Commentary: Difficult Decisions in Adults With Advanced Congenital Heart Disease?
Presenter
Jill Steiner, MD, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Jill Steiner, MD, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the case example of how the principles of beneficence, respect/autonomy, and justice apply to patients with diminished intellectual capacity and thus limited ability to participate in making decisions about their own goals of care
- Describe the ethical principles involved in the decision to continue providing care for a longstanding established patient vs. referring to a distant center of recognized experience or expertise
Keywords: Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and Quality