Fair Allocation of Scarce Ventilators and Anti-Viral Medications During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Douglas White, MD

Douglas B. White, MD, MAS, presents a talk on fair allocation of ventilators and anti-viral medications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. White is the UPMC Endowed Chair for Ethics in Critical Care Medicine; professor of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine, and Clinical Translational Science; and the director, Program on Ethics and Decision Making in Critical Illness, CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Intended Audience

MD, DO, Specific Physician Specialists, RN, APRN, LPN, Specific RN Specialists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physician Assistants, Social Workers, Clergy, PhD, Residents, Fellows, Medical Students, Nurse Practitioners.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Summarize key ethical considerations when allocating scarce resources during a public health emergency.
  2. Present frameworks to allocate scarce ventilators and COVID-19 medications.
  3. Discuss the widening health disparities and the need to intervene.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 MOC: ABIM Medical Knowledge Points (Part II)
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Registration opens: 
05/26/2020
Course expires: 
05/25/2021
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Department of Medicine Online Grand Rounds (19-20)
Rating: 
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FACULTY DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this CE activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests* in order to allow CE staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during the educational activity. For this educational activity all conflicts of interests have been resolved and detailed disclosures are listed below:


Click here to view the Planning Committee Disclosures.  

Kim Spreacker, PhD: No relevant relationships to disclose in regard to this activity.
Jessica Carlucci-Jenkins, BA: No relevant relationships to disclose in regard to this activity.

* The ACCME defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use: The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP advises the participant that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices.

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Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation Statements

American Board of Internal Medicine

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Medical Association

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hour.  

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing is Iowa Board of Nursing provider 350. 

Continuing Education Units

The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for .01 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1 hour.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 MOC: ABIM Medical Knowledge Points (Part II)
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours

Cost:
$0.00
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