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Children's Roles in Medical Decisions


ONLINECMECNESafetyCommunicationEthics/ProfessionalismCollaborative and Team-Based CME/CEMOCPSRM - Patient Safety/Risk ManagementComplimentary - No Fee

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Date & Location
Monday, May 8, 2017, 12:00 AM - Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 11:59 PM

Course Overview

Children's Roles in Medical Decisions explores the three primary ways in which older children and teenagers can influence or control their medical care. It examines the ethics and law of emancipated and mature minors, and describes the ethical and practical challenges of children’s assent.

There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity. 

Content last reviewed: March 9, 2022
Target Audience
Specialties - ALL SPECIALTIES
Professions - ALL


Objectives

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:


  1. Define the concepts of an emancipated and mature minor.
  2. Describe the implications for medical decision-making when an adolescent is emancipated.
  3. Explain how the mature minor doctrine is grounded in state law.
  4. Discuss the notion of assent and its application to decision-making in pediatrics.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (0.75 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (0.75 hours), Patient Safety/Risk Management PSRM (0.75 hours)

Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy
CHOP, PSOM
Philadelphia, PA

Children's Roles in Medical Decisions
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Office of Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education, Penn Medicine, JMEC, SPE, 6th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Building 421, Philadelphia, PA 19104-5162 
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In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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