Title: Competency Assessment: (CU3 M5) Case Study - Durable Power of Attorney
Course: SkillsCom CMA 112 14.0 > Section: Credit Unit 3 Module 5

You will be engaged in a discussion group regarding a specific case study about a patient. Your job as part of this discussion group will be to come to a decision regarding the outcome and to justify that outcome. The purpose of this case study is to stimulate thought, teach leadership, promote collegiality, and help you to examine individual and group ethics. The intended outcome is tolerance, acceptance, and self-discovery, which are three essentials of the healthcare industry.

Directions:

1. Read the scenario: Case Study - Durable Power of Attorney (Google Doc)
2. Distribute copies of Case Study - Durable Power of Attorney to 3 other people who are willing to have a discussion with you.
3. As part of preparation for the discussion, research the laws in Oregon regarding physician assisted suicide and euthanasia on the Internet so that you can be better informed.

- Death with Dignity Act (Webpage)
- Death with Dignity Legislative Statute (Google Doc)
- Many seriously consider physician assisted suicide (Webpage)

4. Designate a time and a place to meet either virtually using some kind of chat forum or in person to discuss the scenario.

- Take notes
- Discuss the case weighing all the facts.
- Complete this document: Case Study - Durable Power of Attorney Analysis Document (Google Doc)