has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
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.

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