Closing Keynote: Should we give priority to children? - Professor Dominic Wilkinson | APEC 2024

Abstract:
In this lecture, Professor Dominic Wilkinson explores the ethical dilemma of prioritizing paediatric patients in healthcare. He examines whether children should receive special attention over other patient groups, addressing the challenges of competing interests and the importance of equality. Professor Wilkinson discusses ethical reasons for prioritizing children, including considerations for paediatric research, the changing priority based on age, and how to balance the interests of child patients with those of their families. This talk provides an insightful look into the complex ethical landscape surrounding pediatric care.

Biography:
Dominic Wilkinson is Professor of Medical Ethics and Deputy Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford. He is a consultant in newborn intensive care at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and a senior research fellow at Jesus College Oxford.
Dominic has published more than 200 academic articles relating to ethical issues in intensive care for adults, children and newborn infants. His co-authored books include ‘Pandemic Ethics: from COVID-19 to Disease X’ (Oxford University Press 2023), ‘Medical Ethics and Law, third edition’ (Elsevier 2019); ‘Ethics, Conflict and Medical treatment for children, from disagreement to dissensus’ (Elsevier, 2018) (BMA President’s Award in 2018 British Medical Association Book Awards). He is also the author of 'Death or Disability? The 'Carmentis Machine' and decision-making for critically ill children' (Oxford University Press 2013) ("the best book of the decade in bioethics . this is a book that must be read by everybody who is seriously interested in the bioethical issues that arise in neonatal intensive care or, more generally, in decision making for children with chronic, debilitating or life-threatening conditions." (John Lantos, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews). He was Editor and Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics from 2011-2018.
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Asian Paediatric Ethics Conference 2024
6th & 7th November 2024
Shaw Foundation Alumni House
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