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Leaving Against Therapeutic (or Medical) Advice: Ethical Issues and Contributing Factors

CE Hours 2

About this live event

Leaving Against Therapeutic Advice (often called Leaving Against Medical Advice, or AMA) occurs when a patient chooses to leave a healthcare facility before the treating clinician recommends discharge. This situation presents complex ethical challenges and reflects broader systemic, social, and interpersonal problems within healthcare delivery. Leaving Against Therapeutic Advice is not merely an individual patient choice but a multifaceted ethical and systemic challenge. While patient autonomy must be respected, healthcare providers have an ethical responsibility to ensure informed decision-making, effective communication, and compassionate care. Addressing the underlying social, economic, and institutional factors—along with strengthening patient-provider relationships—can help reduce the incidence of leaving against advice and improve overall health outcomes.

Learning Objectives

  • To analyze the factors associated with leaving against medical advice and examine the statistical trends related to its occurrence in healthcare settings.
  • To identify and explain the key ethical principles involved, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.
  • To propose strategies that may reduce the incidence of leaving against therapeutic advice while respecting patient rights.

Live event Instructor(s)

  • Bill Anderson, LCSW

    As a seasoned Senior Executive with over 30 years of experience and passion for working in mental health, I have achieved great success in building leadership teams. I have a proven track record of creating a vision, marshaling staff, and moving forward with that vision while keeping intact the culture of the organization. I have years of experience in recruiting and retaining key members of leadership whose mission aligns itself with the organization. I have been able to create dynamic leadership teams in large and small organizations to achieve solid results in revenue growth and expense reduction. These teams have been able to increase clinical care, client engagement, client safety, and operational excellence.

CE Process Info

Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:

  • Complete evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ceactivities.com".

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  • National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)

    This activity has been approved by NAADAC for NAADAC credit. Promises Behavioral Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NAADAC Approval No. 199427. Please note that 1 hour = 1 CE.

  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

    This activity has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Promises Behavioral Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-4247. Please note that 1 hour = 1 CE.

Disability Accommodation

We are committed to providing ADA accommodations in compliance with the law. To ensure your needs are met, please inform us of any requirements when you register, ideally at least 30 days before the event. You can do so by emailing support@ce-go.com or calling 888-498-5578.

CELS Grievance Policy

If a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education activities or processes, please contact Tyler Gibson via confidential email to tyler@celearningsystems.com as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion.

Technology

1. This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom Webinar, and you may be prompted to download or upgrade your Zoom app if using a mobile device. A strong WiFi connection will be required for best quality.


2. We recommend clicking your "Join Webinar" button early and checking that your speakers are on before the event begins. Please do not worry about being seen or heard! Attendee video feeds and mics are turned off by default when entering a webinar. You will be able to ask questions via the Q&A feature.


3. Please respect that no copying, recording, or distribution of live session content is allowed. CE's are provided for the "live" sessions only. CE's will not be available for the recordings.

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Leaving Against Therapeutic (or Medical) Advice: Ethical Issues and Contributing Factors
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  • CE Hours
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    Live Interactive Webinar
  • Date
    Fri May 22nd, 2026
  • Time
    09:00am - 11:00am CDT

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