2013 Annual Meeting | Ethics, Clinical Practice, and Challenges in Neurogeriatric Care for the 21st Century

Date Friday 05/02/14

Time 06:30 AM - 09:30 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 Extended Seminar

Director(s) Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN

Topic(s)

Learning Objectives Participants should have an increased ability to solve medical-ethical dilemmas confronting the neurologist in providing comprehensive ethical care for geriatric patients with life-limiting neurologic disease; have an enhanced appreciation for obtaining informed consent, respecting patient autonomy, and determing medical decision-making capacity and competence, and the role of advance directives for the patient with dementia; be able to discuss ethical dimensions of diagnostic testing of asymptomatic individuals at risk for developing dementia; and have an enhanced knowledge of perceived medical futility, as well as the evidence base for providing optimal palliative and end-of-life care.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice

Recommended Audience Other, Trainee, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Interactive, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
06:30 AM - 06:40 AM		Introduction Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
06:40 AM - 07:20 AM		The Patient with Dementia: The Patient-Physician Relationship, Disclosing the Diagnosis, Consent, and Advance Directives James L. Bernat, MD, FAAN
07:20 AM - 07:25 AM		Questions and Answers James L. Bernat, MD, FAAN
07:25 AM - 08:05 AM		Testing in Presymptomatic Individuals At-Risk for Neurological Disease Eran P. Klein, MD, PhD
08:05 AM - 08:10 AM		Questions and Answers Eran P. Klein, MD, PhD
08:10 AM - 08:50 AM		Medical Futility Lawrence J. Schneiderman, MD
08:50 AM - 08:55 AM		Questions and Answers Lawrence J. Schneiderman, MD
08:55 AM - 09:20 AM		Ethical Clinical Decision Making: Neuropalliative and End-of-life Care for Patients with End-stage Neurological Disease Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN
09:20 AM - 09:30 AM		Questions and Answers

Faculty Disclosures
Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN	Dr. Kurent has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Young Clement Rivers, LLP.
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.
Lawrence J. Schneiderman, MD	No disclosure on file
Eran P. Klein, MD, PhD	The institution of Dr. Klein has received research support from NIH.

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