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Bioethics Committee

Position Statements Practice Points

Position Statements

Ethical participation of children and youth in medical education

Posted: Apr 1 2011

Advance care planning for paediatric patients

Posted: Nov 1 2008

Ethical issues in health research in children

Posted: Oct 1 2008 Reaffirmed: Jan 30 2013

Use of anencephalic newborns as organ donors

Posted: Aug 1 2005 Reaffirmed: Jan 30 2013

Treatment decisions regarding infants, children and adolescents

Posted: Feb 1 2004

Guidelines for genetic testing of healthy children

Posted: Jan 1 2003 Reaffirmed: Jan 1 2011

Practice Points

Paediatricians, social media and blogs: Ethical considerations

Posted: May 1 2012

Withholding and withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration

Posted: Apr 1 2011

E-mail communication in paediatrics: Ethical and clinical considerations

Posted: Mar 1 2010 Reaffirmed: Jan 30 2013