No Longer a Child, Not Yet an Adult: Ethical Issues in Adolescent Healthcare
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way
Pier 66
Seattle, WA 98121
Day 1 — Friday, July 24, 2009
8:00 a.m.
Sign-in and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and introduction
8:45 a.m.
The Adolescent Brain: Implications for Healthcare Decision-MakingJohn Medina, PhD 11:00 a.m.
Adolescent Decision-Making: Should Minors Be Allowed to Refuse Life-Saving Medical Treatment?Ellen Clayton, MD, JD 11:30 a.m.
Panel and questions: John J. Medina, Douglas Diekema, Lainie Friedman Ross, Ellen Clayton, Mark Mercurio
1:15 p.m.
Afternoon breakout sessions
Challenging Cases in Adolescent Medicine
Christopher Church, PhD
Joe Brierley, MRCP, MRCPCH, MA
Lorry Frankel, MD, MBA
Staying Close While Standing Back: The Art and Science of Caring for and Respecting Adolescents
Julie Giesy Metzger, RN, MN
3:00 p.m.
Panel and questions: Norman Fost, Mark Mercurio, Lainie Friedman Ross, Ellen Clayton
Day 2 — Saturday, July 25, 2009
8:00 a.m.
Sign-in and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and introduction
8:45 a.m.
When the Parent Is an Adolescent: Implications for Decision-Making in the Clinical and Research ContextsMark Mercurio, MD, MA 9:30 a.m.
Secrets, Lies and Testing Dilemmas: Parents' Requests for Adolescent Drug Testing, Sexual Behavior Information Sharing and Ownership of Diagnostic ResultsLeslie Walker, MD 11:45 a.m.
Panel and questions: Mark Mercurio, Leslie Walker, Abigail English, Jessica Berg, Maureen Kelley
1:15 p.m.
Platform presentations of submitted papers
2:15 p.m.
Aiming Higher: An Ethical Framework for Delivery of Care to Homeless and Orphaned AdolescentsMaureen Kelley, PhD 3:00 p.m.
Concluding comments and adjourn