MEDIA ALERT - 9th Annual Pediatrics Bioethics Conference in November to Focus on Ethical Issues in Pediatric Health Care

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Baptist Health

Sep 15, 2016, 09:00 ET

Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) September 15, 2016 -- What: Ethics committees, health care practitioners and public policy experts are constantly faced with difficult ethical challenges. This conference will provide education surrounding such challenges, and an opportunity to engage peers from across the region to learn what others are doing to cope with the ethical issues that arise in pediatric health care.

$55 pre-registration ($95 admission at the door – cash or check only)
Registration includes admission to program sessions, continental breakfast, lunch, refreshment break, and course syllabus. This is a Continuing Education event, and credit information can be found on the registration website. See the list of sessions and speakers, and register online at: 2016pedsbioethics.eventbrite.com.

For questions: Donna Zebe, 904.202.8793 or Donna.Zebe(at)bmcjax(dot)com.

Who: Wolfson Children’s Hospital in partnership with Florida Bioethics Network presents the 9th Annual Pediatrics Bioethics Conference for physicians, nurses, social workers, clergy, psychologists, heath administrators, occupational therapists, speech therapists, pediatric mental health workers, pediatric specialists, medical students, nursing students, ethicists and philosophers.

The conference will feature talks on pressing issues by expert in the field on topics including:

  • Devil’s Choice: Selecting Children for Life-Saving Chemotherapy, An Ethical Prioritization and Allocation Framework
  • Family-Centered Care in a Pediatric Context: Addressing Conflicts and Complexities
  • Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Youth: Ethics, Child Safety & Well-Being

When:
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016
7:30 am – 4 pm

Where:
University of North Florida, University Center
1200 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL

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About Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, is a part of Baptist Health, Northeast Florida’s most comprehensive health system serving every stage of life. Wolfson Children’s is the only hospital just for kids in Northeast Florida and serves as the region’s pediatric referral center. Staffed 24/7 by pediatric nurses and other healthcare professionals specially trained to work with children, the 216-bed, patient- and family-centered hospital features the latest pediatric medical technology in a welcoming, child-friendly environment. At Wolfson Children’s, nationally recognized pediatric specialists representing nearly every medical and surgical specialty work with pediatricians to provide care for children of all ages with congenital heart conditions, cancer, neurological disorders, diabetes and endocrinology disorders, orthopaedic conditions, behavioral health conditions, and more. Wolfson Children’s pediatric partners include Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville, the University of Florida College of Medicine—Jacksonville, and Mayo Clinic Florida. For additional information, please visit wolfsonchildrens.org.

Carol Chaffin, Baptist Health, +1 (904) 202-5027, [email protected]