1 40 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2022 Special Edition 4 - Low Resource Setting List Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month 2022 Special Edition Low Resource Setting Issue URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.3390/children9060838" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> http://doi.org/10.3390/children9060838</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Using EmPalPed—An Educational Toolkit on Essential Messages in Palliative Care and Pain Management in Children—As a Strategy to Promote Pediatric Palliative Care Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Children Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022 Subject The topic of the resource education; healthcare professional; low-income countries; middle-income countries; pain assessment; pediatric palliative care; physicians Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource García-Quintero X; Claros-Hulbert A; Tello-Cajiao ME; Bolaños-Lopez JE; Cuervo-Suárez MI; Durán MGG; Gomez Garcia W; McNeil M; Baker JN Description An account of the resource Background: Most children needing palliative care (PC) live in low- and middle-income countries. In Colombia, pediatric palliative care (PPC) knowledge among healthcare professionals (HCPs) is lacking as PPC is not included in the educational curricula of healthcare programs. Therefore, specific training that improves knowledge of HCPs and access to PC for children and their families is needed. To address this gap, we organized and conducted the Essential Messages in Palliative Care and Pain Management in Children (EmPalPed), an educational toolkit to increase awareness and promote essential knowledge in PPC for low- and middle-income countries. Methodology: The EmPalPed toolkit consisted of a 5-h virtual workshop with small working groups of HCPs caring for children with life-threatening conditions such as cancer. The toolkit was organized along five key domains: (1) PC as it relates to the concept of quality of life (QoL), (2) effective communication, (3) addressing pain management as a top priority, (4) providing end-of-life care, and (5) access to high-quality PC as a fundamental human right. The workshop activities included different educational strategies and tools (e.g., a pocket guide for pain assessment and management, a PPC booklet, a quick guide for communicating bad news, role playing, and discussions of clinical cases). Results: A total of 145 HCPs from 22 centers were trained. The post-test analysis for HCPs showed that attitude and knowledge about communication (p < 0.001), pain assessment (p < 0.001), first-line opioid of choice in children (p < 0.001), and palliative sedation (p < 0.001) had positive and statistically significant changes from the pre-test analysis. Discussion: This study supported the notion that the EmPalPed educational toolkit is an effective mechanism for raising awareness regarding PPC as well as providing training in many of the key aspects of PPC. The EmPalPed training approach should be studied beyond this setting, and the impact should be measured longitudinally. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.3390/children9060838" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.3390/children9060838</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). 2022 2022 Special Edition Low Resource Setting Issue Baker JN Bolaños-Lopez JE Children Claros-Hulbert A Cuervo-Suárez MI Durán MGG Education García-Quintero X Gomez Garcia W Healthcare Professional low-income countries McNeil M middle-income countries Pain Assessment Pediatric Palliative Care Physicians Tello-Cajiao ME