Ethics Committee Brown Bag Workshop Schedule

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Date/Location	Title of Presentation	Presenter(s)
January 13, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	The Ethical Issues in the Television Series “The Pitt” and Representation of Medicine in Media in General	Panel
February 10, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	*Why Do We Need Ethics Consults?*	Disa Wagner, DO (Ethics Committee Chair; Director of Clinical EthicsConsult Services; Pediatric Intensivist, Children’s Mercy) Kelstan Ellis, DO (Ethics Committee Vice-Chair; Bioethics Center Chief;Attending Physician, Palliative Care Team, Children’s Mercy)
March 10, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	Cancelled	Cancelled
April 14, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	An Introduction to Narrative Medicine	Monica Quinn, DO
May 12, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	Decision-making for Infants and Children with Trisomy 13 and 18	Alaina Pyle, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Connecticut Children’s
June 9, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	The Ethics of Cultural Safety: Amish Healthcare, Culture, and Faith	Rev. Ellen Keyser, M.Div, BCC Pediatric Ethics Fellow, Children’s Mercy
July 14, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	Engaging in Meaningful Dialogue about Ethical Considerations Associated with AI	Mark Hoffman, PhD, FNAI Chief Research Information Officer, Children’s Mercy
August 11, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	Becoming in the Midst of Dying: Collateral Beauty in Pediatric Palliative Care	Nikashia Franklin, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Director of Palliative Care, Texas Children’s Hospital
September 8, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	Binds that Break	Lea Sultanem, MD Pediatric Palliative Care Fellow, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 13, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	When Words Matter Most: Difficult Conversations through a Child Life Lens	Lucy Raab, MA, CCLS Assistant Director, Child Life Department, Children’s Mercy
November 10, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	*Thriving in the Face of 50/50 Odds*	Nursing Ethics Forum, featuring NEF members: Greg Locker, MSN, RN, CCRN (Core Charge Nurse, ICU/CICU) Kari Davidson, MSN, RN, CCRN (Director, Extracorporeal Support)
December 8, 2026 *Tuesday* Microsoft Teams	Surgeon Recovery After Major Spine Complications: A Grounded Theory Study of Pediatric Spine Surgeons	Richard Schwend, MD Professor of Orthopedics, Children’s Mercy

Ethics Committee Brown Bag Workshop Schedule

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