The Edges of Pediatric Ethics: Boundaries, Frontiers and Transitions
2026-04-30 07:30 - 2026-05-01 15:45 (America/Denver) | Anschutz Health Sciences Building, 1890 N Revere Ct, Aurora, CO, 80045, United States
Overview
This year’s ethics conference examines ethical challenges at key points of change in pediatric care. The first day focuses on transitions across the pediatric continuum, including neonatal transitions into pediatrics and adolescent transitions out of pediatric systems, with attention to continuity, equity, and shared decision-making. The second day explores the ethical impact of new and emerging technologies on children and pediatric medicine, addressing how innovation shapes care delivery, data use, and clinical decision-making. Together, the conference provides a focused forum for navigating ethical practice during periods of transition and technological advancement in pediatrics.
Learning Objectives

Discuss supportive decision making in medically complex adults.
Apply ethical principles to guide decision-making for patients with prolonged hospitalizations.
Implement best practices for ethical and confidential communication with patients via EMR messaging.
Integrate ethical and clinical considerations to optimize care for medically complex adult patients.
Discuss the ethical implications of designing and developing custom VR experiences for pediatric use cases.
Evaluate adolescent capacity and consent to ensure ethical and legally compliant care decisions.
Apply ethical frameworks to guide care decisions for fetuses and neonates with complex medical conditions.
Analyze ethical considerations in pediatric genetic testing to inform disclosure and treatment decisions.

Learner Outcome
Participants will gain enhanced knowledge and practical strategies to navigate complex ethical challenges in pediatric healthcare, including sustainability, behavioral health, trauma-informed care, and the intersections of ethics, policy and law, enabling them to improve decision-making and advocacy in their professional practice.
Continuing Education Credit
Registration, attendance, sign-in and submission of the evaluation, including a written response to questions related to any change in practice that you may make as a result of learning that took place at this activity, are required for successful completion and receipt of the certificate of attendance. Claim only those hours you attend.
Medical: Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing: Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 12.25 nursing contact hours is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Ethics Grand Rounds: Race Matters in Medical Education, Research, and Practice
2026-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
This Grand Rounds examines the historical and sociopolitical construction of race, critiques its persistent use as a biological proxy in clinical algorithms and medical training, and explores how such practices shape diagnostic reasoning and contribute to health inequities. Drawing on empirical evidence and clinical examples, this talk proposes a framework for race-conscious medicine that more accurately reflects the role of structural racism in shaping health outcomes and guides more equitable clinical practice.
