Ethics and the Role of Biases in Clinical Reasoning Error
Target Audience
- MD, DO, RN, LVN, Advanced Practice RN, PA’s, PharmD, etc.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the role ethical principles play in clinical reasoning
- Understand types of clinical reasoning errors
- Recognize how biases impact care provided to patients
- Seek ways to mitigate bias in clinical reasoning and locate resources to assist in identifying biases embedded in clinical reasoning errors
Speaker
Tara Finnegan, MAB, HEC-C
Clinical Ethics Manager, Ascencion Illinois
Tara, a Chicago native, earned her Master’s in Bioethics from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she completed a Clinical Ethics practicum with the Medical Ethicist at Grady Memorial Hospital. Seeking to broaden her Clinical Ethics expertise and work with a diverse range of patient populations, Tara relocated to San Antonio to take on the role of Ethics Fellow at University Health. During her time at UH, she had the privilege of learning from Jeanie Sauerland, our Director of Ethics Services and many dedicated physicians, nurses, social workers, and all the individuals who make UH exceptional! She has since relocated back to Chicago where she now serves as the Clinical Ethics Manager at Ascencion Illinois.
Financial Disclosures
The following speakers do not have any financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:
- Tara Finnegan, MAB, HEC-C
The planning committee members below do not have any relevant financial relationship to disclose:
- Rebecca Terrazas, BSN, RN
- Antonio Hernandez, MD
- Rachael Farner, MSN, RN
- Jennifer Marsh, MSN, RN
Physician Participation
Upon completion of viewing the online presentation, please follow the instructions at the end of the presentation to complete the evaluation. Once the evaluation is completed, the user will be provided with the option to print their certificate.
Program Registration Information
Registration Fees
No Charge
Continuing Medical Education Credit - Accreditation Statement
As an ACCME-accredited CME provider, The University of Texas at San Antonio must ensure that its CME activities are independent of the control of commercial interests. All speakers and planning committee members for the University of Texas at San Antonio sponsored programs are expected to disclose (prior to the activity) all “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. (“Relevant” financial interest or other relationships can include such things as grant or research support, employees, consultants, major stockholders, members of speaker bureau, etc.)
The University of Texas at San Antonio and Rebecca Terrazas, RN, course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
The University Health Regional CME Outreach San Antonio Texas 2025-2026 planning committee; Rebecca Terrazas, RN, Antonio Hernandez, MD, Rachael Farner, MSN, RN, and Jennifer Marsh, MSN, RN have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint-providership of The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and University Health.
The University of Texas at San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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† This presentation meets the Texas Medical Board criteria for formal continuing medical education involving the study of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
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