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To complete the curriculum, learners rotating through a pediatric palliative care service are asked to submit a piece of reflective writing. Here, we share an edited version of the narrative one student submitted, accompanied by a brief consideration…
Objective: To report our first case series of Dignity Therapy modified for a pediatric palliative care population. Background: Dignity Therapy has been utilized successfully with terminally ill adult patients to help restore a sense of dignity and…
Background: Hospice and palliative medicine is important in the education of pediatric residents. Little is known about if and how residents' learnings during a pediatric palliative care elective fulfill core competencies and Pediatrics…
To discuss the implications of natural disasters for pediatric palliative care patients and suggest a series of best practices for pediatric palliative care patients, their families, and their healthcare providers.
BackgroundImplicit bias pervades health care, decreases quality of care, and disproportionately affects health outcomes for persons of color. Little is known about the use of biased language in the care of seriously ill children as documented in the…
