Pediatric Clinical Ethics (E-Learning)

Course Description

This course intended to introduce participants to common challenges and strategies in pediatric clinical ethics with attention to the role of interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches in recognizing and responding to ethical dilemmas.

Continuing Education credit is available through June 30, 2029.

Acknowledgement of Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support

No financial or in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Target Audience

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

Learning Objectives

  1. Explore foundational concepts and common questions and practices in pediatric clinical ethics case analysis and the role of interprofessional collaboration in ethics consultations.
  2. Assess the sources and complications of shared-decision making in pediatric ethics and the importance of interprofessional collaboration.
  3. Evaluate the dynamics between moral distress, competing values, and critical decision-making and interdisciplinary perspectives and responses.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABP Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
    Children's National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 1.00 contact hours.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 1.00 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 1.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 1.00 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 1.00 continuing education credits.
    • 1.00 Ethics
  • 1.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
06/25/2026
Course expires: 
06/30/2029
Rating: 
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Course Director(s)

Christian Cintron, PhD, HEC-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Vanessa Madrigal, MD MSCE HEC-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, 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.

Credit Designation Statements

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit(s) for learning and change.

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hour(s) for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists: Children’s National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 1.0 contact hour(s).

Psychologists: 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 1.0 CE credit(s) (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.

Social Workers: 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 1.0 ethics continuing education credit(s).

ABP MOC Part 2: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.0 MOC point(s) in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABP Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
    Children's National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 1.00 contact hours.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 1.00 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 1.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 1.00 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 1.00 continuing education credits.
    • 1.00 Ethics
  • 1.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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