When:
Thursday, April 7, 2016
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle Seminar Room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Bryan Morrison
(312) 503-1927
Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Description:
Joel E. Frader, MD, MA
Professor in Pediatrics-Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care and Medical Humanities and Bioethics
Ethical Issues in Pediatric Palliative Care
Pediatric palliative care (PPC) differs substantially from the better known world of palliative care for adults. In the U.S., deaths of children represent only 1-2% of deaths each year. The circumstances of and ethical issues surrounding PPC require a separate set of considerations from the familiar ones in adult medicine. This talk will outline some ethical issues occurring in PPC, illustrated with case examples.