The 54th Meeting of the NH/VT Ethics Committees: Ethical Management of Violence in Healthcare

Thursday, October 19, 2023, 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Auditoria E & F, Lebanon, NH

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.50 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (2.50 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (2.50 hours)

In this interactive session, we will discuss the growing challenge of aggressive and violent behavior in healthcare settings and some of the associated ethical tensions. We will summarize which healthcare workers are most affected and the impact of violence on healthcare worker well-being. We will end with a discussion of the ethical management of aggressive patient behavior: from de-escalation to setting boundaries and, in some situations, separation from non-urgent clinical care.

Learning Outcome(s)
At the conclusion of this learning activity, (at least 75% of) participants will be able to discuss the scope and impacts of the epidemic of violence directed at healthcare workers including at least three examples of ethical approaches to the management of aggressive patient behavior.

Online registration is now closed. For questions, please email [email protected].

Registration is online and by credit card only. The registration fees are as follows:

• The fee is waived for Nursing or Medical students currently enrolled in school who are not currently employed. Please email [email protected] for a discount code.
• The fee is waived for the University of Vermont Medical Center and Dartmouth Health Clinical Ethics Committee Members. Please email [email protected] for a discount code.
• The fee for all others is: $25.00

For a need-based scholarship, please contact Amanda Sanchez at [email protected].

Advance registration is required for planning purposes. Please make every effort to register seven (7) business days in advance of the learning activity. We will not accept walk-ins or late registrants on the day of the learning activity.

For registration questions, please call (603) 653-1234 or email [email protected].

If you need to cancel your registration, please call (603) 653-1234 or email [email protected]. Cancellations should be made seven (7) business days in advance of the learning activity. There will be no refunds after this date. A $10 administrative fee will be retained on all refunds requested before the cancellation deadline.

Attention Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) Employees:
By registering for this learning activity, you are agreeing to attend. DHMC is allocating resources for your attendance and participation. If you cannot attend, you must provide the appropriate notification as soon as possible: ideally more than 24-hours in advance of the program start date. (In more emergent situations, an emailed explanation of the inability to attend, by either the registrant or a supervisor, is acceptable.) If you do not attend the activity and fail to provide appropriate notice, you may receive corrective action from your supervisor.

Please note that we provide a simple light breakfast and/or lunch depending on conference times: options are limited. If you have specific dietary needs, please plan to bring your food with you to the conference.

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health 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. 

American Medical Association (AMA)
Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.50 ANCC contact hours. 

All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

Receiving Credit
The following steps must be completed in order to receive credit for this event:

• Register for the event online
• Attend the event or session(s).  
• Complete the online evaluation (located under My Account in the top menu) - Must be submitted within 30 days after the activity

For questions or technical support, please email [email protected] or call (603) 653-1234.

Social Workers
This program has been approved for 2.5 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D92164-3.

Thursday, October 19, 2023