Law and Ethics in Resident Decision-Making
Learn how to work with substitute decision-makers, manage moral distress, and assess capacity and consent for sexual expression.
Understand the Law and Make Confident Decisions
Long-term care leaders make tough decisions on a daily basis, and many of those decisions come with significant legal, ethical and moral consequences. In this three-part series, experts explore some of the common decision-making challenges encountered in the long-term care environment, with a focus on legislation, regulations, ethics, and best practices. Keep reading to learn more!
Course Curriculum
This course was recorded live online in March 2024. It includes six hours of on-demand learning.
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In the Resident’s Interest: Working with Substitute Decision-Makers (2 hours)
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Ethical Issues in Resident Care: Reducing Staff Moral Distress (2 hours)
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Sexual Capacity and Consent for Seniors Living with Dementia: Ethical Considerations (2 hours)
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Law and Ethics in Resident Decision-Making Feedback
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Instructors
Dr. Andria Bianchi
PhD, Clinical Ethicist, Centre for Clinical Ethics, Unity Health Toronto; and Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Dr. Rebecca Greenberg
RN, PhD, Founder, Principal Consultant, Greenberg Consulting
Dr. Rebecca Greenberg is a nurse and bioethicist with two decades of experience in healthcare. Dr. Greenberg has spent most of her career working in variety of settings including the hospital sector, child welfare, and long term care, with a focus in academic hospitals including The Hospital for Sick Children and Sinai Health. She is committed to helping individuals and organizations navigate ethically difficult decisions. Dr. Greenberg has acted as a Chair and Vice-Chair to several Research Ethics Boards. Dr. Greenberg has a proven track record in research as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto. She developed and directed The Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Ethics with the Toronto Centre for Neonatal Health and the University of Toronto – the first of its kind in Canada. Dr. Greenberg is committed to education and sharing her research through speaking internationally, publishing research papers, editing books, and being featured in the media.
Dr. Rob Butcher
PhD, Principal Consultant, Foundations: Consultants on Ethics and Values Canada, Inc.
Rob was born in London England and came to London Ontario in 1982 to pursue graduate work at Western. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy with a concentration in Bioethics. He taught Philosophy and Ethics for 15 years, and since 1990 has provided ethics consulting services to the health, sport and government sectors.
Rob currently provides ethics services to some twenty hospitals and health-care facilities, the Correctional Service of Canada, and Home and Community Care Shared Services. His education programme on Ethics and Accreditation for Health-Care Facilities, is offered nationally and internationally by Accreditation Canada.