To Plateau and Profit or Release and Replace
What is a clinician to do when they have a patient who continues to receive treatment when a plateau has been reached? The ethical dilemma “To Plateau and Profit or Release and Replace” is a uniquely original but real clinicians occasionally face. The phrasing of this dilemma and course were developed by Lawrence Howard DAc to explore clinical ethics. The course is to assist clinicians navigate between moral and illegal.
This course is clinician-centered and explores ethics from an academic, clinical and pragmatic perspectives. The goal is to explore and help clinicians preserve their ethical integrity and repel “burnout”.
NCCAOM Pda's (ethics): 2
Define Terms in Ethics
The subtleties of meaning are explored to distinguish ethical terms from their colloquial usage. What is the difference between a "problem" and a "dilemma"?
Identify And Address Non-Complaint Reasons Patients Seek Care
Prevent, identify and stop the plateaus to avoid making decide if it is better to plateau and profit of release and replace the patient.
Develop Plans and Use Different Methods to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas
Methods of prevention and identification of the plateau are introduced and several to resolve it.