Online Course Library for Health Care Professionals and Students
Online courses use video animation scenarios and presentations. Each use a self-guided format with baseline and progress assessments, a glossary of important terms, references for further study, and a certificate upon completion. Courses may be accessed upon learner registration and payment of annual licensure fee. Annual licensure enables learners to create an account and log in to their course from any device, anytime, anywhere.
The Institute is working to build a library of courses; programs which apply the principles of health care ethics to improve the overall patient experience. Your support makes these programs possible.
Effective Ethics Consultation
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Prompted by a nurse’s dilemma, observe this hallway consult.
Course concepts: the skills and process needed for an ethics consultant or consult team to address an ethical dilemma arising in patient care.
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Observe a formal Ethics Committee meeting.
Course concepts: structure and function of the hospital ethics committee with demonstration of the consultation process review and quality improvement.
$129/online registrant. 1 yr. of unlimited access.
Praying for a Miracle
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Immerse yourself in the all-too-often ethical dilemma presented by patients and families who want “everything done” for their dying loved one.
Course concepts: Managing end-of-life issues with patients and caregivers.
$79/online registrant. 1 yr. of unlimited access.
Provider Assisted Suicide
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Dr. Chris is struggling in anticipation of an upcoming appointment. Observe his contemplation with a colleague and his course for resolution in a request for assistance with patient suicide.
Course concepts: understand the basics ethical issues surrounding physician assisted suicide. Understand some considerations providers face when patients request assisted death.
$129/online registrant. 1 yr. of unlimited access.
Approaches to Moral Reasoning
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Observe three students interact in anticipation of their upcoming Ethics class.
Course concepts: an explanation of health care ethics and how ethical principles elevate patient care and provider well-being.
$79/online registrant. 1 yr. of unlimited access.
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Medical Ethics for Students: A Novel, Interactive Curriculum
A sample of the video content from “Obtaining Informed Consent”, one chapter of the course Medical Ethics Curriculum: Modern Approaches to Good Practices.