Grand Rounds "Parental Authority"
Presentation title: Parental Authority
Panel of Presenters:
- Megan Land MD - Moderator, Critical Care physician and Ethics Committee Member
- Michelle Munkwitz, MD, Critical Care
- James Ahlers, Assistant General Counsel at Phoenix Children's Hospital and Ethics Committee member
- Adrian Ruiz - Parent representative on Ethics Committee
- Emma Ross, MD, PHD - Psychologist and Ethics Committee member
- Lisa Dowrick, RN, MS - Nurse and Ethics Committee member
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Define standards of surrogate decision making
- Discuss role of family in society including obligations and rights of parents
- Consider the developing child’s autonomy in decision making
- Discuss thresholds for overriding parental decisions
