Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Katharine Callahan, MD
12:00pm - 1:00pm • via Zoom
2021-06-01 12:00:00 2021-06-01 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Katharine Callahan, MD Using Genetic Information to Make Difficult Decisions in the NICU Katharine Callahan, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Medical Ethics Registration required for all events. Meeting link will be provided automatically upon sign-up. Sign up here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdeGrpjwqGt0LTO-PrHZ66P7xVo5wXbmr Genetic testing is expanding among ill neonates. The effect of genetic information on neonatologists’ decision-making is, however, poorly understood. On the basis of responses to our split sample experimental survey, genetic findings had a significant impact on critical decisions for ill neonates. Neonatologists applied genetic findings in answering the questionnaire in ways that were clinically unwarranted and ethically problematic. Please email mary.pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to be added to the listserv to receive passwords and announcements. via Zoom Penn Medical EthicsUsing Genetic Information to Make Difficult Decisions in the NICU
Katharine Callahan, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Medical Ethics
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Meeting link will be provided automatically upon sign-up.
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Genetic testing is expanding among ill neonates. The effect of genetic information on neonatologists’ decision-making is, however, poorly understood. On the basis of responses to our split sample experimental survey, genetic findings had a significant impact on critical decisions for ill neonates. Neonatologists applied genetic findings in answering the questionnaire in ways that were clinically unwarranted and ethically problematic.
Please email mary.pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to be added to the listserv to receive passwords and announcements.