



Ethics
An understanding of the principles and practices of clinical bioethics is essential to HPM Practice. Principles of clinical bioethics are incorporated into many of the activities of a hospice and palliative medicine physician including the roles of preventing and mediating conflict and distress over complex medical decisions (EPA 7), managing withdrawal of advanced life-sustaining therapies (EPA 8), and addressing requests for hastened death (EPA 10). Ethic principles and practices are incorporated broadly into the curricular didactics and experiential learning.

Didactics
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Ethics Cases
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Optimum Use of Life-Sustaining Treatment
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Physician Aid in Dying
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Palliative Sedation
Experiential Learning
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Inpatient consultation service (MGH, DFCI/BWH)
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IPCU (BWH)
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Outpatient clinic (MGH, DFCI)
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Hospice rotation and GIP Hospice
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IDT
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Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care Monthly Clinical Case Conference
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Communication Rounds (MGH)
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Block Rounds (DFCI/BWH)
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Psychiatric Supervision (MGH)