CME: 2025 Ethics Symposium Courage and Care - Navigating Moral Distress
Provider
University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development
Overview
This course explores moral distress in healthcare from interdisciplinary perspectives, focusing on its impact on providers, patients, and organizations. It examines the consequences of prolonged moral distress, such as burnout, emotional exhaustion, and the increased intention to leave practice. Participants will analyze real-world cases to identify sources of moral distress, emphasizing the interaction between ethical challenges, systemic inequities, provider roles, and organizational dynamics. Through presentations and discussions, the course aims to deepen understanding of how moral distress affects healthcare environments and explores strategies to build moral resilience and promote a culture of ethical integrity that supports both individual and collective well-being.
Date / Time / Location or online
- In-person event, Friday March 28, 2025 8:00 am - 3:45 pm. Perley Health I 1750 Russell Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z6
Education Credits
- Meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 5.25 Mainpro+ credits.
Overall Learning Objectives
At the end of this symposium, participants should be able to:
- Define moral distress and distinguish it from burnout, noting its impact on healthcare providers, patients, and organizations
- Identify sources of moral distress, utilizing cases from various provider perspectives and healthcare environments.
- Develop skills for discussing morally distressing situations and learn debriefing techniques for ethical challenges.
- Explore strategies for building moral resilience and fostering a culture of ethical integrity to reduce moral distress.
Registration Information
- Early Bird Deadline: February 28, 2025 @ 11:59PM (Eastern Standard Time)
- Registration Closes: March 24, 2025 @ 11:59PM (Eastern Standard Time)
- Early Bird Rate: $175 + HST
- Regular Rate: $200 + HST
- Registration. Full Program.
Accreditation
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 5.25 Mainpro+ credits.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 5.25 hours (credits are automatically calculated).