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AAP Policy


This list includes some AAP policies and clinical or technical reports which may be of interest to pediatricians who are interested in ethical issues. It is not intended to be comprehensive but you may use the AAP Policy Finder (www.aappolicy.org) to search for other policies. The dates, although not comprehensive, indicate publication, revision or retirement.  The retired ones are marked as such. The order is alphabetical by title.

AAP Principles Concerning Retail-Based Clinics - 2006

The Adolescent's Right to Confidential Care When Considering Abortion - 1996

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Medical Malpractice - 2006

Appropriate Boundaries in the Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationship - 1999

Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Victim - 2008 New

Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children - 2006

Communicating With Children and Families: From Everyday Interactions to Skill in Conveying
Distressing Information
– 2008

Confidentiality in Adolescent Health Care
- 1989 & 1993

Consent by Proxy for Nonurgent Pediatric Care
- 2003

Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Adolescents - 2003

Considerations Related to the Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Children - 1997

Contraception and Adolescents – 1999 & 2007 revision

Cord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation - 2007

Corporal Punishment in School - 2006

Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy - 2004

Death of a Child in the Emergency Room - 2005

Disclosure Status of Illness to Children and Adolescents with HIV Infection - 2005

Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in School -2000

Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Pediatric Patients Who Require Anesthesia and Surgery
- 2004

Emergency Contraception - 2005

Ensuring Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy - 1999 & 2008 New

Ethical Considerations in Research with Socially Identifiable Populations - 2004, 2008

Ethical Issues with Genetic Testing in Pediatrics - 2001 & 2005

Ethics and the Care of Critically Ill Infants and Children - 1996

Female Genital Mutilation - 1998

Fetal Therapy-Ethical Considerations
- retired 2007

Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment in Abused Children - 2000 & 2007

Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Studies to Evaluate Drugs in Pediatric Populations - 2005

Guidelines for Expert Witness Testimony in Medical Malpractice Litigation - 2002

Guidelines on Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment - 2004

Helping Children and Families Deal with Divorce and Separation
- 2002

High-Deductible Health Plans -2007

Human Embryo Research
- 2001 & 2005

Infants with Anencephaly as Organ Sources: Ethical Considerations
-reaffirmed 2007

Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice - 2007

Introduction to the Newborn Screening Fact Sheets
- published 2006

The Initiation or Withdrawal of Treatment for High-Risk Newborns - 2007

Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice - 2007

Institutional Ethics Committees - 2001 & 2004

Minors as Living Solid-Organ Donors - 2008 New

Newborn Screening Expands: Recommendations for Pediatricians and Medical Homes - Implications
for the System
- 2008

Nondiscrimination in Pediatric Health Care – 2001 & 2007 revision

Noninitiation or Withdrawal of Intensive Care for High Risk Newborns - 2007

Palliative Care for Children
- 2000 & 2007

Patient & Family Centered Care of Children in the Emergency Department - 2008 New

Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Care Setting - 2007

Pediatric Organ Donation and Transplantation - 2002 & 2008 New

The Pediatrician and Childhood Bereavement
- 2000 & 2004

Perinatal Care at the Threshold of Viability - 2002

Preservation of Fertility in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Cancer – 2008

Planning for Children Whose Parents are Dying of HIV/AIDS
- 1999 & 2005

Prevention of Medication Errors in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting - reaffirmed 2007

Prevention of Human Papillomavirus Infection: Provisional Recommendations for Immunization of
Females with Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
-2007

Principles of Child Health Care Financing
- 2003

Privacy Protection of Health Information: Patient Rights and Pediatrician Responsibilities
- retired 2006

Professional Liability Coverage for Residents and Fellows - 2000

Professionalism in Pediatrics - 2007

Professionalism in Pediatrics: Statement of Principles - 2007

Recognizing and Responding to Medical Neglect - 2007

Reducing the Risk of HIV Infection Associated with Illicit Drug Use - 2006

Religious Objections to Medical Care - 1997 & 2007

Responding to Parental Refusals of Immunization of Children
- 2005

Role of Schools in Combating Illicit Substance Abuse - 2007

SCHIP Achievements, Challenges and Policy Recommendations -2007

Scope of Health Care Benefits for Children From Birth Through Age 21 - 2006

Sterilization of Minors With Developmental Disabilities
- 1999 & 2007

Testing for Drugs of Abuse in Children and Adolescents - 2006

Toward Transparent Clinical Policies - 2008

When Is Lack of Supervision Neglect? - published 2006

 

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