Physicians can find themselves in ethically difficult positions when their patients are unable to give their informed consent. As part of the Informed Consent and Decision Making series, this Code of Medical Ethics module navigates a physician's obligation to assess their patient's decision-making capacity and explores the role of surrogates, consent versus assent, standards of decision-making, and the physician's role in advance care planning in this process.
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Education from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics is a series of interactive modules that provide training to assist physicians and healthcare professionals in thinking about the foundational values of conduct defining their honorable behavior. Learn more
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AMA CME Accreditation Information
Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 MA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME Disclosure Statement: Unless noted, all individuals in control of content report no relevant financial relationships.
If applicable, all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Credit Renewal Dates: October 02, 2020, October 02, 2021
Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.
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