Episode 19: Adoption Part 1

In the first of this two-part episode, board-certified family physician Dr. Lisa Gilbert, FAAFP discusses what medical professionals need to know about adoption: the demographics of patients who make adoption plans for their children, the reasons that go into an adoption decision, an overview of the adoption process, and more.Dr. Gilbert is a board-certified family physician and is on faculty at the Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). After residency, she completed a fellowship in International Family Medicine, received additional certification in Tropical Medicine, and has worked internationally in Niger, Cameroon, and Liberia. She is passionate about beginning and end of life issues, bioethics, and conscience protections. She serves as Chair of the Ascension Via Christi Ethics Integration Committee in Wichita and also has completed a Master’s degree in Catholic Clinical Ethics from Georgetown University. She is a prolife advocate and serves as Kansas State Director for the American Academy of Medical Ethics (AAME). Within AAPLOG, she is founder and chair of the Family Medicine Subsection, and has served on the AAPLOG board for over 3 years. Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram