Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds: A ROMP in the PARC: Research On Medical Practices – Public Attitudes for Research Consent

Visiting Pediatric Ethics Scholar: Ben Wilfond, MD, Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Professor and Chief, Division of Bioethics; Professor, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics; Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine.Please join us for this presentation examining the intersections of clinical care and research. Dr. Wilfond will address ethical issues related to research on medical
practices using randomization in the context of a controversial study of oxygen saturation levels in premature infants. This study, and Dr. Wilfond’s related research
on public views of the role of informed consent in research on medical practices, offer timely insights into an important aspect of pediatric practice.