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  • Bonus Session Available in Congress Digital
    An Ethical Challenge in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: Balancing Hope Versus Harm With Heroic Intervention
    Location: Congress Digital
    Bonus CE Session Moderator: Aimee Jennings, CPNP, FCCM (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Ethics/End of Life
     CE: 1.0 ACE Credits
  • Bonus Session Available in Congress Digital
    Heroics in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: An Ethical Decision-Making Framework for High-Risk Interventions for Dying Children
    Location: Congress Digital
    Bonus CE Session Faculty: Mithya Lewis-Newby, MD, MPH, (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Bonus Session Available in Congress Digital
    Building a Culture of Moral Support and Resilience in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU
    Location: Congress Digital
    Bonus CE Session Faculty: Sandra M. Swoboda, MS, RN, FCCM – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Bonus Session Available in Congress Digital
    Leveraging Innovative Organization Ethics Teams to Improve the Care of Patients, Families, and Staff in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU
    Location: Congress Digital
    Bonus CE Session Faculty: Emily Berkman, MD, MA, (she/her/hers) – n/a
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    11:45 AM – 12:45 PM MT
    Diversity and the Role of Cultural and Language Barriers in End-of-Life Deliberations
    Location: North-122
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Gil Allen, MD, FCCM – University of Vermont Medical Center Patrick 206
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Antonio Gandra D'Almeida, MD, MDM, FACS, FCCM – Instituto Nacional De Emergencia Medica
    Ethics/End of Life
     CE: 1.0 ACE Credits
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    11:50 AM – 12:05 PM MT
    Cultural Barriers to End-of-Life Discussions, Both Foreign and Domestic
    Location: North-122
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Shahla Siddiqui, MD, MS, D.ABA, FCCM (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    12:05 PM – 12:20 PM MT
    Family Versus Third-Party Interpreters
    Location: North-122
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Amelia Barwise, MB, PhD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    12:20 PM – 12:35 PM MT
    Lost in Translation: Moral Distress of the Interpreter
    Location: North-122
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Mithya Lewis-Newby, MD, MPH, (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    9:45 AM – 10:45 AM MT
    Personalized Decision-Making: Techniques to Support Patients and Families Facing Difficult Choices
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Jessica M. Turnbull, MD, MA (she/her/hers) – Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Ethics/End of Life
     CE: 1.0 ACE Credits
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    9:50 AM – 10:05 AM MT
    Including the Entire Healthcare Team in Goal-Directed Care Planning: A Policy Approach
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Mary Faith Marshall, HEC-C, PhD, FCCM (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    10:05 AM – 10:20 AM MT
    Understanding and Implementing Informed Nondissent in the ICU
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Alexander A. Kon, MD, HEC-C, FCCM – n/a
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    10:20 AM – 10:35 AM MT
    Personalizing Clinician Directiveness to Support Patients and Families in the ICU
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Wynne E. Morrison, MD, MBE, FCCM – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    3:45 PM – 4:45 PM MT
    Using the “F Word" in the ICU: Futility and Its Ethical Conundrums in Critical Care
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Preeti R. John, MD, MPH, HEC-C (she/her/hers) – Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Mindy J. Dickerman, MD, (she/her/hers) – Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
    Ethics/End of Life
     CE: 1.0 ACE Credits
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    3:50 PM – 4:05 PM MT
    Is the Unilateral DNR Ever Ethical?
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Alexander A. Kon, MD, HEC-C, FCCM – n/a
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    4:05 PM – 4:20 PM MT
    One-Size Advance Directives Do Not Fit All
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Sabrina F. Derrington, MD, MA Bioethics (she/her/hers) – Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
    Ethics/End of Life
  • Tuesday, Jan 23rd
    4:20 PM – 4:35 PM MT
    Futility Versus Miracles: Responding to Faith-Based Decision-Making
    Location: West-301BC
    Concurrent Session Faculty: Mary Faith Marshall, HEC-C, PhD, FCCM (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Ethics/End of Life