In this workshop we will address selected ethical issues that arise when caring for those who suffer from mental illness and that confront healthcare providers both in our mental health services and in our acute care institutions.  Using a series of panels that include providers from mental health and acute care settings, speakers will present selected cases to discuss current issues exploring ethical considerations related to these issues and identifying practical implications including model approaches.

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AGENDA

9:15    Welcome

9:30    Determining decision making capacity: Does refusal to accept recommended treatment indicated lack of decision making capacity?

                   Sarah Herbert, MD

                   Keith Herr, MD

11:00  BREAK

11:15  Staff concerns in working with patients with mental illness

                   Don Hughey, PhD

                   Jason Liebzeit, MD

12:45  LUNCH

1:30    A system of caring: Problems and opportunities for mentally ill patients as they move between various parts of the mental health systems and beyond

                   Mary Lynn Dell, MD, M.T.S., Th.M.

                   Walter Anderson, MD

3:00    Program evaluation

FACULTY

Walter F. Anderson, MD, Director of Adult Inpatient Services, Ridgeview Institute

Mary Lynn Dell, MD, M.T.S., Th.M., Associate Professor os Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Sarah Herbert, MD, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine

Keith Herr, MD, Adult Clinical and Forensic Psychiatry, Georgia Regional Hospital

Don Hughey, PhD, Psycholgist, Georgia Regional Hospital

Jason Liebzeit, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

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To register for this workshop complete registration form below. 

Payment options include:

1. Online credit card payment (registrant and credit card holder must be the same person).

HCECG member - $65

Non-member - $125

Students - $35

2. All other payment methods are indicated on the registration form below.

Location

Emory Crawford Long Hospital

550 Peachtree Street, NE

Glenn Auditorium

Atlanta, GA, 30308

United States