2016 Conference
Third Annual Interprofessional Forum on Ethics and Religion in Health Care
Challenges in Organ Donation and Transplantation
Date:
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016
Time:
8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Location
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Southern Management Corporation Campus Center
621 W. Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Description
Innovations in organ transplant offer growing opportunities to save lives but raise new challenges and questions regarding how to interpret moral, religious, and spiritual obligations to one’s self and others. If a loved one needs a kidney, are we obligated to offer ours? What’s the difference between an obligation to a loved one versus one to a stranger? Who is most deserving of the limited supply of organs available for transplantation? What ethical and/or religious dilemmas or questions arise when organs for transplant are obtained from patients who are dead based on neurologic criteria (“brain dead”) versus cardiac criteria (heart and breathing stopped) versus a live donor?
This educational program is designed to facilitate interprofessional learning. We welcome all health care professionals as well as lay persons interested in exploring these questions from the lens of ethics, religion, and spirituality, with an emphasis on how different health care professions contribute.
Agenda
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8:30–9 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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9–9:15 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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9:15–10 |
Journey to Organ Transplantation in the 21st Century |
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10–10:45 |
Communication about Organ Donation at the Time of Death Simulation Heba Youseff, MDiv, Family Services Coordinator, The Living Legacy Foundation |
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10:45–11 |
Debriefing/Q&A |
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11–11:15 |
Break |
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11:15–11:45 |
Ethics and Organ Donation / Transplantation |
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11:45 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. |
Spirituality and Religion in Organ Donation and Transplantation |
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12:15–12:30 |
Q&A |
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12:30–1:30 |
Lunch and Facilitated Discussions Special Topics: Faith Perspectives (Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jehovah's Witness, Jewish) and Distributive Justice Rev. Meridith Grandy, MDiv, Staff Chaplain, Pastoral Care Services, University of Maryland Medical Center John W. Johnson, Hospital Liaison Committee for Jehovah's Witnesses Nirav G. Shah, MD, FCCP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Maryland Medical Center Heba Yousseff, MDiv, Family Services Coordinator, The Living Legacy Foundation |
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1:30–2:15 |
Panel: Special Topics in Transplant Medicine Laurie Thompson, RN, CCTC Sterling Brown, President/Founder Lindsey A. Pote, PharmD, BCPS |
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2:15-3:15 |
Ethics Case Consultation Mark Connelly, LCSW-C, Clinical Social Worker II, Liver Transplant, University of Maryland Medical Center Suzanna Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, Senior Nurse Practitioner, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center Rev. Meridith Grandy, MDiv, Staff Chaplain, Pastoral Care Services, University of Maryland Medical Center John W. Johnson, Hospital Liaison Committee for Jehovah's Witnesses Silke Niederhaus, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery , University of Maryland Medical Center Lindsey A. Pote, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Solid Organ Transplantation, PGY-2 Solid Organ Transplantation Residency Program Director, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Nirav G. Shah, MD, FCCP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Maryland Medical Center Rabbi Shmuel Silber, MA, Institute for Jewish Continuity; Suburban Orthodox, Congregation Toras Chaim Anita J. Tarzian, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing; Program Coordinator, The Maryland Healthcare Ethics Committee Network at Maryland Carey Law. |
Continuing Education
Nurses
Nurses can receive six contact hours upon successful completion of this educational activity. Successful completion of this activity for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) is demonstrated by attending the entire conference, completing the online CE evaluation survey, and filling out the verification of attendance form provided on site. Partial credit will not be provided. Participants will receive a CNE certificate via email from the University of Maryland School of Nursing approximately two to four weeks after submitting the required documentation. All requests must be received within 90 days of the conference.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Institute for Jewish Continuity. The University of Maryland School of Medicine is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: The University of Maryland School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Work
The University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Office of Continuing Professional Education is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for six Category I continuing education units.
Pharmacist
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This application-based activity (UAN: 0025-0000-16-120-L04-P) is approved for 6.0 hours (0.6 CEU) of continuing education credit. Statements of credit will be posted to CPE Monitor within three weeks for all participants who successfully complete the activity. Successful completion of this activity requires the attendee’s signature on the sign-in sheet, participation in the entire activity, and completion of an online activity evaluation.
Registration
Registration fees include all program materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and CE for nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and social workers.
Fees
- Full-time Students and Medical Residents: $50
- Individual: $95
- MHECN Members: $75
Register and submit fee payment now.
Organizers
Presented by the Institute for Jewish Continuity; the University of Maryland Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work; the UMB Graduate School, and the Maryland Healthcare Ethics Committee Network at Maryland Carey Law.