Date/Time
Date(s) - Mon 19 May
18:00
Location
Lecture Theatre Two (RHLT2), Ground Floor, Rutherford House, VUW
When a healthcare professional knows what ought to be done to provide excellent patient care, but is prevented from doing it, moral distress can occur. This is because one’s core ethical values have been violated. This presentation will include examples of contemporary situations which can elicit moral distress, and the impact it can have on both patient and healthcare professionals.
Introducing Professor Megan Best: bioethicist and palliative care physician
Professor Megan Best has over 30 years of experience in palliative care and medical ethics. She is currently a Professor of Bioethics at the Institute for Ethics and Society at The University of Notre Dame Australia. She has also researched extensively in the areas of spirituality in healthcare, whole person care and psycho-oncology. She is the author of ‘Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Ethics and the Beginning of Human Life’ (2012) and ‘A Life Already Started’ (2013).
The lecture is jointly sponsored by Victoria University School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice, Hospice NZ and the Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics.