Od-031935 MWHC Pulmonary Services Withdrawing and Withholding Medical Treatment
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Type
On Demand
Credit
No
Description
MWHC Pulmonary Services Withdrawing and Withholding Medical Treatment
Objectives
- Define the four main principles underlying medical ethics
- Discuss the background and case laws leading to the development of advanced directives in the United States
- State policies from MedStar Washington Hospital Center pertaining to the withdrawal and withholding of life support
- Discuss palliative care of the DNR patient as provided in MedConnect
- State steps related to the withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in the organ donation and brain dead patient
Fees
Free
Activity Director
Gail Drescher
gail.s.drescher@medstar.net
Organization
MedStar Washington Hospital Center