Ethics in Healthcare: Exploring Bioethics, Clinical Ethics, and Health Equity​

Dr. Sotomayor, Chief of the Clinical Ethics Consultation service of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, navigates learners through the complex ethical dilemmas that face healthcare practitioners by reinforcing the foundational concepts of clinical bioethics, primarily the four principles, and educating the learner on how to apply these foundational concepts to the pressing ethical issues related to health equity and prescribing and access to medications and treatments.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Apply key concepts of clinical bioethics to clinical practice
  2. Describe the ethical considerations of social determinants of health and resource allocation
  3. Explore pressing ethical issues related to health equity and access to healthcare
  4. Evaluate a case related to access to medications from an ethical perspective

Additional Information

Partner: 
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
07/27/2023
Course expires: 
07/27/2026
Rating: 
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Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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