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Pediatric Bioethics Conference

Narratives and Communication: Bridging Science, Stories and Ethics in Pediatrics

Thank you for joining us for the 20th Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference, where we explored questions related to the ethical implications of storytelling in pediatrics and the significance of narrative in clinical care and pediatric bioethics. Materials from the 2025 conference will be available for download until August 31.

Download 2025 Conference Materials

Stay tuned for 2026 conference details, to be announced early next year!

Speakers

Gitanjli (Tanya) Arora, MD

Gitanjli Tanya Arora, MD, MHS, DTMH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Doug Diekema, MD, MPH

Doug Diekema, MD, MPH

Professor, Division of Bioethics & Palliative Care; Co-Director of Education, Trueman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care; Principal Investigator, Trueman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care

Denise Dudzinski, PhD

Denise Dudzinski, PhD, HEC-C

Professor, Department of Bioethics & Humanities and Pediatrics, Division of Bioethics & Palliative Care; Director, Organizational Ethics Service; Principal Investigator, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care

Sheri Fink

Sheri Fink, MD, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

D. Micah Hester, PhD

D. Micah Hester, PhD

Chair, Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics
Clinical Ethicist, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Ana S. Iltis, PhD

Ana S. Iltis, PhD

Center for Bioethics, Health and Society and Department of Philosophy, Wake Forest University

Jennifer Kett, MD

Jennifer Kett, MD, MA

Division Head, Medical Director, Bioethics and Palliative Care; Associate Professor, Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Principal Investigator, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care

LTC Jeanne Krick, MD, MA

LTC Jeanne Krick, MD, MA

Program Director, Neonatology-Perinatology Fellowship, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army, Medical Ethics

Elizabeth Lanphier, PhD, MS, HEC-C

Elizabeth Lanphier, PhD, MS, HEC-C

Assistant Professor, Ethics Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN

Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN

Emanuel & Robert Hart Associate Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Chief, Division of Medical Ethics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Jennifer Mack, MD, MPH

Jennifer Mack, MD, MPH

Associate Chief, Division of Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Faculty Vice President for the Office for Faculty Development, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Martha Montello, PhD

Martha Montello, PhD

Lecturer for Center for Bioethics and Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Luke Mosley, MD

Luke Mosley, MD, MTS

Assistant Professor, Division of Bioethics & Palliative Care; Medical Director of Inpatient Quality, Palliative Care Team; Principal Investigator, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics & Palliative Care

Sierra Nelson

Sierra Nelson

Senior Writer-in-Residence at Seattle Children's Hospital via Seattle Arts & Lectures Writers-in-the-Schools (WITS) Program; Collaborator in Words of Courage Project; BA in Literature from Vassar College, MFA in Poetry from University of Washington 

Maren E. Olson, MD, MPH, Med

Maren E. Olson, MD, MPH, MEd

Director, Center for the Art of Medicine; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics; University of Minnesota Medical School

Doug Opel, MD

Doug Opel, MD, MPH

Professor, Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care & Division of General Pediatrics; Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care; Principal Investigator, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care

Arika Patneaude

Arika Moore Patneaude, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C

Director, Bioethics, Palliative Care and Journey Grief Support Programs
Principal Investigator, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care

Rachel Pearson, MD PhD

Rachel Pearson, MD, PhD

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Professor in Bioethics; Humanities Director, Charles E. Cheever, Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS

Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Keisha Ray, PhD

Keisha Ray, PhD

John P McGovern MD Professor of Oslerian Medicine, Associate Professor with Tenure

Jeffrey D. Robinson, Ph.D.

Jeffrey D. Robinson, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication, Affiliate Faculty of Radiation Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University

Amy Trowbridge, MD

Amy Trowbridge, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Bioethics & Palliative Care; Director of Education, Division of Bioethics & Palliative Care; Director, PedsTalk Program; Co-Director, University of Washington Palliative Care Training Center; Principal Investigator, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care

Aaron Wightman, MD, MA

Aaron Wightman, MD, MA

Co-Director of Education, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care; Associate Professor, Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care; Principal Investigator, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care

Contact Us

Questions? Please call the Seattle Children’s CME office at 206-987-5379.