Dialogue with the Ethicist

Washington, DC US
May 21, 2025

Overview

This talk will address the ethical issues inherent to parental refusal or delay of vaccines, such as the balance between individual choice and public health, the limits of parental authority, and declining to care for families who refuse immunization.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers

 

 

 

    Learning Objectives

    Learning Objective 1: 

    1) Define the harm principle

    Learning Objective 2: 

    2) Describe the basis for respecting parent authority in the care of their child

    Learning Objective 3: 

    3) List one argument against opting out of the care of a child whose parents refuse vaccines

    Additional Information

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    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 2.00 ANCC
      Children’s National Hospital will provide 2.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
    • 2.00 APA
      Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 2.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
    • 2.00 ASWB
      As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 continuing education credits.
      • 2.00 Ethics
    • 2.00 Participation
      Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
    Course opens: 
    05/21/2025
    Course expires: 
    07/20/2025
    Event starts: 
    05/21/2025 - 1:00pm EDT
    Event ends: 
    05/21/2025 - 3:00pm EDT
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    Venue

    Bear Vision Center, 2nd Floor Main Children's National Hospital
    111 Michigan Ave. NW
    Washington, DC 20010
    United States

    Faculty

    No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity. 

    Course Director(s)

    Vanessa Madrigal, MD MSCE HEC-C

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
    Speaker(s)

    Doug Opel, MD, MPH

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Accreditation

    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital 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.  Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

    Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 2.0 LIVE ANCC contact hours.

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 2.0 CE credits (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.  

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 (type: ethics) continuing education credits.

     

    Available Credit

    • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 2.00 ANCC
      Children’s National Hospital will provide 2.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
    • 2.00 APA
      Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 2.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
    • 2.00 ASWB
      As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 continuing education credits.
      • 2.00 Ethics
    • 2.00 Participation
      Successful completion of this continuing education activity.

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