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Agenda

No Longer a Child, Not Yet an Adult: Ethical Issues in Adolescent Healthcare

Bell Harbor International Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way
Pier 66
Seattle, WA 98121

Day 1 — Friday, July 24, 2009

8:00 a.m.
Sign-in and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and introduction
8:45 a.m.
The Adolescent Brain: Implications for Healthcare Decision Making
John Medina, PhD
9:15 a.m.
Asking the Right Questions: Implications for Adolescent Autonomy in Healthcare Decision Making
Douglas Diekema, MD, MPH
9:45 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
The Adolescent's Role in End-of-Life Decision Making: Ethics versus Policy
Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD
11:00 a.m.
Adolescent Decision Making: Should Minors Be Allowed to Refuse Life-saving Medical Treatment?
Ellen Clayton, MD, JD
11:30 a.m.
Panel and Questions: John J. Medina, Douglas Diekema, Lainie Friedman Ross, Ellen Clayton, Mark Mercurio
Noon
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
Afternoon breakout sessions
Challenging Cases in Adolescent Medicine
Christopher Church, PhD
Joe Brierley, MRCP, MRCPCH, MA
Lorry Frankel, MD, MBA
She's All Grown Up Now — Consent and the HPV Vaccine
Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD
Adolescent Participation in Research: Issues of Consent and Payment
Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD
Staying Close While Standing Back: The Art and Science of Caring for and Respecting Adolescents
Julie Giesy Metzger, RN, MN
2:15 p.m.
Adolescents and Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Athletics and Appearance
Norman Fost, MD, MPH
3:00 p.m.
Panel and questions: Norman Fost, Mark Mercurio, Lainie Friedman Ross, Ellen Clayton
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn

Day 2 — Saturday, July 25, 2009

8:00 a.m.
Sign-in and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and introduction
8:45 a.m.
When the Parent Is an Adolescent: Implications for Decision Making in the Clinical and Research Contexts
Mark Mercurio, MD, MA
9:30 a.m.
Secrets, Lies and Testing Dilemmas: Parents' Requests for Adolescent Drug Testing, Sexual Behavior Information Sharing and Ownership of Diagnostic Results
Leslie Walker, MD
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Adolescent Consent and Confidentiality: A Legal Overview
Abigail English, JD
Jessica Berg, JD
11:30 a.m.
Panel and Questions: Mark Mercurio, Leslie Walker, Abigail English, Jessica Berg, Maureen Kelley
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Platform presentations of submitted papers
2:00 p.m.
Aiming Higher: An Ethical Framework for Delivery of Care to Homeless and Orphaned Adolescents
Maureen Kelley, PhD
2:45 p.m.
Concluding comments and adjourn