47 min
2019 National Paediatric Bioethics Conference - Blended food for tube feeding a child: ethical considerations Essential Ethics
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The RCH Nutrition and Food Services Team presents the risks and benefits of blended food for tube feeding of children. It's an option that's often practised by parents but not endorsed by the RCH home enteral nutrition program. This is followed by a lively discussion considering the ethically important issues of patient (parent) autonomy and fair process (justice) at RCH. Presenters: Dr Heather Gilbertson, Manager, Nutrition and Food Services, RCH; Ms Keryn Coster and Ms Rachael Martin, Dieticians, Nutrition and Food Services, RCH. Commentators: Ms Bernadette O’Connor, Director, Allied Health, RCH and Prof John Massie, Clinical Lead, Children’s Bioethics Centre, RCH.
The RCH Nutrition and Food Services Team presents the risks and benefits of blended food for tube feeding of children. It's an option that's often practised by parents but not endorsed by the RCH home enteral nutrition program. This is followed by a lively discussion considering the ethically important issues of patient (parent) autonomy and fair process (justice) at RCH. Presenters: Dr Heather Gilbertson, Manager, Nutrition and Food Services, RCH; Ms Keryn Coster and Ms Rachael Martin, Dieticians, Nutrition and Food Services, RCH. Commentators: Ms Bernadette O’Connor, Director, Allied Health, RCH and Prof John Massie, Clinical Lead, Children’s Bioethics Centre, RCH.
47 min