Series Description:

The pediatric clinical ethics committee meets regularly to provide education, case review, and opportunities for quality improvement and policy revision to its interdisciplinary membership. The committee is often called upon to assist in organizational considerations of complex issues and ongoing challenges in clinical cases. The committee is provided current research and status of the discourse to help identify best practices that fit the culture of Children's National in view of peer institutions/centers.

Target Audience:

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

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:

Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM 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 1.0 live ANCC contact hour.

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 general continuing education credit.

Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support:

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