Talk 2015 February 5.
Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds.
Steven Joffe, UPenn.
Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds is pleased to collaborate with the Department of Pediatrics to host a two-day visit with Dr. Joffe. In this Grand Rounds Dr. Joffe describes the development of children’s capacity to offer voluntary informed consent and assent. He also discusses the principles that guide what roles children should play in important medical decisions. Please join us for this important session focusing on a critical aspect of our care for children.
Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
Vice Chair of Medical Ethics
Emanuel and Robert Hart Associate Professor
Director of the Penn Fellowship in Advanced Biomedical Ethics
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine