Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady of the United States, said, "There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers." Family caregivers provide approximately 80% of all care to people living at home and in the community.
Essential to the care of patients, and essential to the biopsychosocial approach to medicine, is understanding and appreciating the role of family care and the ethical issues that impact the clinician-patient-caregiver triad and the broader long-term care system. The purpose of this presentation is to reflect on the ethical issues in family caregiving and discuss practical responses to these ethical issues when they arise.
Hosted by: Nicholas Mercado, DrPH, MS, HEC-C
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry.