| How to work with families when they disagree with medical advice - Prof Lynn Gillam, Ms Sarah Jones and Dr Giuliana Antolovich - 2019 Reddihough Symposium |
21 Aug 2019, 12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
Venue: Ella Latham Auditorium
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Synopsis
One of the greatest changes in care of children
with rare conditions and complex needs over the last 20 years has been in the role
of parents in making medical decisions for their child or adolescent. Parents
now have access to vast sources of ideas and information of varying
quality. Many parents want and expect to take the lead in their child’s
health care. This can be unsettling for clinicians, and can lead to
situations where parents and clinicians disagree over medical management. The
purpose of this Grand Round is to reflect on the impact and implications on
health professionals when they find themselves in these disagreements. We will
begin with a case example of a younger child presented by a frustrated
clinician. Two different forms of support for professionals working in
this complex space will then be described: clinical supervision and clinical
ethics.
Tomorrow’s Grand Round is part of the
2nd Annual Reddihough Symposium. This year the theme is New Frontiers in
Neurodisability, and it will follow Grand Rounds in the Ella Latham Lecture
Theatre until 5pm.
Speakers
Prof Lynn Gillam, Academic Director, Children’s
Bioethics Centre, RCH
Ms Sarah Jones, Mental Health Social Worker;
Clinical Supervisor & Trainer
Dr Giuliana Antolovich, Consultant
Paediatrician, Neurodevelopment & Disability, RCH |