Navigating Care in the Unbefriended Patient

November 9, 2022

Target Audience

Physicians

Registered Nurses

Social Workers

Learning Objectives

  • Identify healthcare needs of unbefriended patients
  • Discuss ethical issues while caring for unbefriended patients
  • Discuss legal issues of unbefriended patients
  • Explore social and spiritual aspects of caring

Nursing Learning Outcome:

On completion of the activity, registered nurses will report being better prepared to care for the Unbefriended patients. Thy will identify at least one new learning related to ethical considerations in decision making for the Unbefriended patients that they intend to apply to personal practice as reflected in the post-activity survey.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.75 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 0.75 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 0.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 0.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
Course opens: 
10/20/2022
Course expires: 
06/30/2023
Event starts: 
11/09/2022 - 12:45pm CST
Event ends: 
11/09/2022 - 1:20pm CST
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Virtual
Houston, TX
United States

Channon Hudgins, MD

Physicians:

Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

These live activities have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

 Nurses:

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Houston Methodist will provide 0.75 contact hour for each activity. Participants must attend each activity in its entirety and complete the corresponding items on the evaluation tool.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.50 Attendance
  • 0.75 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 0.75 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 0.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 0.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
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