Aims There is a statutory requirement to review all child deaths in England. The aim of this study is to collate and evaluate child death data from all Child Death Overview Panels (CDOPs) within a single UK region to inform strategic planning.…
Purpose: A pilot study to ascertain awareness and understanding of palliative care among parents of pediatric patients at a single academic medical center.
Program Goals: Our program is uniquely positioned in a safety net hospital that serves as a large tertiary referral center for pediatric transplant, trauma and heart failure as well as being an international catchment area for the southern…
Paediatric palliative care (PPC) endeavours to alleviate the suffering and improve the quality of life of children with serious illnesses and their families. In the past two decades since WHO defined PPC and called for its inclusion in paediatric…