Date & Location
Monday, April 6, 2020, 3:13 PM - Thursday, April 6, 2023, 4:13 PM

Course Overview

Unprecedented times demand expertise to inform decisions, guide behavior, and shape disrupted business practices. Zeke Emanuel and colleagues present their latest work to address COVID-19 issues from ethics and policy perspectives.

There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity.

Content last reviewed: April 6, 2020


Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:


  1. Describe what is the coronavirus (COVID-19)
  2. Review and assess what other pandemics have occurred in the past 125 years
  3. Determine what supplies and capacity are needed to treat those with COVID-19, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), ICU beds, and ventilators
  4. Explain how decisions about who receives scarce resources made

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  
Designation of Credit
 Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This program provides 1.50 NCPD hours. 

Patient Safety Risk Management: This activity is approved for 1.50 PSRM credits

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.50 hours), Patient Safety/Risk Management PSRM (1.50 hours)