Ethical and Clinical Challenges when Dealing with Transfer Cases

Transfer cases normally run smoothly. But, what if they don’t? Important ethical and clinical decisions come up when things are not going well. What is the adequate behavior in relation to your colleague and, most important, with the patient? We will attempt to cover scenarios and provide some light into this matter.

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate the different scenarios for each transferred case.
• Create a protocol do deal with challenging transferred cases.
• Ethically approach the patient and present real expectations.