Live Credit Claim: NYC/Westchester Chapter Meeting: May 6, 2026 -- Practical Ethics for the Hospitalist

The educational goal of the in person activity is to have healthcare workers in the hospital medicine field understand what are scenarios that Hospitalists often see when it comes to ethics. They will be made aware of the roles of healthcare professionals in it and how Hospitalists can make an impact when cases involving ethics occur.

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Availability

On-Demand

Expires on Jul 29, 2026

Cost

$0.00

Credit Offered

1.5 CME Credits

1.5 Participation Credits

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Identify how to apply ethical principles to patient care.
Learn what needs to be done in order to provide quality service to patients in a hospital based setting.
Determine when it is necessary to involve the medical ethicists when managing an inpatient.
Determine the steps to going about getting ethics on board, and how do meetings work for the care model.
Understand the limitations of ethics.
Know how a learner can become an active participant.

Faculty

Joyeeta Dastidar, MD, MBE, HEC-C
Walkiria Jimenez-Loo, MD, MPH, MS, FACP
Jennifer Gulas
Benjamin Verplanke, MD, FACP, FHM

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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