Rosalyn Ladd, PhD Memorial Forum Registration
Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Pediatric Eating Disorders
Thursday, April 30, 2026
12 p.m.
Bradley Hospital Pine Room and Virtually Via Teams
Treating eating disorders in children and adolescents presents complex ethical challenges that require careful clinical judgement, compassion, and collaboration. Clinicians must balance respect for patient autonomy with the responsibility to protect health and safety, often while navigating issues such as medical instability, impaired insight, family involvement, informed consent, confidentiality, and the use of involuntary interventions when necessary. This presentation explores key ethical principles guiding pediatric eating disorder treatment, emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, and highlights strategies for providing ethically sound, developmentally appropriate, and trauma-informed treatment.
This event will be hosted at Bradley Hospital and virtually via Teams.
Learning Objectives
Following this presentation:
- Learners will be able to discuss the ethical principles related to the treatment of pediatric patients diagnosed with eating disorders.
- Learners will be able to describe common ethical dilemmas encountered in pediatric eating disorder care.
- Learners will be able to discuss how trauma-informed approaches can be considered in ethically complex treatment decisions.
This event has been approved for continuing education credits for nursing and social work.
The event is free; registration is required. Register online below. Contact Chris Brown at [email protected] for additional details.