Introduction The specialty of Pediatric Palliative care and Hospice is growing exponentially, however, residency training programs are often underprepared to meet the evolving educational needs of their trainees with regards to the field. While…
BACKGROUND: Intractable feeding intolerance in children with severe neurological impairment (SNI) is poorly defined and understood. OBJECTIVE(S): (1) To describe 9 children with SNI, where intractable feeding intolerance was thought to be a…
Background: Emily's House Children's Hospice (EH) located in Toronto, Canada provides residential hospice services to children living with serious medical conditions. The use of music therapy to ameliorate anxiety and pain is well documented in…
Conceptual confusion is a primary barrier to providing quality palliative care. This study aimed to analyze pediatric palliative care (PPC) guidelines from a conceptual perspective to facilitate a shared understanding of palliative care in…
