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Characteristics of a pediatric hospice palliative care program over 15 years.

OBJECTIVES: Pediatric palliative care has seen the adoption of several service provision models, yet there is minimal literature describing them. Canuck Place Children's Hospice (CPCH) is North America's first freestanding pediatric hospice. This…

Shifting Focus In Pediatric Advance Care Planning: From Advance Directives To Family Engagement

The foundational principle of palliative care is to provide comfort, ameliorate symptoms, and offer emotional support when death is inevitable. Advance care planning (ACP) elicits patients' goals for the future. One important result of an ACP…

Tags: 2016, Chavoshi N, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, July 2016 List, Siden H

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

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, Article #6, Backlog, Carleton BC, Journal Article, Oberlander T, Pain Research & Management : The Journal Of The Canadian Pain Society = Journal De La Societe Canadienne Pour Le Traitement De La Douleur, Siden H

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

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

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

Using Web Analytics and Social Media to Improve Knowledge Translation and Increase Patient Engagement

For the last several months our team of clinicians and health librarians have been collecting analytics data via Google Analytics, Twitter analytics, and MailChimp analytics to inform the following projects as part of an outreach strategy: The…

Tags: Health librarian, Hermansen AM, knowledge translation, Pawliuk C, poster, Research Methods, Robins S, Siden H, social media, web analytics

Contributions and recognition of patient partners in pediatric health research: a rapid scoping review protocol

Objective: The objective of this rapid scoping review is to: 1) assess the prevalence of acknowledgement and authorship of patient partners in pediatric health research; 2) understand how patient partners contribute through the research process; and…

Tags: acknowledgement, Authorship, Barrans C, Hermansen AM, patient and public involvement, patient partner, Patient Partner Recognition, patient-oriented research, Pawliuk C, Preprint, protocol, rapid review, Scoping review, Siden H

Efficacy and safety of paediatric medicinal cannabis use: A scoping review

INTRODUCTION: The use of medicinal cannabis in the paediatric age group is increasing despite the lack of evidence for its efficacy or safety. OBJECTIVE: To map the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in children and…

Tags: 2021, Cannabidiol, Cannabis, Chau B, Drug-resistant epilepsy, McKellar T, Medicinal Cannabis, Medicinal marijuana, Paediatrics And Child Health, Pawliuk C, Rassekh SR, Scoping review, Siden H, Tetrahydrocannabinoid

Optimising the process for conducting scoping reviews

Knowledge synthesis constitutes a key part of evidence-based medicine and a scoping review is a type of knowledge synthesis that maps the breadth of literature on a topic. Conducting a scoping review is resource intensive and, as a result, it can be…

Tags: 2021, BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, Brown HL, Dewan T, Evidence-based Medicine, Grégoire MC, Hermansen AM, Humans, information science, Pawliuk C, Publications, Q3 Scoping Review, Research Design, Siden H, Steele R, Widger K

Using Colors to Assess Pain in Toddlers: Validation of "The Rainbow Pain Scale"-A Proof-of-Principle Study

Self-report, when available, is considered the ideal way to assess the intensity and other aspects of pain in children. However, self-report scales are often too complex cognitively for preschool-aged children (2-4 years). The Rainbow Pain Scale…

Tags: 2014, Backlog, Giaschi D, Holsti L, Journal Article, Journal Of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Mahon P, Siden H, Strahlendorf C, Turnham L

Using colors to assess pain in toddlers: validation of "the rainbow pain scale"-a proof-of-principle study.

Self-report, when available, is considered the ideal way to assess the intensity and other aspects of pain in children. However, self-report scales are often too complex cognitively for preschool-aged children (2-4 years). The Rainbow Pain Scale…

Optimizing the Management of Pain and Irritability in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment: Phase I (Poster)

Tags: Andrews G, Dewan T, Gnanakumar V, Holsti L, Lim E, Oberlander T, Orkin J, PIUO, poster, Richardson A, Siden H, Vadeboncoeur C

Exploring what motivates parents of children living with medical complexity to participate in research studies: An Interpretive Phenomenology study (Poster)

Motivations Study Poster- CHILD-BRIGHT VS2022.pdf

Tags: 2022, Cook K, Hermansen AM, Kim L, Motivations Study, Parent Participation, Siden H

Pain Detectives: Optimizing the Management of Pain and Irritability of Unknown Origin in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment (Poster)

Tags: Carleton B, Dewan T, Gnanakumar V, Ketchum K, Oberlander T, Orkin J, PIUO, Richardson A, Siden H, Vadeboncoeur C

Caregiver-reported nociceptive pain responses in children with significant neurological impairment (Poster)

Tags: Carleton B, Dewan T, Gnanakumar V, Holsti L, Johnston E, Oberlander T, Orkin J, PIUO, Richardson A, Siden H, Vadeboncoeur C

Exploring Resident Physicians' Experiences Practicing in Pediatric Palliative Care: A Hermeneutic Method of Inquiry

Objectives: The experiences of medical residents during training in pediatric palliative care has recently become an area of focus within medical education literature. Residents' medical knowledge, skill development, and comfort in clinical practice…

PaedPalLit: The International Journal of Paediatric Palliative Care

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

The Family Liaison : an integral part of our research team (Poster)

Hermansen_A_et_al_Family_liason_poster_2021.pdf

In caring for children with serious illness the clinician’s approach is always family centred. As such our clinical research team has continuously involved families in our studies beyond their role as participants in our research. A Family Advisory…

Tags: 2021, Family Liaison, Hermansen AM, Kim L, Parent Participation, Siden H

Pain Reporting And Analgesia Management In 270 Children With A Progressive Neurologic, Metabolic Or Chromosomally Based Condition With Impairment Of The Central Nervous System: Cross-sectional, Baseline Results From An Observational, Longitudinal Study

Little is known about the prevalence, characterization and treatment of pain in children with progressive neurologic, metabolic or chromosomal conditions with impairment of the central nervous system. The primary aims of this study were to explore…

Tags: 2017, Andrews GS, Charting the territory, Friedrichsdorf SJ, Hamre K E, Hospice, Journal Of Pain Research, Life-limiting, Neuropathic Pain, October 2017 List, Pain and Irritability Project, Palliative, Pediatric Palliative Care, Postier A, Siden H, Steele R

Symptoms, adverse events, and outcomes in the use of medicinal cannabis in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a scoping review protocol

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to map and identify the symptoms, adverse events, and outcomes in the use of medicinal cannabis in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. INTRODUCTION: Autism spectrum disorder is a…

Tags: 2021, Adolescent, Autism spectrum disorder, Child, Delivery of Health Care, Fletcher S, Humans, Ip A, JBI Evidence Synthesis, Medical Marijuana, Medicinal Cannabis, Oberlander T, Parents, Pawliuk C, Review Literature as Topic, Siden H

Medicinal cannabis in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review

BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition estimated to affect 1 in 66 children in Canada and 1 in 270 individuals worldwide. As effective therapies for the management of ASD core and associated symptoms are limited,…

Evaluation of children with severe neurological impairment admitted to hospital with pain and irritability

BACKGROUND: Pain is the most common symptom reported by caregivers of children with severe neurological impairment (SNI), a descriptive term for children with disorders affecting the neurological system across multiple domains. In SNI, cognition,…

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…

Identifying Indicators Of Quality Pediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic Review

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is a relatively new but rapidly expanding specialty area with a variety of models of care provision. Identification and validation of quality indicators specific to PPC is essential to accurately monitor and assess the…

Tags: 2016, Duc J, February 2017 List, Feudtner C, Johnston K, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Rapoport A, Siden H, Widger K, Wolfe J

Research considerations in pediatric palliative care

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

Best Practice In Provider/Parent Interaction

In this 3-year prospective grounded theory study in three pediatric settings, we aimed to develop a conceptualization of best practice health care providers (BPHCPs) in interaction with parents of children with complex, chronic, life-threatening…

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

Investing In Uncertainty: Young Adults With Life-limiting Conditions Achieving Their Developmental Goals.

BACKGROUND:
With improvements in pediatric care and technology, more young adults (YAs) with life-limiting conditions (LLCs) are surviving into adulthood. However, they have limited expectations to live beyond the first decade of adulthood. This…

Tags: 2016, Adolescent, Browne G, Cook KA, Disabilities, Health Care Sciences & Services, Health-care, Jack SM, Journal of Palliative Medicine, May 2016 List, Palliative Care, Perspectives, Policy, Siden H, Thabane L, Transition, Youth

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

Effect of pediatric palliative care programs on health care resource utilization and costs among children with life-threatening conditions: a systematic review of comparative studies.

BACKGROUND: Pediatric palliative care is a relatively new and evolving field, and the cost of pediatric palliative care programs is unclear. We conducted a systematic review to compare inpatient health care utilization and costs among children with…

Tags: 2015, Chavoshi N, Cmaj Open, Conte T, Mitton C, Siden H, Trenaman LM

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

An integrative approach to music therapy in pediatric palliative care.

Tags: 2014, Adolescent, British Columbia, Child, Child Preschool, Clark BA, Female, Hospices, Humans, Infant, Journal Of Palliative Care, Male, Music Therapy, Palliative Care, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Siden H, Straatman L, Young Adult

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