Physicians should develop a specific strategy for talking to relatively healthy patients about their CPR preferences in the event they become seriously ill in the future.

Follow simple rules, such as checking whether patients comprehend what they’ve been told, to help patients overcome barriers posed by clinical jargon.

Not all cultural traditions have the same conception of personhood. In Confucianism, self-individuation takes place only through engagement with others in the context of one’s social roles and relationships.

Family presence during resuscitation of a child remains controversial and disagreement persists about whether and when potential benefits outweigh risks.

Physicians need to manage parental treatment decisions when the decisions conflict with medical judgment.

Physicians need to manage parental treatment decisions when the decisions conflict with medical judgment.

In cases where a parent is denying life-saving medical treatment, physician paternalism can step in to help provide the proper care to the patient.

Physicians should take a graduated approach to including children in their health care decisions to improve their overall medical experience.

A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis.

A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis.