Ethics & Medicine: Navigating Today's Challenges

This CME course is essential for physicians and healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their ethical decision-making skills.

About this Event

This course, Ethics & Medicine: Navigating Today’s Challenges, is designed to provide medical professionals with a comprehensive exploration of contemporary ethical dilemmas in clinical practice, research, and healthcare policy. Through a series of expert-led discussions and case-based analyses, participants will engage with critical topics such as vaccine hesitancy, artificial intelligence in medicine, disclosure of medical errors, defensive medicine, and the evolving landscape of reproductive and palliative care. The program offers an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating perspectives from clinical ethics, public health, and legal frameworks to help practitioners navigate the increasingly complex ethical landscape of modern medicine.

Registration Includes:

• 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM
• Continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch
• All proceedings from registration will be donated to the non-profit organization De Frente al Alzheimer, Inc

Cancellation Policy: The registration fee, less a 25% administrative fee, will be refunded when the organizing committee receives written notification before June 10, 2025. No refunds will be made if the notification is received after June 11, 2025.

Disabilities Statement: Northwell Health complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require special services to support your participation in this continuing education program, contact us at 787-548-0047.

Agenda


🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatrics: A Public Health Imperative
Host: Michael Grosso, MD

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Responsible Engagement of Marginalized Puerto Rican Communities
Host: Enid Garcia, MD

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Teaching Ethics in Development of Professionalism-
Host: Jerome Weiner, MD

Info: - The Experience at the Zucker School of Medicine

Break

🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Ethical Considerations in the Management of Kidney Disease
Host: Richard Schwarz, MD

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Disclosure of Medical Errors: An Ethical Obligation?
Host: Amos Grunebaum, MD

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Q & A Session
Lunch

🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
The Evolving Ethical Challenges of Biomedical Research
Host: Frances Santiago-Schwarz, PhD

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Uses, Risks, and Ethical Consideration
Host: Joseph Ng, MD

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
From Legal Standards to Ethical Foundations: Rethinking Defensive Medicine
Host: Jorge Luis Rivera Agosto, Esq.
Break

🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Professional Palliative Medicine: Beyond End-Of-Life Care
Host: Maria Ramos, MD

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Ethical Challenges to Reproductive Medicine Today
Host: Frank Chervenak, MD

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Q & A Session

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