OBJECTIVES:   Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to

1. Apply the principle of the double effect in future decisions made in practice
2. Identify the reason for the meeting between the Italian Anesthesiologists and the Pope
3. Recognize how to appreciate the need for clarification of the issue of treatment of pain at the end of life  

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Dr. Douglas R. Bacon does not have a financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

PLANNERS DISCLOSURES:  Dr. Russell McAllister and Dr. Jason Tippett do not have a financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABA MOC: This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.”

Meets Texas Requirements for 1 Hour of Ethics/Professional Responsibility Credit