EMRA Cast Host Natalie Hernandez Podcasts
Natalie Hernandez, MD, MPH
Harbor-UCLA
Emergency Medicine Residency Class of 2025
UCSF Medical Education Fellow, 2025
EMRA*Cast Episodes
Bridging Health and Humanity: Capacity and Consent
Jan. 15, 2025
Decision-making capacity is a key component of patient autonomy. In this episode, host Natalie Hernandez, MD, MPH, and guest Ilene Claudius, MD, discuss potential challenges to assessing capacity and obtaining consent - particularly among the pediatric population.
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