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The relationship between parents and clinician is critical to the care and treatment of children with life-limiting conditions (LLCs) and life-threatening illnesses (LTIs). This relationship is built and maintained largely in consultations. In this…

Objectives: Children with Progressive Life Shortening Illnesses (PLSIs) are children whose lives are shrouded with uncertainty as they live with conditions for which cure, and of ten even effective treatments, is not available. Nevertheless, the…

Learning Objectives: Pediatric intensivists are often required to practice what has been described as "primary palliative care". This includes providing optimal symptom management, communication and family support for critically ill children with…

Learning Objectives: For many children with medical complexity (CMC), early death is an inevitable outcome of their illness, making advance care planning (ACP) a vital component in the optimal care of this population. Studies evaluating the…

The majority of neonatal deaths occur after a decision to limit life-sustaining interventions (LSIs). Decisions on when to withhold/withdraw LSIs in fragile neonates are among the most difficult decisions in paediatric practice. Two rigorous…

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to determine the distinct issues neonates/infants with life-limiting conditions and their families face during palliative home care and to enable physicians/caregivers to carefully address their needs. Data on…

Perinatal palliative medicine is an emerging subspecialty within paediatric palliative medicine, neonatal medicine, fetal medicine and obstetrics. It comprises patient-focused, non-judgemental shared decision making and aims to provide holistic…

Learning Objectives: Care at end of life in adults is known to account for a large proportion of health care resources. Current national estimates of outcomes in hospitalized children with end of life care are unknown. Using a large nationwide…

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…

AIMS: A systematic review was conducted to appraise and classify evidence related to the life transitions of adolescents and young adults with life-limiting conditions. METHODS: The databases searched were MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, CancerLit, and…

Background: Children's hospital professionals generally receive standardized training in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) but they are not regularly trained in the provision of end-of-life care in situations where death is anticipated. To…

Learning Objectives: Parents that experience the death of a child are at high risk for complicated grief, which may be related to unsuccessful attempts to find meaning in their loss. Responses to stress include involuntary reactions that reflect…

OBJECTIVE: Parents of seriously ill children require attention to their spiritual needs, especially during end-of-life care. The objective of this study was to characterize parental attitudes regarding physician inquiry into their belief system.…

BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team (PACT) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) provides opioids to a large population of patients in the ambulatory setting. Before this project, PACT had no reliable system…

Background: The majority of children die in pediatric hospitals after a decision to withhold or withdraw life sustaining interventions. Tensions and conflicts at the end of life (EOL) are not rare in pediatric hospitals. Objective: To investigate how…

Learning Objectives: Parents have described high-quality end of life care as care that involves giving news with sensitivity, giving clear information on what to expect, and generally preparing families for the circumstances surrounding their child's…

Objective: To explore pediatric emergency medicine healthcare providers' perspectives regarding their role in pediatric palliative care. Methodology: A qualitative study was conducted at the CHU Sainte-Justine from January to April 2016. Four…
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