Speaker(s): 

Katie Ritz RRT-NPS, Staff Member, Geisinger - has nothing to disclose.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to: 

• Apply principles of medical ethics, including justice, beneficence, and respect for persons, to evaluate how administrative workload contributes to inequitable health outcomes for children with medical complexity and their families.
• Analyze the ethical implications of labeling families as “nonadherent” when structural barriers such as language access, transportation challenges, and fragmented care systems affect healthcare engagement.
• Examine how documentation practices, implicit bias, and institutional accountability influence ethical decision-making and patient-centered care in pediatric healthcare settings.
• Identify ethically appropriate strategies to reduce administrative burden, promote health equity, and support family-centered care through improved care coordination, communication, and system-level interventions.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with/without Commercial Interests:

The Planning Committee consisting of Katie Ritz RRT-NPS, Katelyn Green, Mark Williams, RN, BSN, and Dr Ronald Wong, DO have no identified disclosures. 

CE Committee Member/Content Reviewers have nothing to disclose. 

Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Content Disclosure: 

This presentation/content is HIPAA compliant. 

Commercial Support for this Session

None.