Annie Friedrich, PhD

Staff Scientist

Division of General Medical Sciences (GMS), Department of Medicine
Washington University

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

I am a staff scientist in the Bioethics Research Center. My areas of expertise include clinical ethics, pediatric ethics, and philosophy of technology. My current work explores the ways in which technological mediation impacts decision making in intensive care settings and the ethical implications of that mediation.

PUBLICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

  • Friedrich, A.B. 2020. The suffering child: Claims of suffering in seminal cases and what to do about them. Pediatrics 146(Supplement 1):S66-S69. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-0818M
  • Friedrich, A.B. 2020. Addressing complex hospital discharge by cultivating the virtues of acknowledged dependence. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-020-09525-w
  • Sisk, B.A., Friedrich, A.B., Blazin, L.J., Baker, J.N., Mack, J.W., and DuBois, J. 2020. Communication in pediatric oncology: A qualitative study. Pediatrics 146(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-1193.
  • Sisk, B.A., Friedrich, A.B., DuBois, J., and Mack, J.W. 2020. Characteristics of uncertainty in advanced pediatric cancer conversations. Patient Education and Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.10.006.
  • Friedrich, A.B., Dempsey, K.M, and Salter, E.K. 2019. The use of suffering in pediatric bioethics and clinical literature: A qualitative content analysis. Pediatric Ethicscope 32(2).
  • Friedrich, A.B. 2019. More than “spending time with the body:” The role of a family’s grief in determinations of brain death. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 16(4): 489-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-019-09943-z.
  • Sisk, B.A., Friedrich, A.B., DuBois, J., and Mack, J.W. 2019. Emotional communication in advanced pediatric cancer conversations. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 59(4): 808-817.e2. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.005.
  • Friedrich, A.B. 2018. The pitfalls of proceduralism: an exploration of the goods internal to the practice of clinical ethics consultation. HEC Forum 30(4): 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-018-9359-2.
  • Sisk, B.A., Friedrich, A.B., Mozersky, J., Walsh, H., and DuBois, J. 2018. Core functions of communication in pediatric medicine: An exploratory analysis of parent and patient narratives. Journal of Cancer Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-018-1458-x.