Partnering with families in pediatrics is essential and is often a very rewarding experience. These partnerships can present challenges in situations where medicalization of a child’s life is required. As technology advances it has allowed many children to survive where they once wouldn’t, but with significant medicalization. This inherently brings in the need to consider how we apply values to medical facts. This is a difficult space that requires time and relationship building in order to promote good, shared decision-making. This month, our panelists will discuss the case of a child with short gut syndrome whose parents' values around the medical facts and what they viewed as beneficial or burdensome for their child didn’t always line up with the medical recommendations or goals. Parents seemed to have more palliative based considerations while overall being focused on survival. This led the team to sit in difficult spot, seemingly engaged in contradictory goals of care. 

This session is being held both virtually and in-person. To attend in person, please go to Children’s – St. Paul, Garden View 4057. Lunch will be provided to those attending in-person on a first come first serve until gone.

The Schwartz Rounds program offers healthcare providers regularly scheduled time during their fast-paced work lives to openly and honestly discuss the social and emotional issues they face in caring for patients and families. The focus is on the human dimension of health care.

Following a quick multidisciplinary discussion of a topic or case, audience members have an opportunity to share their experiences, thoughts, and feelings and to support each other in best practices of caring for patients and self-care.

Schwartz Rounds will be held virtually on the 3rd Thursday of every month and is open to all employee