“(How) Do Reasons Matter? Weighing the Influence of Parental Reasons in Pediatric Treatment”

You are invited to join us for the next Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds hosted by Children’s Hospital Colorado. This month’s session, titled “(How) Do Reasons Matter? Weighing the Influence of Parental Reasons in Pediatric Treatment,” promises to be an engaging and insightful discussion.

Featured Speaker:
Amy Caruso Brown, MD, MSc, MSCS, HEC-C
Interim Chair, Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities and of Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe what is known and not known about the uses of reasons and reason-giving in pediatric decision-making practices.
2. Explore arguments for and against giving moral weight to families’ reasons for refusing medically recommended treatment or requesting potentially inappropriate treatment.
3. Analyze hypothetical cases in which the reasons given by a family in support of a particular decision are ethically concerning.

Continuing Education Credits will be offered. For more information, please contact Stacy Matson.