Medical ethics and end-of-life decisions
Contributors: Network for Continuing Medical Education
Series: NCME DVD -- no. 851; Network for Continuing Medical Education (Series) -- no. 851.; COH 412 (NU course); COH 420 (NU course); GER 310 (NU course); NSG 325 (NU course)
Publisher: Network for Continuing Medical Education
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Secaucus, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording]
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Death; Moral and ethical aspects; Terminal care; Older people; Medical care; Advance directives (Medical care); Medical ethics
Description: In this program, Dr. William Matory interviews Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, a world-renowned spokesman on ethics and the medical profession. Dr Pellegrino addresses end-of-life and other difficult decisions faced by physicians and other healthcare professionals in caring for patients and provides clinically and morally sound advice, based on his belief in the moral nature of medicine and the ethical obligations of physicians.
Notes: "Released July 7, 2005."

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ACCME-accredited sponsor: the Network for Continuing Medical Education ; approved for up to 2 credit hours in categor 1 (PRA/AMA) ; for 1 prescribed hour (AAFP) ; AMA category 1 credit accepted (AAPA) ; and up to 2 credit hours in category 2-A (AOA).

Edmund D. Pellegrino ; moderated by William E. Matory.

DVD-R.
Table of contents: title: Physician-patient relationship, oaths and codes, and patient autonomy; title: CPR, DNR, role of the courts; title: Cases involving medical ethics; title: Definitions; title: Ethical consultations.