Bioethics

Speaker: Dr. Beatrice Lechner | Women and Infants Hospital, Brown University Abstract: Existing NICU family centred care models, which are currently utilized for provision of psychosocial support to families, lack the key elements of equity, inclusion and cultural humility. These models were conceived to support families in navigating the stressful life event of an infant’s NICU admission. Their development, however, occurred in an era prior to recognition of the medical field’s systematic shortcomings in providing equitable care and their impact…