Components of Ethics for Healthcare Professionals

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Course Overview
Ethical behavior is a fundamental component of all healthcare professions, regardless of where or how they practice. The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals a broad overview on the study of ethical behavior and action as it is applied to practice, education, and research. The course will define terms used in discussing ethics, describe general principles and values of ethics and standards of conduct, and explain a decision-making process for analyzing ethical issues and potential disciplinary actions or sanctions that might occur if unethical behavior is determined by professional and/or credentialing organizations. Case studies are included throughout to stimulate reflection and direct application to practice examples.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Define ethics terms, theories, principles, and sources of ethical issues that are familiar across healthcare professions and settings.
  • Recognize general ethical principles and standards of conduct and basic procedures used to enforce them.
  • Recall a general decision-making process to resolve ethical questions/dilemmas that can occur across healthcare professions and settings.
     

About the Author/Presenter 
Elizabeth D. DeIuliis, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, FNAP, FAOTA, has been a credentialed occupational therapy practitioner for over 20 years. She is a clinical associate professor and program director in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Duquesne University. She has been inducted as a fellow in the National Academies of Practice and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). She has earned the credential of academic leader via successful completion of AOTA’s Academic Leadership Institute. Dr. DeIuliis has published several textbooks and numerous peer-reviewed publications, and she has presented at state, national, and international conferences on topics related to professionalism, ethics, experiential learning pedagogies, and interprofessional education.


Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Counselor, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work

Colibri Healthcare 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Massage Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

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