Ethical Decision Making in Emergency Medicine
Activity
e-Learning Module
e-Learning Module
By the end of the session learners should be able to: Understand and recognize core ethical principles (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice) as they relate to emergency medicine. Develop an approach to recognizing and responding to ethical issues in clinical practice using a decision-making framework. Describe broad ethical and legal principles underlying informed consent and capacity. Be familiar with CPSO policy on mandatory reporting. Participate in a group based End of Rotation Debriefing session. Have an opportunity to discuss and reflect on any difficult or stressful clinical scenarios while on your rotation.
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
- Demonstrate ethical decision making.
- Protect information provided by or about patients, keeping it confidential, and divulge it only with the patient’s permission except when otherwise required by law.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural issues (e.g., age, sex, culture, disability).
- Be reliable and responsible in fulfilling obligations.
- Demonstrate honesty and integrity in patient care.
Assessments
e-Learning Module Completion
Tags
Basic Sciences
Ethics
CanMEDS Roles
Professional
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Emergency Medicine Rotation
Discipline
Emergency Medicine
General MCC Objectives
Law And Ethics
MCC Presentations
Confidentiality
Consent
Truth Telling
McMaster Professional Competency
Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgement
McMaster Program Competencies
5.7 Demonstrate the application of ethical principles to commonly encountered ethical issues such as the provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations
MeSH
Beneficence [K01.752.566.479.830.500]
Clinical Clerkship [I02.358.399.450.110]
Ethics, Clinical [K01.752.566.479.171.132]
Ethics, Medical [K01.752.566.479.171.132.750]
Ethics, Professional [K01.752.566.479.171]
Health Care Costs [N05.300.375]
Health Resources [N03.349.340]
Mandatory Reporting [I01.880.604.583.080.134.300]
Personal Autonomy [K01.752.566.479.830.650]
Principle-Based Ethics [K01.752.566.479.830]
Resource Allocation [I01.261.750]
Truth Disclosure [F01.145.209.259.800]
Professional Competency
Yes