Workshop for Healthcare Professionals

Compassionate Clinical Practice: Integrating Ethicsand Different Worldviews to Promote Meaningful Care

Approved as HPCSA CPD activity Level 1
General CEU’s: 3 Ethics CEU’s: 2 Total CEU’s: 5

Duration: 5 Hours
Dates: As agreed with individual hospitals
Venue: On site at the hospital

These workshops are sponsored through the support of Grant 63219 from the John Templeton Foundation and will be presented free of charge.

These workshops are open to all healthcare staff. Workshops will be presented to groups of not more than 30 staff members at a time. Number of workshops at each hospital will depend on the size of the workforce at a given hospital.

Approved as HPCSA CPD activity Level 1
General CEU’s: 3 Ethics CEU’s: 2 Total CEU’s: 5

Friend@HospiVision.org.za
012 329 9492 (Weekdays from 08:00 – 13:00)

Objectives of the Workshop

This workshop is intended to equip healthcare workers with the necessary skills and knowledge to understand the legal aspects and ethical considerations involved in providing multi-dimensional care that addresses the holistic needs of their patients.

Participants will be encouraged to foster empathy and respect for patients' diverse
worldviews, and to enhance patient well-being by integrating personal, cultural and moral values into ethical decision-making. Compassion will be highlighted as an ethical and professional responsibility to act in the patient’s best interest.

There will be a focus on autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice to ensure patient-centred respect and legal duties under Bill of Rights and National Health Act 61 of 2003. In addition, the workshop will focus on the mental health of healthcare professionals and discuss self-care as an ethical and professional responsibility to avoid burnout and ensure patient safety. Staff will be encouraged to reconnect with their own sense of purpose as a means of preventing burnout and maintaining emotional resilience.

Outline of the Workshop