Ethics Committee Brown Bag Workshop Schedule

Date/Location

Title of Presentation

Presenter(s)

January 13, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Panel Discussing “The Pitt”

Theodore Barnett, MD - Emergency Department 
Ellen Keyser-Endelman, MDiv, BCC -Pediatric Ethics Fellow
Sarah Lee, LCSW, LSCSW – Social Work
Jennifer Stallbaumer-Rouyer, LCSW, LSCSW – Social Work
Sarah Nienhaus, MSN, RN, CPEN – Emergency Department
Kelstan Ellis, DO, MS-CR, MBe, FAAP – Palliative Care & Bioethics

February 10, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Ethics Consultation at CMKC

TBD

March 10, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

TBD

TBD

April 14, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Panel Discussing NRP & Organ Donation

Candyce Greene, MD, MPH, MSW
Pediatric Ethics Fellow, CMKC

May 12, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Decision-making for Infants and Children with 
Trisomy 13 and 18

Alaina Pyle, MD 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, 
Connecticut Children’s

June 9, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Ethical and Cultural Issues in Caring for 
Amish Patients and Families

Ellen Keyser
Pediatric Ethics Fellow, Children’s Mercy Kansas City

July 14, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Child Life

Lucy Raab, MA, CCLS
Assistant Director, Child Life, CMKC

August 11, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Panel Discussing Vaccine Hesitancy and Shifts in Vaccine Policy

Charles Herrin, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Texas

September 8, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Cultivating Empathy:
The Path to Healthier Professional and Personal Relationships

Christy Edwards, MDiv, BCC
Senior Staff Chaplain, Spiritual Services Department, CMKC

October 13, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

Surveying Nurse Perceptions of Trisomy 18 Diagnosis

Bella Hadden, MBA, BSN, RN, CCRN-N, RNC-NIC, CBC
ICU Staff Nurse, CMKC

November 10, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams

TBD

Representatives from 
Nursing Ethics Forum

December 8, 2026

Tuesday

Microsoft Teams