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Up against the System: A Case Study of Young Adult Perspectives Transitioning from Pediatric Palliative Care

Advances in pediatric care have not provided the interdisciplinary support services required by those young adults with pediatric life-threatening conditions (pedLTCs) who live beyond childhood but have limited expectations to live past early…

Tags: 2013, Backlog, Browne G, Cook KA, Jack S, Journal Article, Nursing Research And Practice, Siden H, Thabane L

Siblings of Children With a Complex Chronic Health Condition: Maternal Posttraumatic Growth as a Predictor of Changes in Child Behavior Problems

OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the role of maternal posttraumatic growth in changes in behavioral problems among the siblings of children with complex chronic health conditions. METHODS: Data were collected from a sample of 70 siblings from 58…

Tags: 2016, Andrews GS, Backlog, Cadell S, DeLongis A, Journal Article, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Siden H, Steele R, Stephenson E

P259 A Scoping Review to Examine Symptoms in Children with Rare, Progressive, Life-Threatening Disorders

2016-12

Tags: 2016, Backlog, Beck C, Brown H, Dewan T, Grégoire MC, Harvey B, Hermansen AM, Journal Article, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Pawliuk C, Q3 Scoping Review, Siden H, Steele R, Widger K

Physician stress in the context of medical aid in dying

2016-09

Tags: 2016, Backlog, Journal Article, Siden H, University of British Columbia Medical Journal

Introducing a Lexicon of Terms for Pediatric Palliative Care

2015

Tags: 2015, Backlog, Davies D, Journal Article, Macdonald ME, Paediatrics & Child Health, PEDI Study, Siden H, Spicer S, Vadeboncoeur C

Charting the Territory: Children and families living with progressive life-threatening conditions

OBJECTIVES: To increase awareness of the topic of paediatric palliative care among practicing physicians in Canada by exploring the impact of a child’s neurological or rare genetic life-threatening condition on the affected child and his/her parents.…

Tags: 2015, Backlog, Charting the territory, Journal Article, Paediatrics & Child Health, Siden H, Steele R

Pediatric palliative care program versus usual care and healthcare resources utilization in British Columbia: a matched-pairs cohort study

BACKGROUND: Evidence on the impact of pediatric palliative care programs (PPCP) on resource utilization is scarce and requires broader measures to include utilization beyond the hospital setting. OBJECTIVE: This research aims to provide a Canadian…

Tags: 2015, Backlog, Chavoshi N, Conte T, Erdelyi S, Journal Article, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Mitton C, Siden H

Haloperidol as a palliative anti-emetic in a toddler: an evidence base challenge

2008

Tags: 2008, Antiemetics, Backlog, Evidence-based Medicine, Fatal Outcome, Haloperidol, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Male, Nausea, Palliative Care, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Siden H

A Report On Location of Death in Paediatric Palliative Care Between Home, Hospice and Hospital

This retrospective study analysed data for 703 children who died from 2000 to 2006 to examine where children with a broad range of progressive, life-limiting illnesses actually die when families are able to access hospital, paediatric hospice…

Designing and implementing a longitudinal study of children with neurological, genetic or metabolic conditions: charting the territory

BACKGROUND: Children with progressive metabolic, neurological, or chromosomal conditions and their families anticipate an unknown lifespan, endure unstable and often painful symptoms, and cope with erratic emotional and spiritual crises as the…

The boy who refused an IV: a case report of subcutaneous clodronate for bone pain in a child with Ewing Sarcoma

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Bone pain in malignancy can be challenging to treat. Bisphosphonates have been found to be useful in adults with bone pain, but there are no reports of their use in children for this indication. In pediatric palliative medicine…

Tags: 2007, Backlog, Journal Article, Journal Of Medical Case Reports, Longitudinal Studies, Siden H

Families' transition to a Canadian paediatric hospice. Part one: planning a pilot study

This article describes the rationale for planning and conducting a qualitative pilot study about families' transition to a Canadian paediatric hospice. Discussion includes: background information and a literature review pertinent to the study; debate…

Families' transition to a Canadian paediatric hospice. Part two: results of a pilot study

The results from a pilot study are reported in this article, part two of a two-part paper. The experiences of parents (six mothers and two fathers) are described as their families transitioned to the Canuck Place Children's Hospice (CPHC) in Canada.…

The emerging issue of euthanasia

2005

Tags: 2005, Adolescent, Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Backlog, Child, Decision Making, Euthanasia, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, Longitudinal Studies, Netherlands, Newborn, Pediatrics/statistics & numerical data, Preschool, Siden HB, Terminal Care

Nutritional failure and cachexia in a pediatric palliative care population.

2006

Tags: 2006, Backlog, Cox K, Journal Article, Journal Of Investigative Medicine, Longitudinal Studies, NET CV, Siden H, Soon G, Straatman L

High dose opioids in pediatric palliative care.

A report of four cases of acute, severe pulmonary hemorrhage in infancy and support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Introduction
Pulmonary hemorrhage is an uncommon event in infants. It has been described most commonly in the sick premature neonate, older child, or adolescent with chronic cardiopulmonary disease. Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in…

Tags: 1994, Acute Disease, Artificial, Backlog, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Female, Hemorrhage/complications/therapy, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, Lung Diseases/complications/therapy, Male, Moler FW, Pediatric Pulmonology, Respiration, Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology/therapy, Sanders GM, Severity Of Illness Index, Siden HB

A qualitative approach to community and provider needs assessment in a telehealth project

OBJECTIVE: Needs assessment is a critical part of the design and implementation of telehealth projects. This study assessed the need for a telehealth link between a local community and a tertiary-care medical center. METHODS: The assessment was…

Tags: 1998, Backlog, British Columbia, Focus Groups, Humans, Journal Article, Needs Assessment, Non-U.S. Gov't, Program Development, Remote Consultation, Research Support, Siden HB, Telemedicine, Telemedicine Journal : The Official Journal Of The American Telemedicine Association

Evaluating treatment outcome in an interdisciplinary pediatric pain service

OBJECTIVE: To provide descriptive data evaluating outcome and treatment satisfaction among former pediatric patients and their parents seen in an interdisciplinary treatment program for complex pain syndromes. DESIGN: Retrospective telephone…

Tags: 2000, Backlog, Bellows D, Bennett S, Chambers C, Children, Court C, Huntsman E, Journal Article, Montgomery C, Oberlander T, Pain, Pain Research And Management, Sheriff M, Siden H, Therapeutics, Treatment Outcome

Telehealth: connecting with families to promote health and healing

Telehealth is defined as the provision of health care via telecommunications wherever individuals are geographically separated. In this literature review, we explore the role of telehealth in family care. Telehealth has not been fully examined for…

Tags: 2001, Backlog, Family, home care services, Journal Article, Journal Of Family Nursing, Siden H, Starr E, Telemedicine, Tredwell S, Young L

Using network analysis to map the formal clinical reporting process in pediatric palliative care: a pilot study

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Continuity of care is a key component of care in complex and chronic conditions. Despite its importance, it is often absent in chronic-disease management. One challenge has been identifying tools to measure care continuity. In…

Tags: 2011, Backlog, BMC Health Services Research, Journal Article, NET CV, Siden H, Urbanoski K

Pediatric palliative care patients: a prospective multicenter cohort study

OBJECTIVE: To describe demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who received hospital-based pediatric palliative care (PPC) consultations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Prospective observational cohort study of all patients…

Pain management for children with a developmental disability in a primary care setting

Tags: 2008, Book/Book Section, Oberlander T, Pain In Children: A Practical Guide For Primary Care, RDF Project, Siden H

PaedPalLit: The International Journal of Paediatric Palliative Care

Tags: 2007, Book/Book Section, Hunt A, Jassal S, McCulloch R, Siden H, Thompson A

Innovations in Research with Medically Fragile Populations: Using Bulletin Board Focus Groups

A new group of medically fragile young adults are graduating from pediatric palliative care programs with limited expectations to live beyond early adulthood, and no comparable adult services to support their complex needs. Accessing this population…

Tags: 2014, Browne G, Bulletin Board Focus Group, Case Studies, Complexity, Cook K, Disability/Disabled Persons, End-Of-Life Issues, Focus Groups, Illness and Disease, Jack S, Siden H, Thabane L, The Qualitative Report, Young Adults

Enhancing the quality of palliative care for children with cancer: A nation-wide train-the-trainer educational initiative

It is now widely endorsed that palliative care (PC) principles should be integrated into the routine care of all children diagnosed with cancer, not only those at end of life (1). However, paediatric health professionals report receiving little…

Tags: 2015, Bouffet E, Friedrichsdorf S, Greenberg M, Husain A, Liben S, Paediatrics & Child Health, Pole JD, Rapoport A, Siden H, Whitlock J, Widger K, Wolfe J

Paediatric palliative care research in Canada: Development and progress of a new emerging team

Paediatric palliative care is a field distinct from adult palliative care, although there are many overlaps in language, approach and philosophy. Several features, however, distinguish paediatric palliative care. The illnesses that affect children…

Tags: 2008, Cadell S, Davies B, Paediatrics & Child Health, Siden H, Steele R, Straatman L

Families' transition to a Canadian paediatric hospice. Part one: planning a pilot study

This article describes the rationale for planning and conducting a qualitative pilot study about families' transition to a Canadian paediatric hospice. Discussion includes: background information and a literature review pertinent to the study; debate…

Tags: 2008, Cadell S, Canada, Child, Davies B, Derman S, Health Planning, Health Services Needs And Demand, Hospices/organization & administration, Humans, International Journal of Palliative Nursing, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, Pilot Projects, Siden H, Steele R, Straatman L

Research priorities in pediatric palliative care: a delphi study

Pediatric palliative care is increasingly recognized to be a specialized type of care requiring specific skills and knowledge, yet, as found in several countries, there is little available research evidence on which to base care. Objectives: The goal…

Physician stress in the context of medical aid in dying

We have now completed a vigorous public and private debate regarding the right-to-die in Canada as Parliament has passed legislation (Bill C-14) following the Supreme Court decision in the Carter case.1 Quebec has already passed and implemented a…

Tags: 2016, Siden H, University of British Columbia Medical Journal

Children in palliative medicine: An overview

Tags: 2009, Davies B, Siden H

Research considerations in pediatric palliative care

Tags: 2011, Cadell S, Davies B, Siden H, Steele R, Straatman L, Widger K

Pediatric palliative care in Canada

In Knapp, Madden & Fowler-Kerry (Eds.) Pediatric Palliative Care: Global Perspectives. Springer Publishing, 301-321.

Tags: 2012, Cadell S, Davies B, Siden H, Steele R, Widger K

Lexicon of Terms in Pediatric Palliative Care

PedPalASCNET-Lexicon-31-July2014-Final.pdf

This Lexicon has been developed through a collaborative process by the PedPalASCNET network members as a tool for clinicians and researchers to standardize the usage of common terms in the field of pediatric palliative care. The Lexicon reflects the…

Tags: 2014, Davies D, Macdonald ME, Siden H, Spicer S, Vadeboncoeur C

Using Network Analysis To Map The Formal Clinical Reporting Process In Pediatric Palliative Care: A Pilot Study

BACKGROUND: Continuity of care is a key component of care in complex and chronic conditions. Despite its importance, it is often absent in chronic-disease management. One challenge has been identifying tools to measure care continuity. In one context…

Tags: 2011, BMC Health Services Research, British Columbia, Community-institutional Relations, Continuity Of Patient Care, Hospice Care, Humans, Models Theoretical, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, Pilot Projects, Risk Management/ Organization & Administration, Siden H, Urbanoski K, Using Network Analysis To Map The Formal Clinical Reporting Process In Pediatric Palliative Care: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Enteral Feeding Intolerance: A New Prognosticator For Children With Life-limiting Illness?

Tags: 2009, Child, Child Preschool, Cox K, Derman S, Enteral Nutrition/ Adverse Effects, Female, Hartnett C, Humans, Infant, Journal Of Palliative Care, Male, Pediatric Enteral Feeding Intolerance: A New Prognosticator For Children With Life-limiting Illness?, Prognosis, Siden H, Soon GS, Straatman L, Terminal Care/ Methods, Tucker T

The Madison Clinic: Evaluation Of A Collaborative Outpatient Paediatric Palliative Care Clinic

BACKGROUND: A multidisciplinary outpatient clinic at a tertiary care children's hospital supported and staffed by a children's hospice was created to enhance and expand the inpatient palliative care services available to families of children with…

Tags: 2009, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Continuity Of Patient Care, Ham J, Miller T, Paediatrics, Paediatrics & Child Health, Palliative Care, Siden H, Straatman L, The Madison Clinic: Evaluation Of A Collaborative Outpatient Paediatric Palliative Care Clinic

Physician Variability In Treating Pain And Irritability Of Unknown Origin In Children With Severe Neurological Impairment

BACKGROUND: Pain and irritability of unknown origin (PIUO) is a challenging problem for nonverbal children with severe neurological impairments. PIUO is not associated with an identifiable source of nociceptive-inflammatory or neuropathic pain.…

Tags: 2013, Adolescent, Analgesics/ Therapeutic Use, Carleton BC, Child, Developmental Disabilities/ Complications, Female, Humans, Male, Oberlander TF, Pain and Irritability Project, Pain Management/ Methods, Pain Research & Management, Pain/complications/ Drug Therapy, Physician Variability In Treating Pain And Irritability Of Unknown Origin In Children With Severe Neurological Impairment, Pilot Projects, Practice Patterns Physicians'/ Statistics & Numerical Data, Siden H

Resource Utilization Among Individuals Dying Of Pediatric Life-threatening Diseases

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Very little information exists on the number of resources utilized by individuals living with and dying of pediatric life-threatening diseases (LTDs). This study quantifies end of life (EOL) resource utilization among the…

Mortality trends for pediatric life-threatening conditions.

Internal data from the sole pediatric hospice in British Columbia were utilized to investigate mortality trends among children dying from life-threatening conditions. Characteristics of the sample (hospice) were compared to that of the population…

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