Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1| Describe the historical and legal origins of decisional capacity and explain how key assumptions embedded in early consent doctrine have been obscured in contemporary clinical practice.
2| Identify how prevailing cognitive-centric approaches to capacity assessment create systematic risks for bias—particularly in cases of refusal, disagreement, or culturally discordant values.
3| Compare traditional capacity frameworks with alternative models, including values-based approaches, and apply these models to reframe complex clinical cases involving refusal or nonconforming decision

Omar Mirza DO
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry - Columbia University
Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry -NYC Health + Hospitals Harlem

Yekaterina (Katie) Angelova, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry -Columbia University
Director Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry-NYC Health + Hospitals Harlem

 

NameRoleFinancial Relationship DisclosuresDiscussion of
Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of
Drugs/Devices in Presentation?

Omar Mirza DO

Speaker No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Yekaterina (Katie) Angelova, M.D.SpeakerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo

 

 

Session date: 
03/03/2026 - 8:00am to 9:00am EST
Location: 
Baystate Medical Center
759 Chestnut Street
Room Varies
Springfield, MA 01199
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 APA American Psychological Association
    Baystate Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 1.00 ASWB Continuing Education Credit(s)
  • 1.00 IPCE Credit Hour(s)
  • 1.00 NBCC

    Baystate Health is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely responsible for all aspects of the program. (ACEP #5684)

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