Ethical Issues in the Management of Puberty and Fertility in Children with Chronic Disabilities
Track
:
CLINICAL
Program Code:
S70-3
Date:
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Time:
10:15 AM to 11:00 AM
EST
Location:
205ABC
SPEAKER
:
Douglas S Diekema, MD, MPH, Seattle Children's Hosp Res Inst Disclosure: Nothing to Disclose
Douglas S. Diekema MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine with adjunct appointments in the Department of Medical History and Ethics in the School of Medicine and the Department of Health Services in the School of Public Health. He is also an attending physician in the emergency department at Seattle Children’s Hospital where he also serves as Director of Education for the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics. He has been a member of the Children’s Hospital ethics committee since 1991, has served as an ethics consultant since 1993, and is chairperson of the institutional review board. He is the immediate Past-Chair of the Committee on Bioethics of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Diekema is a co-author of Christian Faith, Health, and Medical Practice and the author of numerous scholarly publications in medical ethics and pediatric emergency medicine.