Bioethics Intensive Course


The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy partners with Houston Methodist to offer the five-day in-person Bioethics Intensive Course in the Texas Medical Center. The course is productive, engaging, and covers fundamental bioethics topics and advanced clinical ethics skills.

Course Dates

The five-day in-person course is April 13-17, 2026.

Overview

This unique course emphasizes learning-by-doing with a practical and clinically based focus. Its learner-centered model enables sessions to be customized to individual needs for people who want more background and skills in clinical ethics consultation.

Registration for the course is open. Use the link below to register.

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Bioethics Intensive Course Agenda

View the 2026 Bioethics Intensive Course Agenda.

Fees

Click here for the course fee schedule. Several discounts are available, including an early bird discount for those who register by Feb. 13, 2026.

Need-based scholarships are available to cover the course fees. To be considered for the scholarship please submit the following: (1) a letter explaining your interest in the course and why you are unable to secure funding from an employer/program (2) a CV. Scholarship applications will be accepted beginning Dec. 12, 2025 and are due by Feb. 13, 2026.

Who Should Attend

  • Individuals who regularly encounter complex ethical challenges in the healthcare setting and wish to receive advanced training
  • Anyone interested in getting certified in health care ethics consultation
  • Past participants are from all over the country with diverse backgrounds including: physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, patient advocates and patient representatives, risk managers, hospital administrators, and healthcare attorneys

What Other Ethics Consultants Say About the Course

  • “The course delivered everything we expected and more.”
  • “All I can say is I wish I had known about this course years ago! Outstanding and brilliant!”
  • "Impressive credentials of faculty and speakers.”
  • "Information was comprehensive and exactly what I needed.”
  • “Great course and I have already recommended it to my colleagues.”
  • “The breadth, expertise of speakers, energy of delivery, and attention to the needs and hopes of participants resulted in an outstanding conference.”

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Identify five (or more) common ethical challenges or topics arising in patient care
  • Develop ethically reasoned and practical strategies for addressing these ethical challenges
  • Identify five (or more) approaches or strategies for navigating complex cases, including tips on mediation and facilitating family meetings
  • Identify the procedural elements that every ethics consultant should undertake as part of his or her routine consultative activities for most (if not all) ethics consultations

Direct and Successful Outcomes

  • Scored 4.9 out of 5 on fulfillment of the stated learning objectives
  • Scored 4.7 out of 5 on overall course quality from participants surveyed
  • 95 percent of participants stated they learned information that could be implemented into their clinical practice

Bioethics Intensive Course Accreditation

Physicians

  • Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians
  • Houston Methodist designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Ethics

  • Houston Methodist designates this activity for 24.75 hours of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility

Disclosure

This CME activity is designed for use by health care professionals for educational purposes only. Information and opinions offered by the contributors represent their viewpoints. Conclusions drawn by the participant should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. Prescription information and use of medical devices should be undertaken only after confirmation of information by consulting the FDA-approved uses and information. Houston Methodist and the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy make every effort to have accurate information presented; no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

ADA Statement

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Houston Methodist will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities at this course. Please call 713-441-4971 for further information, or if you need special assistance.

For further information contact the Houston Methodist Office of Continuing Medical Education at phone 713-441-4971 or fax 713-441-0589 or cme@houstonmethodist.org.