International Conference on Critical Care Ethics and Patient Rights (ICCCER-27)

About the event

*Core principles of medical ethics in critical care, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. *Patient rights and dignity in intensive care settings. *Informed consent, refusal of treatment, and shared decision-making for critically ill patients. *Ethical approaches to end-of-life care, including withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. *Advance directives, surrogate decision-making, and assessment of decision-making capacity. *Ethical and legal considerations surrounding DNR orders and treatment limitations. *Effective communication with patients, families, and surrogate decision-makers during difficult clinical situations. *Managing ethical conflicts and disagreements between healthcare teams, patients, and families. *Balancing patient preferences, quality of life, clinical benefits, and treatment burdens. *Ethical challenges involving life-sustaining technologies, including mechanical ventilation and ECMO. *Palliative and comfort-focused care for critically ill and dying patients. *Legal and professional responsibilities related to patient rights and critical care decisions. *Resource allocation and distributive justice during shortages, disasters, and pandemics. *Strategies for building ethical, patient-centered, and multidisciplinary critical care practices.