Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Describe the roles of the members of the healthcare team in their respective responsibilities for quality care.
2. Describe the necessity of reviewing all advance directives (health care proxy, MOLST) and conferring with witnesses, family/friends, and providers for input.
3. Identify an ethically appropriate response to the dilemma.
4. Recognize the legal issues and limitations when treating a patient with a "no code" order.

Faculty

Peter DePergola, PhD, MTS
Baystate Health Clinical Ethics

Ivan Chavarria-Siles, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Wayne Gavryck, MD
Department of Medicine
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Nicole Haddad, RN
Case Management
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Marla Killough, LICSW
Department of Social Work
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.