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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

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to: Define primary spontaneous pneumothorax in pediatric patients and distinguish it from secondary causes Review epidemiology and risk factors associated with spontaneous pneumothorax Summarize current evidence based

Uniparental Disomy: Prader-Willi Syndrome and Angelman Syndrome What is uniparental disomy? Chromosome pairs affect how our body works. Normally, a baby gets 1 copy of each chromosome pair from each parent. This means 1 copy from the genetic mother, and the other copy from the

The Thyroid Gland Anatomy of the thyroid gland The thyroid gland is found in the front of the neck. It sits below the voice box (larynx) and on top of the trachea (windpipe). It has a butterfly-like shape. The small, 2-inch gland consists of 2 lobes, 1 on each side of the

Cystic Fibrosis and the Digestive System How does CF affect the digestive system? Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a protein in their cells that doesn't work right. The protein is called CFTR (the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator). CFTR controls the flow of water

The Stephen C. Grout Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at the Center for Heart Care at Phoenix Children’s seamlessly bridges the gap between pediatric and adult cardiology so that patients receive the best possible cardiac care – regardless of age. Our team of specialists

Trinucleotide Repeats: Fragile X Syndrome What are trinucleotide repeats? DNA is the chemical that makes up your genes. It contains a "code" of 3-letter words known as codons or trinucleotides. Many genes normally contain trinucleotide sequences that repeat. These are called