“Music Therapy in Pediatrics: Supporting Advocacy and Agency”

Presented by: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Music Therapists

Maya Charlton, MA, MT-BC and Lauren Ragan, MA, MT-BC

Planners expect learners to:

1. Identify clinical benefits of medical music therapy from an evidence-based practice.  

2. Describe key principles of trauma informed music therapy framework.

3. Recognize how music therapists improve patient outcomes by implementing culturally responsive and strengths-based approaches which directly address implicit bias in health care.

4. Assess how music therapy assists nursing and other allied professionals in the care of patients.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For CME credit, online evaluations must be completed by 12pm on the Friday after Grand Rounds.  Requests for the link to the current evaluation must be sent to Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu by NOON on the day of Grand Rounds.