Moral distress is a pervasive phenomenon in healthcare and contributes to healthcareworker burnout, turnover, and withdrawal from patient care. Dr Morley providesa brief overview of the concept of moral distress and, through a series ofcases, disentangles stakeholders' perspectives and concepts related to moraldistress. She argues that moral compromise is central to alleviating thenegative effects of moral distress and successful moral compromise requires awillingness to understand others' perspectives and values. Presenter: Dr Georgina Morley, Nurse Ethicist and Director of the Nursing Ethics Program at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA. Host: Prof John Massie, Children's Bioethics Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.