Bioethics of the end of life – Diplomas in Bioethics

• Decision-making in critical situations: bioethical criteria. Case study.
• Objective and subjective aspects to be assessed. Case study.
• Autonomy. Quality of life. Case study.
• Therapeutic dilemmas: neither therapeutic obstinacy nor therapeutic abandonment.
• If it is futile, why prescribe it?
• In the case of a critically ill patient, why not suspend treatments?
• Prolonging the agony. Therapies burdensome for the patient.
• Advance directives.
• Palliative sedation and terminal sedation.
• Treatment discontinuation. Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation.

The Diplomas in Bioethics have 3 different orientations:

TO THE ASSISTANCE TASKS:

• Module 1 – Anthropological and legal tools 
• Module 2 – Bioethics at the end of life 
• Module 5 – Perinatal bioethical issues

• TO THE ADVISORY FUNCTION:
• Module 1 – Anthropological and legal tools 
• Module 4 – Bioethics in Research 
• Module 6 – Organization of Bioethics Committees 

• Module 3 – AI, digital transformation and data governance in healthcare

You can also obtain the diploma by passing:

• Module 1    Anthropological tools for bioethical decisions and biolaw
• Two different modules to choose from

IMPORTANT: Those participants who have completed the three modules of an Orientation, in this or previous editions, will be eligible to opt for the certification of the Diploma in Bioethics.

Diploma courses are not considered degrees but rather courses and therefore do not issue titles but certificates (DNGU. DOCUS N°3. Inc.12).

• Mag. Pilar de Antueno: Certified physician in palliative care. Master's degree in Bioethics from the Catholic University of Argentina. Member of the Clinical Ethics Committee of Hospital Austral.
• Fr. Dr. Gustavo Páez: Master in Bioethics – University of Navarra – Spain.

•  Dr. Pablo Pratesi – Head of the Critical Care Unit HUA.
•  Dr. Sebastián Cosenza – Deputy Head of the Critical Care Unit HUA.

• Official Certificate – Digital Format

Diploma courses are not considered degrees but rather courses and therefore do not issue titles but certificates (DNGU. DOCUS N°3. Inc.12).

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