Douglas S. Diekema

TL;DR: It is suggested that the Harm Principle provides a more appropriate threshold for state intervention than the Best Interest standard and a series of criteria that can be used in deciding whether the state should intervene in a parent's decision to refuse medical care on behalf of a child.

TL;DR: The 2005 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) of the pediatric patient and the 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics/AHA guidelines for CPR and ECC of the neonate are presented.

TL;DR: The common risks inherent in social media research are reviewed and how researchers can consider these risks when writing research protocols are considered, to provide a detailed examination of relevant ethics and regulatory issues for both researchers and those who review their protocols.

TL;DR: The goal of this report is to assist pediatricians in understanding the reasons parents may have for refusing to immunize their children, review the limited circumstances under which parental refusals should be referred to child protective services agencies or public health authorities, and provide practical guidance to assist the pediatrician faced with a parent who is reluctant to allow immunization of his or her child.

TL;DR: Although healthcare providers must play a role in resuscitation decision making, they should be guided by science, the individual patient or surrogate preferences, local policy, and legal requirements.