Ethics Made Easy: An SLP's Guide to Navigating Dilemmas, Decision Making, and Informed Care

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Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S Related seminars and products

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Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a speech-language pathologist and board-certified specialist in swallowing disorders with more than 30 years of experience. She is a senior speech-language pathologist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts where she provides evaluation and treatment services for adults and children with dysphagia and is involved in program planning and development including quality improvement initiatives, patient education, and clinical policies and protocols. She is also adjunct faculty at Elms College Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in Chicopee, Massachusetts and a guest lecturer in the Department of Communication Disorders at the University of Massachusetts. Over the course of her career, she has worked in a variety of clinical settings with children and adult populations with a career-long focus on feeding and swallowing disorders. Recently, she authored Let’s Eat!: A Clinical Guide to the Management of Complex Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders. Angela is a recent recipient of the Massachusetts Speech and Hearing Association’s Award for Clinical Excellence and is a sought-after speaker for both live and online continuing education courses as she seamlessly blends current research with clinical experience.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Angela Mansolillo has an employment relationship with Elms College and Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She is a consultant with Dysphagia Services and receives speaking honorarium from ContinuEd, Medbridge, Advantage CE, and Dilgem Continuing Education. Angela Mansolillo receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Angela Mansolillo is a member of ASHA.

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Objectives

1. Learn and apply fundamental ethical standards and legal guidelines relevant to practice ensuring compliance and professional integrity.
2. Recognize and navigate ethical dilemmas using effective decision-making frameworks and appraise real-world case studies to make informed, appropriate choices that prioritize patient well-being.
3. Evaluate professional behaviors in light of legal standards and ethical principles.

Outline

An Introduction to Ethics

• Types of Ethics – Professional, clinical, research, etc.
• Ethical Principles – Beneficence, Non maleficence, Conflict of interest, Justice, Autonomy, Veracity, Non-discrimination
• Legal Issues – Malpractice, negligence, standards of care, right to consent/refuse

Ethical decision making

• Decision making frameworks
• Additional considerations – health literacy, competency and capacity

Case Reviews

Case 1 – School SLP and new student with tracheostomy

• Ethical analysis
• Applicable ethical/legal principles
• Potential solutions

Case 2 – Medical SLP – end of life/tube feeding

• Ethical analysis
• Applicable ethical/legal principles
• Potential solutions

Case 3 – Avoiding potential conflicts of interest

• Ethical analysis
• Applicable ethical/legal principles
• Potential solutions

Case 4 – Workloads and productivity standards

• Ethical analysis
• Applicable ethical/legal principles
• Potential solutions

Case 5 – Autonomy, parental decision making AAC vs spoken communication

• Ethical analysis
• Applicable ethical/legal principles
• Potential solutions

Target Audience

• Speech Language Pathology Professionals