Name, credentials: Beth Kohlberg, MSHCE, BSN, RN, HEC-C

Title: Staff nurse-NICU, ethics coordinator

Hospital: St. Louis Children’s Hospital

  St. Louis, MO

Profile description: Beth has over 25 years of experience as a NICU nurse.  Her involvement with difficult cases in the NICU and feelings of moral distress led her to continue her education in healthcare ethics.  She has a strong interest in nursing ethics, pediatric ethics, and ethics surrounding end-of-life decision making.  She holds a BSN from Rockhurst University, an ethics graduate certificate from St. Louis University, and a master’s degree in health care ethics from Creighton University. She has earned her healthcare ethics consultant certification through the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. She is an active member of the Ethics of Caring (National Nursing Ethics Conference) planning committee and former board member of the ASBH nursing affinity group.

Beth has co-authored:

 Paul EA, Kohlberg EM, Orfali K. Growing Discomfort With Comfort Care for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Why We Should Still Defer to Parental Wishes. Am J Bioeth. 2017 Jul;17(7):67-68. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2017.1314051. PMID: 28661739.

Friedrich AB, Kohlberg EM, R Malone J. Perceived Benefits of Ethics Consultation Differ by Profession: A Qualitative Survey Study. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2022 Jul 20:1-5. doi: 10.1080/23294515.2022.2093423. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35856904.

In her spare time, Beth enjoys spending time with her husband, two kids, and her golden retriever.