ANCDS Continuing Education Webinar: Promoting Autonomy in Individuals with Communication Disorders: A Clinician Primer to Decision-Making Capacity, Informed Consent, and Health Literacy
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
Category: Webinars
Promoting Autonomy in Individuals with Communication Disorders: A Clinician Primer to Decision-Making Capacity, Informed Consent, and Health LiteracySpeaker:
Live Broadcast:Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM Central Registration is now closed.For those unable to attend the live broadcast, an archived webinar will be made available shortly thereafter.Description:While speech-language pathologists are not the primary determiner of one's capacity to make healthcare decisions, they do assist care teams with such determinations. In this course, clinical decision-making capacity, the process of informed consent, and health literacy will be reviewed. Additional topics surrounding ethical considerations will be discussed, including: principles of ethics, dignity of risk, and ethical obligations that expand our moral lens. Learner Outcomes:The learner will be able to:
Speaker Bio:Dr. Askren is a staff speech-language pathologist at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. She serves a comprehensive patient population and is an integral member of their ALS Care Team Center of Excellence; additionally, she serves on the medical center's Ethics Committee. She received her Master's degree at San Diego State University and earned her clinical doctorate in medical speech-language pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Askren teaches at the graduate level for West Virginia University's Speech-Language Pathology program in the School of Medicine. She is published on the topics of ethics & considerations at end-of-life and has been invited to speak nationally. Among her many professional interests, she especially enjoys clinical education. Dr. Askren is a member of the ANCDS Communication Committee. Speaker Disclosures:Financial: Dr. Askren has no financial disclosures. Non-Financial: Dr. Askren is a member of ANCDS. Cost:ANCDS Members: No charge! ASHA CEUs:Live Webinar Attendees:If you would like to receive credit for attending, please complete and submit the program evaluation form after the webinar by Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Please note: CEU information is submitted to ASHA on a monthly basis. Therefore, it may take 6-8 weeks for your course to show up on your ASHA CE transcript. If it has been more than 8 weeks since you took a course and you have not seen your course posted, please contact [email protected]. Recorded Webinar:The recorded version of this course will be available 9/6/2022 - 12/31/2022. |