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Hello and welcome to the first post of the NICU Biomedical Ethics Curriculum. This project began when I practiced at Tufts University as a new neonatology attending. Since matriculating here, the idea of a curriculum designed for bedside providers has been appealing for many reasons.
First, the NICU is ripe with opportunity for ethical discourse. Babies with problems do not exist in a vacuum. Instead, they are part of the larger medical community. Given this interconnectedness, it became apparent that we all could use a little more biomedical ethics education.
Second, as part of the moral community at large, it became apparent that we approach biomedical ethics with our experiential learning. Those at the bedside may have one type of foundational knowledge regarding biomedical ethics, while attendings and residents may have another. Existing in between the two are the sweet babies we take care of daily. How much better would it be to have an understanding of why one person may approach a biomedical ethics problem one way when compared to their compatriot?
My sincere hope is that you find this curriculum useful in your practice. Importantly, I will not quiz you on the information presented. More useful is the impact of this new knowledge on you as a provider and the ICU's overall moral climate.
What is the moral climate, you might ask? The moral climate refers to "the implicit and explicit values that drive health care delivery and shape the workplaces in which care is delivered." For more, please refer to the following PDF from NursingPlus Open.
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