Date & Location
Monday, April 18, 2022, 12:00 AM - Friday, May 31, 2024, 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. The course will be useful to physicians, nurses, psychosocial clinicians and others who work with children in medical contexts.

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

Content last reviewed: May 31, 2023


Target Audience
Specialties - ALL SPECIALTIES

Learning 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.

Registration
There is no registration fee but you are still required to register.
 
The Structure of the Course
 
This course is divided into three lectures:
  • Mature Minors (8:16)
  • Emancipated Minors (11:26)
  • Assent (11:36)
Each lecture includes a list of suggested readings that provide more detail about what was discussed. Links to external readings will lead you to an abstract or, if available, the full article.

Note that closed captions are available for all video segments.
 
Successful completion of this educational activity and receipt of certificate of credit includes achieving a minimum score of 80% on the post-test.

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. 
 
DESIGNATION OF CREDIT
Physicians: 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.
 
Nurses: This program provides 0.75 NCPD Hours.

Patient Safety Risk Management: This activity is approved for 0.75 of PSRM credits.
 

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