Grounding Your Practice: Ethical Decision Making in a Complex Clinical Environment

November 12, 2011

1-5 p.m. | 2002 Health Science Center, UW-La Crosse
$85 includes materials and refreshments | ($75, UW-L Physical Therapy alumni)
4 contact hours

There are ethical elements in every aspect of patient care. Some ethical challenges are readily identified with clear solutions and easy implementation while others are hard to identify and require considerable thought before deciding what course of action to take. The purpose of this four-hour session is to practice ethical decision making using realistic clinical scenarios. Clinical scenarios will include such topics as gift giving, rationing care, reporting fraud and abuse, and moonlighting.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the ethical elements of everyday practice
  • Analyze the problem using ethical principles that guide health professionals
  • Explore practical alternatives when constructing a course of action
  • Recognize the risks associated with ethical decisions
  • Value the need for moral courage when acting on ethical problems
  • Discuss the moral residue that may accompany ethical decision making

Instructors:

Gwyneth Straker, P.T., M.S., served as a tenured faculty member and assistant professor at UW-La Crosse prior to her retirement in 2011, where she taught courses associated with professional roles and behaviors. Straker served on the WPTA Disciplinary Action Committee as a member and as Chair, chaired the Ethics Advisory Committee for UW-L andprovided expert consultation for the Wisconsin’s Department of Regulation and Licensing regarding ethical practice of physical therapists.

Please note: A complementary lunch is provided for those who also register for the Nov. 12 morning program, "Interpreting Physical Therapy Research."

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