IntroductionDelivering unexpected news to families can lead to emotionally charged conversations that cause discomfort and feelings of ineffectiveness in pediatric postgraduate trainees. Although prenatal screening exists, over 80% of trisomy 21 diagnoses continue to be made postnatally to unsuspecting parents who report a desire for better communication from health care professionals when they first receive the news of their child's diagnosis. Recognizing this area for improvement as reported in the literature, as well as the expressed desire from fellows in the University of Ottawa neonatal-perinatal medicine program for additional protected time to preemptively practice such disclosures, this trisomy 21 Scenario-Oriented Learning in Ethics workshop was developed.
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