Can Your Client Decide? The Ethical and Legal Issues of Medical Decision-Making
Hosted by Norris McLaughlin P.A.
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Can Your Client Decide? The Ethical and Legal Issues of Medical Decision-Making
Webinar, Hosted By Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 3:30 AM - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 5:30 AM
Shana Siegel, a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and Chair of its Elder Care & Special Needs Law Practice Group, and Lori Kayne, the firm’s Geriatric Social Worker, will present the free webinar, “Can Your Client Decide? The Ethical and Legal Issues of Medical Decision-Making,” hosted in conjunction with Aveanna Healthcare.
Ethical and Legal Issues of Medical Decision-Making
Discussion topics will include:
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How the social work code of ethics relates to the principles of medical ethics
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Decision-making capacity and the concept of informed consent
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Ten myths about decision-making capacity and red flags that capacity determination would be needed
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Clinical approaches to determining medical decision-making capacity
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Federal and New Jersey laws related to medical decision-making
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The purpose of a Mental Health Advanced Directive
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The process that occurs in the absence of legal documents
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Case examples