Medical Ethics and Professionalism • ME-22 • PBI Education

Medical Ethics and Professionalism (ME-22) is a two-day comprehensive ethics program grounded in the premise that all clinicians have the potential to commit an ethical violation or violate professional expectations. This course addresses and remediates issues rooted in lack of adherence to laws, rules, guidelines, codes, or policies. Participants arrive at the seminar primed by the pre-course readings, assignments, and self-assessment exercises—springboards for the process of introspection and self-critique. During the course, participants examine how and why their professional practices, responses to stress, and personal or situational factors initially put them at risk for exercising poor judgment or rationalizing improper behavior. Participants’ insights drive the composition of their own stratified Personalized Protection Plan©, which they present at the conclusion of the course as their final oral examination to the faculty and class in a peer-review format.

PBI is committed to providing interactive, individualized, impactful education. To facilitate this, our Medical Ethics (ME-22) course size is limited to 12 participants.

This course is applicable for licensed pharmacists outside of California.

California clinicians, click here to enroll in our California Medical Ethics (ME-22) Course.
California pharmacists, click here to enroll in our California Pharmacy Board-approved course.

Course Agenda

Course Editions

ME-22

Pre-course assignments, 8 hours
Two-day virtual live course
Optional, post-course follow-up material will be sent via email at six and twelve-month intervals

ME-22 Extended

Pre-course assignments, 8 hours
Two-day virtual live course
Post-course, weekly faculty-led group teleconference seminars (MAS-12), one hour for 12 weeks
Optional, post-course follow-up material will be sent via email at six and twelve-month intervals

Reasons for Referral

Bending or breaking laws or rules (Noncompliance with orders, agreements, deadlines)
Driving under the influence (DUI/DWI)
Financial improprieties (Fraud, inappropriate billing, over diagnosing, over-treating, waiving copays)
HIPAA or confidentiality violations
Misrepresentation (Cheating, falsification, inaccurate or inappropriate advertising, lying or omission of information)
Practicing with an expired license

Professions This Course Is Suitable For

This course is multi-disciplinary and appropriate for all licensed clinicians, including but not limited to: physicians, nurses, pharmacists (outside of California), dentists, veterinarians, chiropractors, physician assistants, mental health providers, physical therapists, acupuncturists, EMT’s, midwives, optometrists, and trainees/students. Additionally, this course can also be adapted for other professionals, such as attorneys.

Learning Objectives

Comply with standards of practice and codes of ethics
Improve clinical decision making by minimizing negative influencers
Adhere to professional ethics with resultant improvements in professional-patient interaction, which can improve clinical outcomes
Reduce their potential transgressions through the development of systems that can be implemented into clinical practice
Become aware of the early warning signs indicative of ethical dilemmas and boundary problems

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and Professional Boundaries, Inc. The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates these live activities each for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in activity.

Ethics and Professionalism