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Ethical Issues in the Emergency Department: Part 1

Treating someone against their expressed wishes

The lecture duration is 19min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Prof. Michael Ardagh
Professor and specialist in Emergency Medicine, at the University of Otago and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Lecture Summary

This talk uses a case study, of a young man who is intoxicated, head injured and wants to leave the emergency department, to consider the process of ethical deliberation about whether to let him go or prevent him from leaving. Specifically, it works its way through considerations of the four principles of biomedical ethics, the components of autonomy and the assessment of competence.

Target Audience

Emergency Medicine Doctors
Emergency Medicine Nurses
Paramedics
Rural GP's

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Understand the principles of bioethics including respect for autonomy and beneficence/non-maleficence
  • Understand the components of autonomy to help decide if the patient’s wishes are their true autonomous wishes
  • Understand the contributors to ‘competence’ (a component of autonomy) to assist with the objective above

Ethical Issues in the Emergency Department: Part 2

The Pragmatics

Emergency Medicine / Ethics