About this Event
The bioethics team at Deakin University’s School of Medicine is offering a one day, fully catered, interprofessional short course focusing on advanced issues in Clinical Ethics of Perioperative Care. This is designed to be taken following completion of the one day Clinical Ethics of Perioperative Care Part 1 short course, which will be held on 24th March 2027.
The course has been designed by Deakin Bioethics in collaboration with clinicians involved in perioperative care. Participants will explore recent developments and debates in clinical ethics, with a focus on complex ethical challenges for those working in perioperative care.
Providing a practical introduction to ethical decision-making, the course will facilitate learning through the use of case studies and interprofessional, facilitated small group discussions. For information about the program , please download the current flyer here, or contact us at [email protected]. . Please note that more information about local and international faculty will be provided closer to the date. You can view information about faculty involved in previous iterations of the course here.
The course will be held at Deakin's beautiful corporate campus, "Deakin Downtown", 727 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Tickets are inclusive of course materials and refreshments (coffee, morning & afternoon tea, lunch).
All attendees will receive a certificate of completion, identifying the number of CPD hours for the course.
For all queries regarding this event, contact us at [email protected]
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration and refreshments
🕑: 09:00 AM
Welcome and course overview
🕑: 09:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Information disclosure
Info: *How much information is enough for consent?
*Is withholding the truth ever justifiable? *The procedural learning curve
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Topic TBC
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Obstetric care
Info: *Potential conflicts between maternal and fetal interests
*Ulysses contracts and birth plans
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
An introduction to resource allocation
Info: *Theories and principles of justice
*Case-based decision-making vs policy making
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Afternoon tea
🕑: 02:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Risk, artificial intelligence, and innovation in perioperative care
Info: *Risk and uncertainty *Artificial intelligence *The innovation paradigm
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:55 PM
Panel case discussion
🕑: 04:55 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing remarks
Event venue & nearby stays
Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
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