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0968_CPMC_Bioethics Workshop_Clinical Ethics in Action_Live
Description:
Sutter Health’s Program in Medicine and Human Values will host its 20th annual bioethics workshop. This interactive in person workshop series equips healthcare providers with practical, transferable skills for navigating complex ethics cases through real‑world practice. Participants learn how to elicit patient stories, reframe conflict, align interdisciplinary teams, and sustain ethical practice amid moral distress. Using realistic, high‑stakes cases, sessions emphasize communication, coordination, and reflection skills directly applicable to complex healthcare situations. The workshop is designed for healthcare providers and ethicists seeking actionable tools to improve ethical clarity, collaboration, and professional sustainability. The Program in Medicine and Human Values’ professional bioethics team will share strategies and best practices to problem-solve difficult situations frequently encountered in the hospital setting. The workshop will utilize teaching methodology such as case-based discussions, applicable law, and skills-based training for healthcare professionals and hospital ethics committee members.
Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:
Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:
Bao, G. C., Katz, S., Mukherjee, D., & Gabbay, E. (2025). A clinician’s guide to ethical challenges in discharge planning: Proportionality, risk, and justice. The American Journal of Medicine, 138(11), 1502–1512.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2025.06.017 [amjmed.com
Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content):
Comer, A. R., & Sulmasy, D. P. (2025). Assuring the provision of palliative care as an ethical duty for all physicians. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 70(1), e25–e27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.012
Loy, M., & Kowalsky, R. (2024). Narrative medicine: The power of shared stories to enhance inclusive clinical care, clinician well-being, and medical education. The Permanente Journal, 28, 23.116. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/23.116
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Nurse, Registered (RN)
Physicians (MD or DO)
Social Workers
Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
Workshop 1: Listening Beyond Yes/No
• Elicit clinically relevant patient narratives to clarify values, goals, and concerns in ethically complex care situations.
Workshop 2: Reframing Conflict Without Losing the Ethics
• Recognize conflict escalating narratives and frames used by patients, families, or clinicians in high stakes clinical encounters.
• Reframe emotionally charged statements into ethically constructive language that supports collaboration and shared understanding.
Workshop 3: Staying Focused on the Problem—Not the People
• Distinguish interpersonal conflict from the core ethical problem in complex, multi stakeholder cases.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary alignment by articulating shared ethical concerns and coordinated care strategies.
Workshop 4: Changing the Narrative—For Ourselves and Each Other
• Identify internal and team narratives that contribute to moral distress, stagnation, or burnout in repetitive or high conflict cases.
• Apply narrative self regulation and brief debriefing strategies to support ethical decision making and professional sustainability.
Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest
No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.
– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D.
William Andereck, MD
William Andereck, MD
Shaylona Kirk
Ruchika Mishra, PhD
Shilpa Shashidhara, PhD
William Andereck, MD
Elizabeth Balskus
Jennifer Chan, MS, OTR/L, HEC-C
Celeste Fong
John Frye, PhD in Bioethics, UCLA Clinical Ethics Fellowship Graduate
Kelsey Gipe, PhD
Shaylona Kirk
Garson Leder, PhD
Ruchika Mishra, PhD
Erica Ronning, PhD (c), MA, HEC-C
Sarah Sawicki, Ph.D.
Shilpa Shashidhara, PhD
Haley Thompson, DBe
In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health 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 Statement
Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 5.50 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, and 5.50 general continuing education credits for social workers. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
Available Credit
- 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physician Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.50 Non-Physician Participation Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 5.50 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
- 5.50 ANCC
Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 5.50 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.50 ASWB-ACE
Social Work Credit
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Sutter Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.50 continuing education credits.
- 5.50 CA BRN
Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
This activity is approved for 5.50 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 5.50 IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.