Activity Overview

Children's Roles in Medical Decisions explores the three primary ways in which older children and teenagers can influence or control their medical care. It examines the ethics and law of emancipated and mature minors, and describes the ethical and practical challenges of children’s assent.

Target Audience

This continuing education activity has been designed for physicians, nurses, psychosocial clinicians, and others who work with children in medical contexts.

Educational Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Define the concepts of an emancipated and mature minor.
  • Describe the implications for medical decision-making when an adolescent is emancipated.
  • Explain how the mature minor doctrine is grounded in state law.
  • Discuss the notion of assent and its application to decision-making in pediatrics.

In this activity, learners will engage with the content by moving through a series of brief video lectures with links to related readings, downloadable resources, and quizzes.

Course Structure

This course is divided into three lectures:

  1. Mature Minors (8:16)
  2. Emancipated Minors (11:26)
  3. Assent (11:36)

Each lecture includes a list of suggested readings that provide more detail about what was discussed. Links to external readings will lead you to an abstract or, if available, the full article.

Successful completion of this educational activity and receipt of certificate of credit includes achieving a minimum score of 80% on the post-test.

Credit Information

Release date: May 8, 2017
Expiration date: May 31, 2024
Last reviewed: May 31, 2023

Amount of CME credit: 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Amount of Nursing Contact Hours: 0.75 NCPD hours
Estimated Length of Time for Completion: approximately 0.75 hour

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Accreditation and Designation of Credit

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Physicians

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been designated by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania for 0.75 hours of Patient Safety/Risk Management.

Nurses

Penn Medicine Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  Approval # 124-3-H-15.

Penn Medicine Nursing awards this activity 0.75 NCPD hours.

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 0.75 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Course Faculty
Disclosures

The following planning committee member has reported the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD: Leigh Bureau, Speaker Honorarium; Oak HC/FT, Salary; Nuna, Stock Shareholder

The faculty and planning committee members listed below have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:

Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
Autumn Fiester, PhD
Dominic A. Sisti, PhD
Connie Ulrich, PhD, MSN
Amy Ashbridge, MBA
Adam Zolkover, MA
Laura C. Hart, MFA
Mila Kostic, CHCP, FACEHP
Michael Schoen, PhD
Rodman Campbell, CHCP
Patricia Smith, DNP, RN, BC

The faculty reported that there will be no mention of investigational and/or off-label use of products in this presentation.

Acknowledgment of Commercial Support

There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity.

Contact

For questions related to this educational activity, contact Penn Medicine Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania at penncme@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or at 215-898-8005.

If you have questions, please contact Caitlin O'Neill, Program Manager for Online Educational Initiatives, at 215-746-3971 or MEHPonline@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.


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