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Pediatric Collections: Ethics Rounds: A Casebook in Pediatric Bioethics
The ethical issues that arise in pediatrics are very different from those that arise in other clinical settings. The differences arise partly because young children cannot make decisions for themselves. Thus, the principle of autonomy, a principle that is so important in resolving the dilemmas that arise in the care of adults, is irrelevant in ethical dilemmas involving young children. It is partially relevant in older children and adolescents. Furthermore, autonomy is, essentially, a procedural principle. It doesn’t claim to determine what choice is right. It only specifies who should be empowered to make the decision about what is right. Without the ability to fall back on autonomy, doctors, parents, and ethicists who are caring for children must make substantive decisions about what is best for those children. To do so, they rely on a number of ethical considerations. This collection presents a series of cases that highlight some ethical dilemmas that arise in pediatrics.
Commentary
Susan Wu, MD; Michelle Knutson, RN, MSN, DNP
March 24 2025
Ethics Rounds
Jennifer Brewer, MD; Georgia L. Wiesner, MD, MS; Ellen W. Clayton, MD, JD; Daniel J. Benedetti, MD, MA
March 12 2025
Immunology
Diem-Tran I. Nguyen, MD; Jennifer M. Miller, MD
December 01 2024
State-of-the-Art Review
Anna E. Austin, PhD; Kayla N. Anderson, PhD; Marissa Goodson, MPH; Phyllis Holditch Niolon, PhD; Elizabeth A. Swedo, MD; Andrew Terranella, MD; Sarah Bacon, PhD
November 05 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Gina M. Geis, MD, MS, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Paula Hillard, MD, FACOG; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Deborah Susan Loeff, MD, FAAP; Kelly N. Michelson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary Ott, MD, MA, FAAP; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kavita Arora, MD, MBE, MS; Maria McGee, MD, MPH; Anjie Emanuel, MPH; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Garey Noritz, MD, FAAP, FACP; Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH, FAAP; Deanna S. Bell, MD, FAAP; Jessica E. A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ellen Fremion, MD, FAAP, FACP; Sheryl Frierson, MD, MEd, FAAP;; Michelle Melicosta, MD, MPH, MSc, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Siddharth Srivastava, MD, FAAP; Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, MSc, FAAP; Katharine E. Zuckerman, MD, MPH, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Jeff Brosco, MD, PhD, FAAP; Jennifer Walton, MD, FAAP; Matthew Sadof, MD, FAAP; Allysa Ware, PhD, MSW; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD, FAAP; Alexandra Kuznetsov
October 21 2024
Articles
Hannah Kotler, MD; Pamela S. Hinds, PhD, RN, FAAN; Amy Hope Jones Wolfe, MD, MEd
October 11 2024
Pediatrics Perspectives
Matthew J. Drago, MD, MBE; Mark R. Mercurio, MD, MA
August 07 2024
Ethics Rounds
Katharine P. Callahan, MD, MSME; Aliza Narva, JD, MSN, RN, HEC-C; Jason Z. Stoller, MD; Autumn Fiester, PhD
July 23 2024
Ethics Rounds
Donna Claes, MD; Kara B. Markham, MD; DonnaMaria E. Cortezzo, MD
May 24 2024
Ethics Rounds
Hayley M. Wilcox, DO; Christy L. Cummings, MD; Thaddeus M. Pope, JD, PhD; Mark R. Mercurio, MD, MA
March 05 2024
Review Articles
Katharine P. Callahan, MD, MSME; Ellen W. Clayton, MD, JD; Amy A. Lemke, PhD, MS; Bimal P. Chaudhari, MD, MPH; Tara L. Wenger, MD, PhD; Allison N. J. Lyle, MD, MA; Kyle B. Brothers, MD, PhD
March 01 2024
Commentaries
Lewis R. First, MD, MSc; Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH; Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS
December 28 2023
Brief Reports
Meaghann S. Weaver, MD, PhD, MPH; Connie M. Ulrich, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN; Margaret R. Moon, MD, MPH; Jennifer K. Walter, MD, PhD, MS
August 29 2023
Special Articles
Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C; Bryanna Moore, PhD; Lynn Bush, PhD, MS, MA; Angela Knackstedt, BSN, RN-BC; Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C; K. Sarah Hoehn, MD, MBe, FAAP; Liza-Marie Johnson, MD, MPH, MSB; Sarah Porter, MSW; Amy Caruso Brown, MD, MSc, MSCS, HEC-C, FAAP
August 10 2023
Research Articles
Meta van den Heuvel, MD, PhD; Nusrat Zaffar, MS; Bindra Shah, MPH; David Brownstone, MSW, RSW; Catherine S. Birken, MD, MSc
June 13 2023
Ethics Rounds
Imogen Clover-Brown, MD; Bryanna Moore, PhD; Christina G. Andrews, MPA, MEd; Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, MD, PhD, FAAP
May 11 2023
Research Articles
Ashley Michelle Fischer, MD; Jennifer L. Mitchell, PharmD; Kaylee C. Stanley, APN; M. Jawad Javed, MD
April 05 2023
Brief Reports
Kaitlyn Skrzypcak, MD; Vanessa McFadden, MD, PhD; Sarah Corey Bauer, MD
March 02 2023
Articles
Meaghann S. Weaver, MD, PhD, MPH; Shiven Sharma, BS; Jennifer K. Walter, MD, PhD, MS
February 01 2023
Research Articles
Sonia Mehta, MD; Kelsey Porada, MA; Melodee Liegl, MA; Amy Pan, PhD; Vanessa McFadden, MD, PhD
January 30 2023
