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Douglas John Opel, M.D., M.P.H.
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION
Doug Opel, MD, MPH
1900 Ninth Avenue, M/S: C9S-6
Seattle, WA 98101
(p) 206-987-6894
douglas.opel@seattlechildrens.org
PERSONAL DATA
Place of Birth:
Citizenship:
Date of Birth:
Rochester, Minnesota
USA
May 12, 1974
EDUCATION
1996
B.S. (Biology and Philosophy), Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
2002
M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of
Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
2009
M.P.H., Health Services/Health Policy and Research,
University of Washington School of Public Health
Seattle, Washington
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
2002-2005
Pediatric Resident
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2005-2006
Chief Pediatric Resident
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2006-2009
Fellow
Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Division of Bioethics, Department of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
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Seattle, Washington
FACULTY POSITIONS HELD
2006-2009
Acting Instructor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2009-2012
Acting Assistant Professor
Division of Bioethics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2011-2012
Acting Assistant Professor
Division of General Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2012-
Assistant Professor
Divisions of Bioethics and General Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2012-
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Bioethics and Humanities
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2013-
Affiliate Investigator
Group Health Research Institute
Seattle, Washington
HOSPITAL POSITIONS HELD
2004-2006
Neonatal Ground Transport Physician
University of Washington
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
2005-2009
Urgent Care Physician
Emergency Department
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Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
2007-2009
Attending Physician
Level I and II Newborn Nursery
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
2009-2012
Attending Physician
Inpatient Medicine
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
2006-2009, 2012-
Attending Physician
Pediatric Care Center, Roosevelt Clinic
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
HONORS
1996
Magna Cum Laude, Duke University
1996
Howard Hughes Chemistry Student Research Award
2002
Top 25% of 2002 Graduating Class, University of
Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
2005
Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality, Qaulis
Health, for “A Multidisciplinary Parental Nutrition
Ordering Model”
2006
National Association of Children’s Hospitals and
Related Institutions (NACHRI) Spring Conference
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Poster Winner
2012
Member, Society of Pediatric Research
2013
Best Junior Faculty Abstract Award, Center for
Clinical and Translational Research Science Day,
Seattle Children’s Research Institute
BOARD CERTICATION
2005
General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
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CURRENT LICENSE TO PRACTICE
2005
State of Washington, #MD00045369
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2002-
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
2006-
Member, American Society for Bioethics and
Humanities
2009-
Member, Academic Pediatric Association
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
Medical Students and Students in Allied Health Professions
2009
UWSOM HuBio 548, Cases in Clinical Ethics
2009-
UW Law School, Law H510, Topics in Law and
Medicine
2008-
UWSOM Third Year Medical Student Pediatrics
Clerkship Lecture, Pediatric Bioethics, (approx. every
16 weeks)
Pediatric Residents
2006-2009, 2012-
UWMC-Roosevelt General Pediatrics Outpatient
Attending: didactic sessions to pediatric residents on
various topics in general pediatrics.
2007-
Medically Complex Child Inpatient Pediatric Service,
Seattle Children’s Hospital: Monthly ethics rounds
with pediatrics interns to discuss ethical issues in
the care of admitted patients.
2009-2011
General Pediatric Inpatient Attending, Seattle
Children’s Hospital: clinical teaching and supervision
of residents
Subspecialty Fellows
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2009-
Bioethics Fellow Seminar Series, Seattle Children’s
Hospital
Other
2008-2009
Biomedical Research Integrity Series
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2007-
Editor, Grants and Fellowships Section, Pediatric
Ethics Consortium Website
2012-
Consulting Editor, AAP Grand Rounds
SPECIAL NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2006-2007
Member, Steering Committee, Pediatric Ethics
Advisory Group, American Society for Bioethics and
Humanities
2013
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Workshop on “Public Trust in Vaccines: Defining a
Research Agenda”, Cambridge, MA
SPECIAL LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2002-2006
Pediatric Residency Committee, University of
Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital
2005-2006
Quality Improvement Leadership Committee, Seattle
Children’s Hospital
2005-2006
Institutional Review Board, University of Washington
2005-2010
Ethics Committee Member, Seattle Children’s
Hospital
2007-2009
Leader, Working Group on Human Participant
Protection in Quality Improvement Projects, Seattle
Children’s Hospital
2007-2009
Cultural Consultation Committee, Seattle Children’s
Hospital
2007-2012
Faculty Participant, Second Year Resident Annual
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Retreat, Seattle Children’s Hospital
2008-2009
Consultant, Research Ethics Consult Service,
University of Washington School of Medicine
2010-2012
Consultant, Clinical Ethics Consult Service, University
of Washington School of Medicine
2013
Selection Committee, Fellow and Resident Research
Day, Department of Pediatrics, University of
Washington School of Medicine
2006-
Pediatric Resident Advisor, University of
Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital
2006-
Consultant, Clinical Ethics Consult Service, Seattle
Children’s Hospital
2010-
Vice Chair, Ethics Committee, Seattle Children’s
Hospital
RESEARCH FUNDING
Active
1K23HD069467 (PI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH
Increasing Childhood Immunization Rates through Improved Provider-Parent
Communication
8/6/2011 – 6/30/2016
$129,022 (75% FTE)
Group Health Foundation (co-investigator; PI: David Grossman MD, MPH)
Vaccine Hesitancy over Time
1/1/2014 – 12/31/2014
$29,893 (0% FTE)
Translational Research Ignition Projects Program (TRIPP), Centers for Clinical and
Translational Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute (co-PI)
Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in the
Pediatric Emergency Department
11/4/2013 – 9/30/2014
$49,600 (0% FTE)
Group Health Foundation (co-investigator; PI: David Grossman MD, MPH)
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Randomized controlled trial of provider intervention to improve childhood immunizations
in hesitant parents
7/1/2011 – 3/31/2014
$30,242 (5% FTE) [total award]
Past
Mentored Scholars Program, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle
Children’s Research Institute (PI)
Predictive Validity and Reliability of the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines
Survey
9/1/2010 – 8/31/2012
$132,658 (30% FTE) [total award]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (co-investigator; PI: Eileen Klein MD, MPH)
Rotavirus Vaccine Communication: Parents’ and Providers’ Perspectives
7/1/2010 – 8/31/2011
$20,000 (5% FTE)
Pediatric Pilot Fund, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children’s
Research Institute (PI)
Development of a Questionnaire to Identify Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
9/1/09 – 8/30/10
$20,000 (0% FTE)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Manuscripts in Refereed Journals:
1. Han X, Kobzik L, Zhao YY, Opel DJ, Liu WD, Kelly RA, Smith TW. Nitric oxide
regulation of atrioventricular node excitability. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 1997;
13(12): 1191-201.
2. Zhao YY, Sawyer DR, Baliga RR, Opel DJ, Han X, Marchionni MA, Kelly RA.
Neuregulins promote survival and growth of cardiac myocytes: persistence of ErbB2
and ErbB4 expression of neonatal and adult ventricular myocytes. Journal of Biological
Chemistry 1998; 273(17): 10261-69.
3. Han X, Kubota I, Feron O, Opel DJ, Arstall MA, Zhao YY, Huang P, Fishman MC,
Michel T, Kelly RA. Muscarinic cholinergic regulation of cardiac myocyte ICa-L is absent
in mice with targeted disruption of endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, USA 1998; 95(11): 6510-15.
4. Feron O, Dessy C, Opel DJ, Arstall MA, Kelly RA, Michel T. Modulation of the
endothelial nitric oxide synthase-caveolin interaction in cardiac myocytes: implications
for the autonomic regulation of heart rate. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1998;
273(46): 30249-54.
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5. Kubota I, Han X, Opel DJ, Zhao YY, Baliga R, Huang P, Fishman MC, Shannon RP,
Michel T, Kelly RA. Increased susceptibility of triggered activity in myocytes from mice
with targeted disruption of endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Journal of Molecular and
Cellular Cardiology 2000; 32(7): 1239-48.
6. Opel DJ, Lundin DA, Stevenson KL, Klein EJ. Glass foreign body in the spinal canal
of a child: case report and review of the literature. Pediatric Emergency Care 2004;
20(7): 468-72.
7. Opel DJ, Diekema DS. The Case of A.R.: The Ethics of Sibling Donor Bone
Marrow Transplantation Revisited. Journal of Clinical Ethics 2006; 17(3): 207-219.
8. Opel DJ, Shugerman R, McPhillips H, Swanson WS, Archibald S, Diekema DS.
Professionalism and the Match: A Pediatric Residency Program’s Postinterview No-call
Policy and its Impact on Applicants. Pediatrics 2007; 120: e826-831.
9. Opel DJ, Diekema DS, Marcuse EK. A Critique of Criteria for Evaluating Vaccines
for Inclusion in Mandatory School Immunization. Pediatrics 2008; 122(2):e504-510.
10. Opel DJ, Diekema DS, Lee NR, Marcuse EK. Social Marketing as a Strategy to
Increase Immunization Rates. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 2009;
163(5): 432-437.
11. Opel DJ, Wilfond BS, Brownstein D, Diekema DS, Pearlman RA. Characterisation
of Organisational Issues in Paediatric Clinical Ethics Consultation: A Qualitative Study.
Journal of Medical Ethics 2009; 35: 477-482.
12. Opel DJ, Brownstein D, Diekema DS, Wilfond BS, Pearlman RA. Integrating Ethics
and Patient Safety: The Role of Clinical Ethics Consultants in Quality Improvement.
Journal of Clinical Ethics 2009; 20:220-7.
13. Opel DJ, Wilfond BS. Cosmetic Surgery in Children with Cognitive Disabilites: Who
Benefits? Who Decides? Hastings Center Report 2009; 39(1): 19-21.
14. Opel DJ. Denial (Case Study). Hastings Center Report 2010; Nov-Dec: 11-12.
15. Lantos J, Jackson MA, Opel DJ, Marcuse EK, Myers AL, Connelly BL.
Controversies in Vaccine Mandates. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent
Healthcare 2010; 40(3): 41-46.
16. Opel DJ, Korfiatis C, Wiese C, Catz S, Mangione-Smith R, Taylor JA, and Martin
DP. Development of a Survey to Identify Vaccine Hesitant Parents: The Parental
Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines Survey. Human Vaccines 2011; 7(4): 419-425.
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17. Opel DJ, Taylor J, Mangione-Smith R, Solomon C, Catz S, and Martin D. Construct
Validity of a Survey to Identify Vaccine-Hesitant Parents. Vaccine 2011; 29: 6598-6605.
18. Payne DC, Humiston S, Opel DJ, Klein E, Kennedy A, Wikswo M, Downing K,
Kobayashi A, Albertin C, Chesley C, Staat M. A Multi-Center, Qualitative Assessment of
Pediatrician and Parental Perspectives in Addressing the Detection of Porcine
Circovirus in Rotavirus Vaccines. BMC Pediatrics 2011; 11:83.
19. Wightman A, Opel DJ, Marcuse E, Taylor J. Washington State Pediatricians’
Attitudes towards Alternative Childhood Immunization Schedules. Pediatrics 2011;
128:1094-1099.
20. Opel DJ, Diekema DS, and Marcuse EK. Assuring Research Integrity in the
Wake of Wakefield: Not Just a Bad Apple, but a Defective Barrel? British Medical
Journal 2011; 342:d2.
21. Opel DJ, Olson ME. Ethics for the Pediatrician: Bioethics Education and Resources.
Pediatrics in Review 2012: 33(8): 370-373.
22. Opel DJ, Robinson JD, Heritage J, Korfiatis C, Taylor JA, and Mangione-Smith R.
Characterizing Providers’ Immunization Communication Behaviors during Health
Supervision Visits with Vaccine-Hesitant Parents: A Pilot Study. Vaccine 2012; 30:
1269-1275.
23. Taylor JA, Opel DJ. Choriophobia: A One-Act Play. Pediatrics 2012; 130: 342-6.
24. Opel DJ. Physician, Parent, Patient: Where Exactly Is the Line. Hastings Center
Report 2012; 42(6): 14-18.
25. Opel DJ, Diekema DS. Finding the Proper Balance between Freedom and Justice:
Why We Should Not Eliminate Personal Belief Exemptions to Vaccine Mandates.
Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law 2012; 37(1): 111-117.
26. Opel DJ, Banerjee A, King P, Paul C, Glassy D, and Yasuda K. Washington State
Licensed Child Care Facility Directors’ Perspectives on Childhood Immunization.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society 2013; 2(1): 40-49.
27. Opel DJ, Taylor JA, Phillipi CA, Diekema DS. Who Decides What Constitutes
Acceptable Risk in the Care of Children? Hospital Medicine 2013: 3(2): 87-91.
28. Opel DJ, Marcuse EM. The Enigma of Alternative Childhood Immunization
Schedules: What Are the Questions? JAMA Pediatrics 2013; 167(3): 304-5.
29. Opel DJ, Marcuse EM. Window or Mirror: Social Networks' Role in Immunization
Decisions. Pediatrics 2013; 131(5): e1619-20.
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30. Opel DJ, Taylor JA, Zhou C, Catz S, Myaing M, and Mangione-Smith R. The
Relationship between Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines Survey Score and
Future Child Immunization Status: A Validation Study. JAMA Pediatrics 2013;167(11):
1065-1071.
31. Wong CA, Taylor JA, Wright JA, Opel DJ, Katzenellenbogen RA. Missed
Opportunities for Adolescent Vaccination, 2006-2011. Journal of Adolescent Health
2013; 53(4):492-7.
32. Opel DJ, Banerjee A, Taylor JA. Use of Alternative Childhood Immunization
Schedules in King County, Washington, USA. Vaccine 2013; 31(42):4699-701.
33. Opel DJ, Heritage J, Taylor JA, Mangione-Smith R, Salas HS, Nguyen V, Zhou C,
Robinson J. The Architecture of Provider-Parent Vaccine Discussions at Health
Supervision Visits. Pediatrics 2013;132(6):1037-46.
34. Opel DJ, Marcuse EM. Rethinking Vaccine Policy-Making in an Era of Vaccine
Hesitancy: Time to Rebuild, Not Remodel? Human Vaccines 2013; 9(12): 1-2.
35. Opel DJ, Feemster K, Omer S, Orenstein W, Richter M, and Lantos J. A Six-Month
Old with Vaccine-Hesitant Parents. Pediatrics 2014;133:526-530.
Book Chapters:
1. Opel DJ, Diekema DS. Parental Refusals of Vaccination and School Vaccine
Mandates: Balancing Parental Freedom, Child Welfare, and Public Health. In: Clinical
Ethics in Pediatrics: A Case-based Approach; Diekema, Mercurio and Adam (Eds).
Cambridge University Press.
2. Poland CM, Jacobson RM, Opel DJ, Marcuse EK, and Poland, GA. Political, Ethical,
Social and Psychological Aspects of Vaccinology. In: Vaccinology: An Essential Guide;
Milligan and Barrett (Eds.): Wiley-Blackwell, Inc.: in press.
3. Opel DJ, Diekema DS. Finding the Proper Balance between Freedom and Justice:
Why We Should Not Eliminate Personal Belief Exemptions to Vaccine Mandates. In:
Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 8th Edition; Beauchamp, Walters, Kahn, and
Mastroianni (Eds.), Thomson Learning: in press.
Published Books, Videos:
None.
Other publications:
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1. Opel DJ, Taylor J, Mangione-Smith R, and Robinson JD. Re: Presumptive initiations
in vaccine discussions with parents: acquiescence but at what cost? [E-letter],
Pediatrics (January 11, 2014),
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/132/6/1037/reply#pediatrics_el_56975
(accessed January 21, 2014).
Manuscripts Submitted to Refereed Journals:
1. Wolf ER, Opel DJ, DeHart MP, Warren J, and Rowhani-Rahbar A. The Impact of the
2011 – 2012 Pertussis Epidemic on Infant Vaccination in Washington State. Pediatrics.
Abstracts:
1. Organizational Roots of Clinical Cases. Opel DJ. American Society for Bioethics and
Humanities 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2009. Panel presentation
(Improving Ethics Quality in Health Care).
2. Development of a Survey to Identify Vaccine-Hesitant Parents. Opel DJ, Korfiatis C,
Wiese C, Mangione-Smith R, Taylor JA, Martin DP. Pediatric Academic Societies,
Vancouver, BC, 2010. Poster presentation.
3. Rising to the Occasion: Strategies for Communicating With Vaccine Hesitant Parents.
Opel DJ, Diekema DS, Marcuse EK. Pediatric Academic Societies, Vancouver, BC,
2010 and Denver, CO, 2011. Workshop presentation.
4. Vaccine Mandates: Public Health, Popular Perception, and the Reach of Public
Policy. Opel DJ, Brosco J, Mastroianni A, Lantos J. American Society
for Bioethics and Humanities, 11th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010. Panel
presentation.
5. A Multi-Center, Qualitative Assessment of Pediatrician and Parental Perspectives in
Addressing the Detection of Porcine Circovirus in Rotavirus Vaccines. Payne DC,
Humiston S, Opel DJ, Klein E, Kennedy A, Wikswo M, Downing K, Kobayashi A,
Albertin C, Chesley C, Staat M. 45th National Immunization Conference, Washington,
DC, March 201. Poster presentation.
6. Washington State Pediatricians’ Attitudes towards Alternative Childhood
Immunization Schedules. Wightman A, Opel DJ, Marcuse E, Taylor J. Pediatric
Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April 30 – May 3, 2011, Denver, CO. Poster
presentation.
7. Validity and Reliability of a Survey to Identify Vaccine-Hesitant Parents. Opel, DJ,
Taylor J, Mangione-Smith R, Solomon C, Catz S, and Martin D. Pediatric Academic
Societies Annual Meeting, April 30 – May 3, 2011, Denver, CO. Poster presentation.
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8. A Multi-Center, Qualitative Assessment of Pediatrician and Parental Perspectives on
the Detection of Porcine Circovirus in Rotavirus Vaccines. Payne DC, Humiston S, Opel
DJ, Klein E, Kennedy A, Wikswo M, Downing K, Kobayashi A, Albertin C, Chesley C,
Staat M. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April 30 – May 3, 2011, Denver,
CO. Poster presentation.
9. Blurring the Boundaries of Research and Clinical Care: A Constructive Ambiguity?
Unguru Y, Saltzman M, Opel DJ, Kodish E. American Society for Bioethics and
Humanities, 12th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2011. Panel presentation.
10. Performance of the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines survey in a primary
care population in Tennessee. Williams SE, Opel DJ, Rothman R, Edwards KM.
Pediatric Academic Societies 13th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2012. Poster
presentation.
11. Negative Immunization Content in Parent-Aimed Blogs and Online Forums.
Crawford J, Opel DJ. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, 13th Annual
Meeting, Boston, MA, 2012. Poster presentation.
12. Washington State Licensed Child Care Facility Directors’ Perspectives on Childhood
Immunization. Opel DJ, Banerjee A, King P, Paul C, Glassy D, Yasuda K. 1st National
Immunization Conference Online, 2012. Poster presentation.
13. Use of Alternative Childhood Immunization Schedules in King County, WA. Opel DJ,
Banerjee A, and Taylor JA. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington,
D.C., 2013. Poster presentation.
14. Perceived Quality of Providers’ Immunization Communication Among VaccineHesitant and Non-Hesitant Parents. Opel DJ, Nguyen V, Robinson J, Heritage J,
Mangione-Smith R, and Taylor JA. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting,
Washington, D.C., 2013. Poster presentation.
15. Missed Opportunities for Adolescent Vaccination, 2006-2011. Wong C, Taylor JA,
Wright J, Opel DJ, and Katzenellenbogen R. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual
Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2013. Poster presentation.
16. Score on the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines Survey Predicts a Child’s
Immunization Status. Opel DJ, Taylor JA, Zhou C, Catz S, Myaing M, and MangioneSmith R. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 2013.
Platform presentation.
17. Risk factors for vaccine hesitancy in mothers of newborns. Henrikson N, Opel DJ,
Grothaus L, Dunn J, Marcuse EK, Grossman D. 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific
Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2014. Poster
presentation.
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OTHER
National Invited Lectures
The Ethics of Quality Improvement: Provider Obligation and the Role of External
Oversight
Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Quality Improvement Special Interest
Group. Toronto, Ontario. May 2007.
Should We Make Our Children Taller, Smarter and Stronger? The Temptations of
Enhancement
Bioethics Interest Group, Pediatric Academic Societies,Vancouver, BC. May 2010.
Increasing Childhood Immunization through Improved Provider-Parent Communication
Pediatric Grand Rounds, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. Oklahoma
City, OK. November 11, 2011.
Findings on Alternative Immunization Schedule Practices
Institute of Medicine Committee on Assessment of Studies of Health Outcomes Related
to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule. Seattle, WA. March 8, 2012.
Taking Talk to the Next Level: In Search of Communication Practices that Increase
Parental Immunization Acceptance
National Immunization Conference Online. March 27, 2012.
Rising to the Occasion: Strategies for Communicating with Vaccine Hesitant Parents
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA;
October 22, 2012.
The Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccine (PACV) Survey: Development,
Evaluation, and Future Directions
National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Vaccine Hesitancy Working Group, Web
Conference, September 9, 2013.
Rising to the Occasion: New Tools and Strategies for Communicating with Vaccine
Hesitant Parents
Plenary Session, Annual Immunization Conference, Minnesota Department of Health,
Bloomington, MN; October 10, 2013.
A Discussion about the Dilemmas Clinicians Face When Parents Refuse Vaccines
Annual Immunization Conference, Minnesota Department of Health, Bloomington, MN;
October 10, 2013.
Local and Regional Invited Lectures
The Ethics of Sibling Donor Bone Marrow Transplantation
North Pacific Pediatric Society 172nd Conference, Vancouver. British Columbia. 2006.
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Ethical Dilemmas Involving Hospitalized Foster Care Children: Can We Improve the
Quality of Their Care?
Foster Care Assessment Program Seminar Series, Children’s Hospital and Regional
Medical Center. 2007.
The Childhood Vaccination Controversy: Historical, Legal, and Ethical Aspects
Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Mid-Year Ethics Dinner. Seattle, WA.
January 2010.
Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Children
Patient Navigators Educational Session. Seattle Children’s Hospital. September 15,
2010.
Clinical Ethics at Seattle Children’s: Theory and Practice
Medical Unit Nurse In-service. Seattle Children’s Hospital. November 5, 2010.
Validity and Reliability of Survey to Identify Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
Science Day, Seattle Children’s Research Institute Center for Clinical and Translational
Research. Seattle, WA. June 2, 2011.
The Basics of Ethics Committees
24th and 26th Annual Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Seattle, WA; August 5, 2011 and August 9, 2013.
Physician, Patient, Parent: Where Exactly is the Line?
8th Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics,
Seattle Children’s Hospital; Seattle, WA; July 27, 2012.
Approaching Challenging Ethical Issues in Pediatrics: Implications for Nursing
Annual Nursing Competency Days, Seattle Children's Hospital; Seattle, WA; September
17-18, 2012.
The Relationship between Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines Survey Scores
and Future Child Immunization Status: A Validation Study
Science Day, Seattle Children’s Research Institute Center for Clinical and Translational
Research. Seattle, WA; April 11, 2013.
Everyday Ethics: A Discussion about the Dilemmas We Face When Parents Refuse
Vaccines
Spokane Pediatric Society, Spokane, WA; June 11, 2013.
Rising to the Occasion: New Tools and Strategies for Communicating with Vaccine
Hesitant Parents
Grand Rounds, Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Spokane, WA; June 12,
2013.
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Shared Decision-Making in Medicine: A Decrepit Concept
Bioethics Grand Rounds, UWMC, Seattle, WA; November 14, 2013.
Shared Decision-Making in Medicine: A Decrepit Concept
Pediatric Advance Care Team Staff Meeting, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA;
January 9, 2014.
Suffering and Personhood
Schwartz Center Rounds, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA; January 27, 2014.
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