Presenter:  Rochelle Maurice, Clinical Ethicist, Centre for Clinical Ethics

"Can self-advocacy go overboard?  Examining the ethical issues at the intersection of patient self-advocacy and standard clinical practice"

Patients are empowered to be advocates for themselves as they partner with healthcare teams to address their clinical concerns. This gives patients the ability to control their treatment based on their personal needs and values. It also affects the relationship between patients and healthcare teams. This presentation will explore the ways in which patient self-advocacy influences the development and operationalization of treatment plans.

 Objectives:

- to examine the intended and unintended consequences of patient self-advocacy
- to explore scenarios where patient self-advocacy leads to requests for treatment that are on the margins of standard clinical practice
- to discuss the ethical tensions that arise when patient self-advocacy leads to conflict between the patient and the healthcare team​

Presenter:  Jeremy Butler, Clinical and Organizational Ethics Fellow, Centre for Clinical Ethics Presentation Title:  Responding to Requests for Futile and non-Beficial Treatment Patients, families, and substitute decision-makers often request treatments that healthcare providers think are non-beneficial or inappropriate in the circumstances. Sometimes clinicians believe the requested treatments to be futile, […]

Presenter:  Jeremy Butler, Clinical and Organizational Ethics Fellow, Centre for Clinical Ethics Presentation Title:  Responding to Requests for Futile and non-Beficial Treatment Patients, families, and substitute decision-makers often request treatments that healthcare providers think are non-beneficial or inappropriate in the circumstances. Sometimes clinicians believe the requested treatments to be futile, […]

Presenter:  Jeremy Butler, Clinical and Organizational Ethics Fellow, Centre for Clinical Ethics Presentation Title:  Responding to Requests for Futile and non-Beficial Treatment Patients, families, and substitute decision-makers often request treatments that healthcare providers think are non-beneficial or inappropriate in the circumstances. Sometimes clinicians believe the requested treatments to be futile, […]

Presenter:  Jeremy Butler, Clinical and Organizational Ethics Fellow, Centre for Clinical Ethics Presentation Title:  Responding to Requests for Futile and non-Beficial Treatment Patients, families, and substitute decision-makers often request treatments that healthcare providers think are non-beneficial or inappropriate in the circumstances. Sometimes clinicians believe the requested treatments to be futile, […]

Presenter:  Jeremy Butler, Clinical and Organizational Ethics Fellow, Centre for Clinical Ethics Presentation Title:  Responding to Requests for Futile and non-Beficial Treatment Patients, families, and substitute decision-makers often request treatments that healthcare providers think are non-beneficial or inappropriate in the circumstances. Sometimes clinicians believe the requested treatments to be futile, […]

CCE Ethics Grand Rounds June 2021 Pandemic Visitation Appeals (Hillman-Lawn)

Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) 2021 Conference Ethical Issues in Caring for Older Adults The 2021 annual Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) conference will be held again this year as a speaker series with lectures/panel discussion over four consecutive Wednesdays in November, the first occurring during National Health Ethics Week […]

Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) 2021 Conference  Ethical Issues in Caring for Older Adults The 2021 annual Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) conference will be held again this year as a speaker series with lectures/panel discussion over four consecutive Wednesdays in November, the first occurring during National Health Ethics Week […]

Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) 2021 Conference  Ethical Issues in Caring for Older Adults The 2021 annual Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) conference will be held again this year as a speaker series with lectures/panel discussion over four consecutive Wednesdays in November, the first occurring during National Health Ethics Week […]