Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics

(216) 844-8651

Rainbow Pediatric Ethics Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Mailstop RBC-5016
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 844-8709 - fax

RCPE Faculty Research Projects

The following specific projects have been selected to illustrate the range of work completed or underway by RCPE faculty: 

* Confidentiality in the Adolescent Patient/Doctor Relationship: 
A prospective, randomized controlled trial of an educational pamphlet for adolescent patients designed to increase adolescent’s understanding of confidentiality issues in the doctor/patient relationship and to evaluate the effect of the intervention on the patient interview.

* Hepatitis B Vaccine Refusal – Parental Perspectives: 
A prospective study of families who refuse hepatitis B vaccine in the newborn nursery.

*Palliative Care in Pediatrics: 
Improving the design, delivery, and outcome of palliative care services in pediatrics.

* Decisions About Delivery Room Resuscitation for Premature Infants at the Limits of Viability.

* Utilization of Prenatal Consultation with Neonatologist Prior to Preterm Delivery.