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Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH is Professor of Pediatrics, Julia and David Uihlein Professor in Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in the division of pediatric critical care medicine.
Dr. Michelson’s research interests include communication, decision making, palliative care, bereavement support, and ethics. Currently, her research focuses on communication and decision making among patients, family caregivers, and professional caregivers in the pediatric intensive care unit as well as in the palliative care setting. Her work uses qualitative and quantitative methods as well as patient/stakeholder engagement and community based participatory research methods.
Dr. Michelson's clinical practice is in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Certifications and Licenses
| General Pediatrics | |
| Pediatric Critical Care Medicine |
Training Experience
| 2001 | Residency, University of Chicago |
| 2004 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Children’s Memorial Hospital) |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, MPH, Duke University
… → 1996
Research interests
- Critical Care
- Palliative Care and Hospice
- Patient Communications
- Pediatric Critical Care
- Pediatrics
- Qualitative Research Methods
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Pediatric Intensive Care Units
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Terminal Care
Medicine & Life Sciences
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Decision Making
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Parents
Medicine & Life Sciences
Sepsis
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Network
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Grants 2012 2018
- 5 Finished
Cancer Care in the PICU: A Study of Social Worker and Chaplain Roles
Frader, J. E. & Michelson, K. N.
7/1/14 → 6/30/17
Project: Research project
Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in High-Risk Children (H1N1 Children)
Abt Associates, Centers for Disease Control
7/1/13 → 9/30/13
Project: Research project
Research Output 1995 2019
A Call for New Guidelines and Research in PICU End-of-Life and Bereavement Care
Michelson, K. N., Sep 1 2019, In : Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. 20, 9, p. 901-902 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Hospice Care
Terminal Care
Guidelines
Research
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Patient and Family Engagement During Treatment Decisions in an ICU: A Discourse Analysis of the Electronic Health Record
Kruser, J. M., Benjamin, B. T., Gordon, E. J., Michelson, K. N., Wunderink, R. G., Holl, J. L. & Schwarze, M. L., Jun 1 2019, In : Critical care medicine. 47, 6, p. 784-791 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Patient Participation
Electronic Health Records
Critical Illness
Decision Making
Chronic Disease
Variations in Criteria and Practices for Heart Transplantation Listing Among Pediatric Transplant Cardiologists
Patel, A., Michelson, K., Andrei, A. C., Pahl, E. & Gossett, J. G., Jan 15 2019, In : Pediatric cardiology. 40, 1, p. 101-109 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Heart Transplantation
Pediatrics
Transplants
Survival
Decision Making
3
Citations
(Scopus)
A Descriptive Study of Decision-Making Conversations during Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Conferences
Smith, M. A., Clayman, M. L., Frader, J., Arenson, M., Haber-Barker, N., Ryan, C., Emanuel, L. & Michelson, K., Sep 2018, In : Journal of palliative medicine. 21, 9, p. 1290-1299 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Decision Making
Tertiary Healthcare
Uncertainty
Observational Studies
Biobanking in the Pediatric Critical Care Setting: Adolescent/Young Adult Perspectives
Paquette, E. D-T., Derrington, S. F., Shukla, A., Sinha, N., Oswald, S., Sorce, L. & Michelson, K. N., Oct 1 2018, In : Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. 13, 4, p. 391-401 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Intensive care units
Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Pediatrics
Critical Care
young adult