2023 Annual Professional Ethics Seminar happening November 16

Nurses physicians, clergy, case managers, social workers, hospital and health facility administrators, and other healthcare professionals are invited to the 2023 Annual Professional Ethics Seminar, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, November 16 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West. This seminar is jointly provided by the University of Southern Indiana, Ascension St. Vincent Evansville and Deaconess Health System. 

“This seminar will engage participants with discussions of common ethical issues, dilemmas and challenges," said Jen Palmer, Professional Development Specialist with the USI Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning. “We have a variety of speakers planned that will address current issues affecting healthcare professionals today, and attendees will learn best practices they can incorporate into their practice.” 

This year’s speakers are: 

• Elliot Bedford, PhD, Director of Ethics Integration for Ascension St. Vincent Indiana, will speak on Health Equity and Social Justice.
• Lynn Herr, RN, BSN, CPN, Director, Clinical & Outreach Division of the Vanderburgh County Health Department, will speak on Health Equity and Regional Health Issues.
• Karenrose Contreras, MD, MSCR, FACOG, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist with The Women's Hospital, will speak on The Impact of the Roe v. Wade Decision and the Indiana Abortion Law.
• Karl Sash, MD, Director of Palliative Care with Ascension St. Vincent Evansville, will speak on Resource Allocation: Cases from Ascension St. Vincent.
• Jarrod A. Malone, Esq., Attorney with Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC, will speak on Ethical Dilemmas: Legal.
• Kevin Valadares, PhD, USI Professor and Chair of Healthcare Administration, and Nick Rhoades, MHA, BA, BSN, RN, Chair of the Ethics Coordinating Council at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville, will lead a session, Dilemmas: Student-Facing (Patient and Student Case). 

A panel discussion on equity with pain management and dilemmas faced by providers will be led by William Blanke, MD, Ascension Medical Group; Anna Dauer, MD, Palliative Care; Shauntrece Deters, FNP, NP-C, Deaconess Palliative Care; and Kimberly Gibson, RN, BSN, CHPN, Ascension Palliative Care. 

Registration: The cost to attend this seminar is $100 a person ($20 for undergraduates), which includes continental breakfast, lunch and online access to presentation materials. A valid email address is required to receive conference materials, program evaluation and continuing education certificates. 

To register, visit USI.edu/health/ethics. Registration required by November 10. No refunds will be issued after November 10. 

For more information, contact Kelley Collazo, Senior Administrative Assistant, at 812-461-5217 or kacollazo@usi.edu 

Continuing Education Information

In support of improving patient care, University of Southern Indiana Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to provide continuing education for the health care team. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Southern Indiana Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.  

The University of Southern Indiana maintains responsibility for these courses. Attendees will receive up to 6.0 contact hours with completed program evaluation. 

IPCE Credit

This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 6.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. 

The University of Southern Indiana is an approved provider of continuing education for several professionals licensed in the state of Indiana, including social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and dental professionals. 

Health Facility Administrators

Health facility administrators will receive 6.0 clock hours for this program. The University of Southern Indiana has been approved by the Indiana Board of Health Facility Administrators as a sponsor of continuing education programs for health facility administrators (License #98000033A) 

Chaplains

The provider of this educational event has designed the program so that it may be considered by participants for use as continuing education as required by the Common Qualifications and Competencies for Professional Chaplains for those certified by the Association for Professional Chaplains, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains and the National Association of Jewish Chaplains.