AAP Grand Rounds from the Section on Bioethics

This is a listing of the articles the Section on Bioethics has published in AAP Grand Rounds.

Published in 2010
Yates FD. Pediatric Clinical Ethics Consultation: Organizational Issues.  AAP Grand Rounds 2010;23:9.
On:
Opel DJ, Wilfond BS, Brownstein D, et al. Characterisation of organizational issues in paediatric clinical ethics consultation: a qualitative study. J Med Ethics. 2009;35(8):477–482

Kim GR. Computerized Monitoring of Adverse Drug Events.  AAP Grand Rounds 2010:23:10.
On:
Kilbridge PM, Noirot LA, Reichley RM, et al. Computerized surveillance for adverse drug events in a pediatric hospital. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16(5):607–612

Published in 2009
Yates FD. Parent-Teen Communication About Diabetes Management. AAP Grand Rounds. 2009;21:63.
On:
Ivey JB, Wright A, Dashiff CJ. Finding the balance: adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. J Pediatr
Health Care. 2009;23(1):10-18.   

Yates FD. Parent or Nurse-Controlled Analgesia for Pain Control in Developmentally Delayed Children. AAP Grand
Rounds. 2009;21(3):32. 
On:
Czarnecki ML, Ferrise AS, Jastrowski Mano KE, et al. Parent/nurse-controlled analgesia for children with
developmental delay. Clin J Pain. 2008;24(9):817-824. 

Published in 2008
Yates FD. Factors that influence decisions about organ donation. AAP Grand Rounds. 2008;20:19.
On:
Rodrigue JR, Cornell DL, Howard RJ. Pediatric organ donation: what factors most influence parents’ donation
decisions? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9(2):180–185.

Published in 2007
Mears, BJ. How Do Patients Like to Be Greeted by Doctors? AAP Grand Rounds. 2007;18(4):46-47.
On:
Makoul G, et al. An Evidence-Based Perspective on Greetings in Medical Encounters. Arch Int Med
. 2007;167:1172-1176.   

Ross LF. When Do Family Members Have a Right to Know Genetic Information About a Patient? AAP Grand
Rounds. 2007;18(4): 44-45. 
On:
Gilbar R. Communicating Genetic Information in the Family: the Familial Relationship as the Forgotten Factor. J
Med Ethics. 2007;33(7):380-393.

Mears, BJ. Providing Mothers with Tapes of Neonatologists’ Discussions Improves Recall. AAP Grand Rounds.
2007;17:54-55. 
On:
Koh THHG, Butow PN, Coory M, et al. Provision of taped conversations with neonatologists to mothers of babies
in intensive care: randomized controlled trial. BMJ. 2007;334:28–34;

Ross LF. Is It Appropriate to Attenuate Growth in Profoundly Developmentally Disabled Children to Facilitate
Their Care? AAP Grand Rounds. 2007;17:2-3. 
On:
Gunther DF, Diekema DS. Attenuating growth in children with profound developmental disability: a new
approach to an old dilemma. Arch Ped Adol Med. 2006;160:1013–1017. 

Published in 2006
Mears BJ. Treatment Decisions for Disabled Infants: Balancing Benefits and Burdens. AAP Grand Rounds.
2006:16:66-67.
On:
Wilkinson D. Is it in the best interests of an intellectually disabled infant to die? J Med Ethics. 2006;32:454-459.

Ross LF. Sorry to Wake You..But I Have to Inform You of Your Imminent Death.  AAP Grand Rounds. 2006;
15:50. 
On:
Vince T, Petros A. Should Children's Autonomy Be Respected By Telling Them of Their Imminent Death? 
J Med Ethics. 2006;32:21-23. 

Published in 2005
Silber TJ. Is it Ethical to Have a Child to Save a Child? AAP Grand Rounds. 2005;13:30.
On:
Sheldon S, Wilkinson S. Should Selecting Saviour Siblings Be Banned? J Med Ethics. 2004;30:533-537.

Forman EN. Anorexics’ Participation in Exercise Programs: Ethical Dilemmas. AAP Grand Rounds. 2005;13:58-59.
On:
Giordano S. Risk and supervised exercise; the example of anorexia to illustrate a new ethical issue in the
traditional debates of medical ethics. J Med Ethics. 2005;31(1):15-20.

Mercurio MR. Protocol for Euthanasia of Severely Ill Newborns. AAP Grand Rounds. 2005;14:9-10.
On:
Verhagen E, Sauer P. The Groningen Protocol: Euthanasia in severely ill newborns. NEJM. 2005;352:959-962. 

Mears BJ. Refusal to Provide Essential Care: Duties of Providers. AAP Grand Rounds. 2005;14:9-10.
On:
Charo RA. The Celestial Fire of Conscience-refusing to deliver medical care. NEJM. 2005;352(24):2471-2473.
And:
Manasse HR. Conscientious Objection and the Pharmacist. Science. 2005;308:1558-1559.

Mears BJ. Newborn Screening: Is More Really Better?  AAP Grand Rounds. 2005;12:55-56.
On:
Kerruish NJ, SP Robertson. Newborn Screening: new developments, new dilemmas. J Med Ethics. 2005;31:393-
398.

Published in 2004
Mears BJ. Adherence to Advance Directives. AAP Grand Rounds. 2004;11:21-22.
On:
Thompson T, Barbour R, Schwartz L. Adherence to advance directives in critical care decision-making: vignette
study. BMJ. 2003;327:1011-1014.

Mears BJ. Ethical Issues Raised by Expanded Access to Growth Hormone. AAP Grand Rounds. 2004;12:14-15.
On:
Allen DB, Fost N. hGH for Short Stature: Ethical Issues Raised by Expanded Access. J Pediatr. 2004;
144(5):648-652. 

Published in 2003
Donovan K. Predictive Genetic Testing in Children: Who Determines Appropriateness? AAP Grand Rounds.
2003;9:21-22.
On:
Ross, L.  Predictive Genetic Testing for Conditions That Present in Childhood. Kennedy Institute of Ethics
Jl. 2002;12:225-244.

Mears BJ. Covert Video Surveillance of Parents Suspected of Abuse. AAP Grand Rounds. 2003;9:29-30. 
On:
Covert Video Surveillance in Pediatric Care. Hastings Center Report. 2002;32(6):10.

Silber TJ. Parental Decision-Making: MD Language Matters. AAP Grand Rounds. 2003;10:34-35. 
On:
Koogler TK,  Wilfond BS & Ross LF.  Lethal Language, Lethal Decisions. Hastings Center Report. 2003;33(2):37-41. 

Mears BJ. Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision. AAP Grand Rounds. 2003;10:50.
On:
Benatar M, Benatar D.  Between Prophylaxis and Child Abuse: The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision.
AJOB. 2003;3(2).

Published in 2002
Mears BJ. Predictive Genetic Testing in Children: Who Determines Appropriateness? AAP Grand Rounds.
2002;7:58. 
On:
Wendler D. What Research with Stored Samples Teaches Us About Research with Human Subjects.  Bioethics.
2002;16:33-54. 

Mears BJ. Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Genetic Tests. AAP Grand Rounds. 2002;7:2-3.
On:
Hull, SC, Prasad, K.  Reading between the Lines: Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Genetic Testing.  Hastings
Center Report. 2001;31:33-35. 

Published in 1999
Diekema DS. Parents, Professionals Differ in Estimating Burden of Disabilities. AAP Grand Rounds. 1999;2:29-30.
On:
Saroj S, Stoskoff BL, Feeny D, et al. Differences in preferences for neonatal outcomes among health care
professionals, parents, and adolescents. JAMA. 1999;281(21):1991-1997.

Diekema DS. Consent for Studies That Do Not Increase Patient Risk. AAP Grand Rounds. 1999;1:32-33. 
On:
Rogers CG, Tyson JE, Kennedy KA, Broyles S, Hickman J. Conventional consent with opting in versus simplified
consent with opting out: An exploratory trial for studies that do not increase patient risk. J Pediatr.
1998;132:606-611. 

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