Course Description:

Professionals from different healthcare backgrounds and working in different settings,
are increasingly faced with new ethical challenges, ranging from those posed by
reimbursement and regulatory protocols, to biases, cultural differences and even
tensions between team members who may have different viewpoints and allegiances
for determining what is best for the patient or client. This course presents recent
evidence of such challenges, to include those for physical therapists, occupational
therapists, speech language pathologists, athletic trainers, social workers, case
managers and nurses. The results of current research will be shared along with
practical examples, case studies and recommended solutions. Information will be
applicable to professional healthcare team members in acute care, post-acute settings,
clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health and other outpatient settings.