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Presentation title: Parental Authority

Panel of Presenters:

• Megan Land MD - Moderator, Critical Care physician and Ethics Committee Member
• Michelle Munkwitz, MD, Critical Care
• James Ahlers, Assistant General Counsel at Phoenix Children's Hospital and Ethics Committee member
• Adrian Ruiz - Parent representative on Ethics Committee
• Emma Ross, MD, PHD - Psychologist and Ethics Committee member
• Lisa Dowrick, RN, MS - Nurse and Ethics Committee member

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Define standards of surrogate decision making
• Discuss role of family in society including obligations and rights of parents
• Consider the developing child’s autonomy in decision making
• Discuss thresholds for overriding parental decisions