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Ethical Issues in Pediatric Care

Publication Date: 25 May 2023

Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0

Course Description:

In this course, Mary Pat Turon-Findley, RD, MEd, CMHIMP, LD will define ethics and the 4 principles of ethics; identify aspects that influence decision-making; and discuss examples of pediatric ethical dilemmas through a case study approach.

Course Objectives:

• Define ethics and the 4 principles of ethics.

• Identify aspects that influence decision-making, and discuss helpful resources.

• Discuss examples of pediatric ethical dilemmas through a case study approach.

Performance Indicators: 1.3.3, 1.7.2, 1.3.1
Run Time: 35

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Mary Pat Turon-Findley, RD, MEd, CMHIMP, LD

Registered Dietitian III, Behavioral Health

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Mary Pat Turon-Findley is currently employed at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She attained her B.S. in Nutrition from Miami University and a Master of Nutrition from the University of Cincinnati. Mary has worked for over 35 years in mental health and disordered eating throughout inpatient, outpatient, residential, and partial-day hospitalization settings. She has chaired both the IC Ethics Committee and Publications Committee for ASPEN. Mary has worked on the Core Curriculum chapter on eating disorders. She has presented at multiple ASPEN conferences on topics including ethics, pediatrics, mental health, disordered eating, and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. In addition, she has presented on pediatric disordered eating and ethics for AND, Abbott, ARAND, and CASPEN.

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