Join us November 8 through 10, 2026, in beautiful Charlottesville, Virginia for our 13th annual Healthcare Ethics and Moral Distress Consultation Intensive Training Seminar. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the grounds and gardens of the University of Virginia are the perfect setting for an immersive weekend spent developing or deepening your consultation knowledge and skills.
This in-person, intensive 3-day training program is designed for multidisciplinary practicing healthcare professionals who wish to develop or deepen their healthcare ethics and moral distress consultation knowledge and skills and prepare for the healthcare ethics consultation certification exam. The training is grounded in the ASBH core competencies for healthcare ethics consultation and will emphasize the four content domains for certification determined by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. It is the only program in the United States to offer training in Moral Distress consultation, building on 18 years of experience at UVA Health. Participants will receive a certificate upon course completion. Registration information to come soon. You can view the 2025 syllabus here
FORMAT: This interactive and multidisciplinary seminar combines didactic sessions with case discussions and hands-on exercises. The course culminates with attendance at UVA’s weekly Healthcare Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services meeting.
SCHEDULE: The program begins at 9 am Sunday, November 8 and ends at 2 pm on Tuesday, November 10. Sunday and Monday are dedicated to healthcare ethics consultation. Tuesday focuses solely on moral distress consultation and can be attended independent of the rest of the program. The program will take place at the Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, UVA West Complex, Collins Building, Room 5382.
PREREQUISITES: Participants will be expected to obtain and read Core Competencies for Ethics Consultation prior to the training (available at www.asbh.org).
MEALS: Breakfast: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
Lunch: Sunday and Tuesday.
More information will be available soon.
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