Taking a risk? When is it ethical for patients to be fed ‘at risk’?
Clinical Ethics Symposium: The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
A patient has been assessed to be at risk of choking and aspirating, but they (or their surrogate decision-maker) has expressed a strong wish to continue oral feeding? What should the clinical team do?
There is a medical risk – of aspirating, but what is the ethical, and legal risk if oral feeding proceeds?
Must clinical teams always follow the patient’s wishes? (What if they are administering the feeds?) Can individuals or teams or institutions refuse to support risk feeding?
In this clinical ethics symposium, specialists in gastroenterology, palliative care, clinical ethics and medical law discuss these and related questions.
Sponsored by The Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and UK Clinical Ethics Network
Date: Friday 11th October 13:30 to 18:00
Venue: OxHEC, John Radcliffe Hospital
Full program at the link below
Guest speakers:
Dr Andrew Rochford, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Free Hospital
Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon)
Speakers: Tiina Kauhanen, Helen Turnham, Dominic Wilkinson
Registration for the symposium (including refreshments) will be £10/5 (discounted for nursing staff/allied health/students). Follow link here
*It is an in person event, though online attendance will be possible for clinicians working at institutions associated with the UKCEN – for details please contact your clinical ethics committee.
There are also a limited number of free places for students – to access one of these please email axelle.duquesnoy@philosophy.ox.ac.uk