Benefits, Burdens, and Beliefs: The Ethics of Forgoing Pediatric Nutrition and Hydration
Objectives and Disclosures
Participants will be able to:
- Apply a multi-disciplinary approach to resolve ethical conflicts by integrating guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
- Analyze the ethical tensions surrounding the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH), focusing on the proportionality of benefits versus burdens.
- Utilize the Zone of Parental Discretion (ZPD) and explain how prognostic uncertainty influences the width of this zone in clinical decision-making.
Seattle Children’s CME Speaker and Planners disclose they have no relevant financial relationships.
Shika Kalevor, MBE, BSN, RN
Clinical Ethicist, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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