Michigan Medicine Virtual Neonatal Ethics Conference AAP SONPM Virtual Neonatal Ethics Conference 2021

American Academy of Pediatrics

Michigan Medicine

Virtual Neonatal Ethics Conference 2021

Ethical Decision-Making in Neonatal & Perinatal Care

📦 Product Details

• Format: 7 Videos + 1 PDF
• Total Size: 2.39 GB
• Release Date: October 11, 2021
• Event Date: April 2021 (Virtual Conference)
• Access: On-demand
• Level: Clinical Ethics / Advanced

👶 Program Overview

The AAP SONPM Virtual Neonatal Ethics Conference 2021, hosted by Michigan Medicine, provides a comprehensive exploration of ethical challenges in neonatal and perinatal care.

This course focuses on real-world dilemmas encountered in the neonatal ICU (NICU), equipping clinicians with evidence-based bioethical frameworks, communication strategies, and decision-making tools to navigate complex clinical situations.

Through expert-led discussions and case-based sessions, participants gain deeper insight into family-centered care, emerging technologies, and ethically complex neonatal conditions.

🎯 Key Features

• Focus on practical ethics in neonatal intensive care
• Expert-led sessions from leaders in neonatology and bioethics
• Covers real-world, high-stakes clinical scenarios
• Emphasis on communication, empathy, and family-centered care
• Includes agenda PDF for structured learning

📚 What You Will Learn

• Apply bioethical principles to complex neonatal cases
• Navigate end-of-life decisions and viability thresholds
• Communicate effectively with families in emotionally challenging situations
• Address moral distress and ethical conflicts in clinical teams
• Understand ethical implications of emerging technologies (e.g., fetal interventions)
• Incorporate equity and cultural sensitivity into neonatal care

🧩 Core Topics Covered

⚖️ Ethical Frameworks in Neonatology

• Decision-making in critical neonatal conditions
• Shared decision-making (SDM) and family-centered care (FCC)

👨‍👩‍👧 Communication & Family Support

• Building trust in the NICU
• Supporting families during difficult decisions

🧠 Moral Distress & Professional Challenges

• Recognizing and managing moral distress
• Preventing burnout and ethical conflict

🧬 Complex Clinical Scenarios

• Viability and extremely preterm infants
• Trisomy 13 and 18 management
• Ethical dilemmas in life-sustaining treatment

🌍 Equity & Social Considerations

• Racial equity in neonatal care
• Addressing disparities in outcomes

🚀 Emerging Technologies

• Ethics of fetal surgery and advanced interventions
• Impact of technology on neonatal outcomes

🧠 Learning Approach

• Case-based discussions
• Multidisciplinary expert panels
• Practical ethical frameworks
• Real-world clinical applications

👨‍⚕️ Target Audience

• Critical care physicians
• Pediatricians and neonatologists
• Obstetrics & gynecology physicians
• Pediatric surgeons
• Family medicine physicians
• Nurses, social workers, and allied healthcare professionals

🚀 Why This Course Stands Out

• Dedicated focus on ethical challenges in neonatal care
• Combines clinical medicine with bioethics and communication
• Addresses both medical and emotional aspects of care
• Relevant for multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Practical guidance for real-life NICU scenarios