Clinical Ethics
The Clinical Ethics network was established to foster collaboration between clinicians working in child health in matters regarding clinical ethics. This includes established clinical ethics services and individual practitioners considering clinical ethics in their practice. The network meets five times a year for presentations on neonatal and paediatric-specific ethical issues and case-based, community of practice style discussion.
Chair: Prof John Massie (Children’s Bioethics Centre – Royal Children’s Hospital VIC) & Prof Lynn Gillam (Children’s Bioethics Centre – Royal Children’s Hospital VIC)
Who is it for?
All child health practitioners working in children’s hospitals including medical, nursing, allied health and executive interested in discussing issues in clinical ethics and child health.
Presentation: Amplifying the Child’s Voice when Interests Elide
Mel Drinkwater, Clinical Ethics Fellow, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network
Recent Conversations
- Parental Refusal of Pain Management – investigates ethical and clinical challenges in paediatric pain management when parents refuse treatment, highlighting trust, communication and balancing child welfare with parental discretion.
- Should and How do you Involve Parents in Paediatric Clinical Ethics Case Consultations? – examines the role of parental involvement in ethics consultations, exploring strategies to ensure transparency, authentic family voices and ethical decision-making.
- Amplifying the Child’s Voice when Interests Elide – explores ethical decision-making in paediatric care, highlighting strategies to amplify the child’s voice and navigate parental influence, truth-telling and cultural considerations.
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