Ethics in the ED: Part 1

In this episode, the first of a two-part series, I speak with Dr. Kristina Brumme, who is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician with expertise in medical ethics. This episode focuses on the frameworks of ethical principles, coercion vs. persuasion in health decisions, end-of-life decisions, the ethics of pediatric readiness, and our duty as subspecialists to partner with and provide support to hospitals and health systems that do not have high levels of resources. Below is one of the AAP Policy Statements relevant to our discussions:

Weise KL, Okun AL, Carter BS, Christian CW; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; SECTION ON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; COMMITTEE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. Guidance on Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment. Pediatrics. 2017 Sep;140(3):e20171905. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1905. PMID: 28847979.