ETHICS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE

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Course Overview

How do ethical principles shape the decisions made in high-pressure emergency medical settings?

This course explores the fundamental ethical principles in prehospital and emergency care, equipping healthcare providers with the knowledge and decision-making skills to navigate complex ethical dilemmas.

Through real-world case studies, interactive discussions, and scenario-based quizzes, learners will examine topics such as informed consent, duty to act, end-of-life care, negligence, and social media ethics in EMS.

Whether you’re a paramedic, nurse, doctor, or EMS professional, this course provides practical ethical frameworks to enhance patient care and professional decision-making.

What You'll Learn?

100% Online | Self-Paced | CPD Accredited for 8 Ethics Points

This course is ideal for:
✔ Paramedics, EMS personnel, and first responders
✔ Doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals
✔ Medical students and ethics scholars
✔ Anyone interested in emergency medical ethics

No prior ethics training required

Certification: Awarded upon course completion

Course Content

IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION
- Course Description
- Requirements & Preparation
- Completion & Certification
- Exclusions, Liability, and Conflict of Interest
- Materials & Resources
INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ETHICS IN EM
- THE FOUR PILLARS OF MEDICAL ETHICS
- ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ETHICS IN EM
PATIENT AUTONOMY & CONSENT IN EMERGENCY CARE
- UNDERSTANDING INFORMED CONSENT
- UNDERSTANDING CAPACITY
- PATIENT AUTONOMY & CONSENT IN EMERGENCY CARE
END-OF-LIFE CARE & ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
- THE LIVING WILL, DNAR & MEDICAL FUTILITY
- PALLIATION & DECISION MAKING
- END-OF-LIFE CARE & ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
DUTY TO ACT & PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
- UNPACKING DUTY & NEGLIGENCE
- DUTY TO ACT & PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN TREATING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
- TREATING & ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN
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- THE ELDERLY
- VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE/ABUSE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN TREATING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
SOCIAL MEDIA & ETHICAL CONDUCT IN EM
- CONFIDENTIALITY & PRIVACY RISKS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
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- SOCIAL MEDIA & ETHICAL CONDUCT IN EM
ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS
- ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS
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- COURSE REFERENCES

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ETHICS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE

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Course Overview

How do ethical principles shape the decisions made in high-pressure emergency medical settings?

What You'll Learn?

Course Content

Course Description

Requirements & Preparation

Completion & Certification

Exclusions, Liability, and Conflict of Interest

Materials & Resources

THE FOUR PILLARS OF MEDICAL ETHICS

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ETHICS IN EM

UNDERSTANDING INFORMED CONSENT

UNDERSTANDING CAPACITY

SCENARIO 1: AUTONOMY

SCENARIO 2 - REFUSAL OF CARE

PATIENT AUTONOMY & CONSENT IN EMERGENCY CARE

THE LIVING WILL, DNAR & MEDICAL FUTILITY

PALLIATION & DECISION MAKING

SCENARIO 1 - LIVING WILL

SCENARIO 2 - DO NOT RESUSCITATE

END-OF-LIFE CARE & ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

UNPACKING DUTY & NEGLIGENCE

SCENARIO 1 - DUTY TO ACT

SCENARIO 2 - POTENTIAL NEGLIGENCE

DUTY TO ACT & PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE

TREATING & ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN

THE ELDERLY

VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE/ABUSE

SCENARIO 1 - CULTURAL BELIEFS / TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

SCENARIO 2 - CHILDREN

SCENARIO 3 - MENTAL HEALTHCARE USER

ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN TREATING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

CONFIDENTIALITY & PRIVACY RISKS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

SCENARIO 1 - PATIENTS PERSONAL INFORMATION

SCENARIO - PATIENT TRANSPORTED TO AN INAPPROPRIATE FACILITY

SOCIAL MEDIA & ETHICAL CONDUCT IN EM

SCENARIO 1 - RESOURSE LIMITATIONS

ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS

COURSE REFERENCES

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