Expert guidance on ethical issues

This course covers ethical issues related to General Internal Medicine.

Issues covered include:

• Death certification and organ donation
• Do not resuscitate orders
• Breaking bad news
• Diagnosing end of life 
• Advance care planning

The tutorial element of this course covers the ethical and legal issues surrounding 'end of life' scenarios. Case studies will be available on RCPI Brightspace in advance of the tutorial. It is important to complete your required case studies in advance of your tutorial as the tutorial builds on your completed work.

This course, together with Ethics Foundation, comprise the entire ethics programme for HST in General Internal Medicine.

What you will learn

On completion of the course participants will be able to: 

• Make better ethical decisions
• Break bad news in an ethical way
• Connect guidelines and principles to their day-to-day practice
• Gain the skills required to navigate ethical dilemmas they may encounter in the future

What to expect 

This is a blended learning programme. There are three units to complete:

• Ethics for General Internal Medicine online unit - available in RCPI Brightspace, 1 hour
• Ethics for General Internal Medicine case study review and completion - available in RCPI Brightspace, 2 hours
• Ethics for General Internal Medicine tutorial - takes place virtually, 2.5 hours

You must complete the online content before attending the tutorial.