Clinical Ethics Intensive – April 2021

Welcome to the participant portal for the CommonSpirit Health Clinical Ethics Intensive. The Clinical Ethics Intensive (CEI) will be held Wednesday April 28 and Thursday April 29, 2021 and will utilize a virtual format. The CEI brings together staff from CommonSpirit hospitals to engage in training provided by the system Mission Innovation, Theology and Ethics team. Join ethicists Kevin Murphy, System Senior Vice President of Mission Innovation, Ethics and Theology and Becket Gremmels, System Vice President of Theology and Ethics in an innovative program designed to educate and enrich ethics committees and leadership.

General Information

Agenda Northern California Virtual CEI

Meeting Link:

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83196991908?pwd=TE9OSi9jRFdyYUYrNDlRUXJsWGE2Zz09

Meeting ID: 831 9699 1908
Passcode: 841079
Dial by your location:

  • 1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
  • 1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
  • 1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
  • 1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Consider downloading the zoom app to your smartphone or tablet (if available) as a backup in the event that your computer malfunctions.

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For any questions, please contact:

Russell Keithline
System Manager, Mission Projects
CommonSpirit Health™

720.875.7940 (o)
303.870.7245 (c)
RussellKeithline@CatholicHealth.net

Pre-Work

Before the Clinical Ethics Intensive, participants should listen to 6 EthicsLab Essentials Podcast episodes. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes in length and provides foundational information.  These can be completed at your convenience before Wednesday April 28.

Participants should listen to 6 EthicsLab Essentials Podcast episodes. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes in length and provides foundational information.

  1. Podcasts are located at: the EthicsLab Essentials webpage or anywhere you get podcasts (iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, etc.).
  2. The four required episodes are:
    1. Informed Consent: Supporting Patient Autonomy
    2. Do Not Resuscitate Orders: Key Ethical Issues
    3. Beyond Capacity: Assessing Challenging Cases
    4. Brain Death: A Foundational Yet Emotional Ethical Concept
    5. Goals of Care
  3. One additional episodes of your choice, found at the EthicsLab Essentials webpage

In addition to the CME credit available for the CEI, participants can obtain ½ CME credit for each EthicsLab Essentials episode. To do so, follow the following steps:

  1. Before listening to each episode, go to the EthicsLab Essentials webpage and click on “Click Here for Podcast CME Credit” to complete the pre-test.
  2. Listen to the episode and then click on “Click Here for Podcast CME Credit” again to complete the post-test and CME evaluation.

Presentation Content, Tools and Cases

Day 1 Ethics Consultation 2021

CEI Day 2 Mediation Process and Skills 2021-3-26

CommonSpirit Ethics Consult Booklet

Core Competencies for Healthcare Ethics Consultation

Ready Reference Grid

Jonsen Grid

Ethics Consult Role Play Evaluation Tool

Ethics Patient Care Conference Standard Process

Ethical and Religious Directives

Role Play – Brain Death – Case

Role-Play-She-Did-Not-Mean-It CASE

Role Play – We’re Tired – Case

Role Play – Inducing Labor Before Viability – Case

Role Play – Informed Consent – Case

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (CME) Process

Clinical Ethics Intensive Participants can obtain 7.5 CME credits for full participation in the CEI. To do so, please contact Russell Keithline