For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made
near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the United States is often …

Pediatric palliative care aims to alleviate suffering and improve the quality of life of children
with serious disease and increase support for their parents and other family members …

Background: Nearly 2000 children die due to a malignancy in the United States annually.
Emerging data suggest that home is the desired location of care for children with cancer at …

Background Canadian longitudinal data from a pediatric domiciliary long‐term mechanical
ventilation (LTMV) program is lacking. Objective Our aim was to report on the clinical …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) for
children with life‐threatening conditions and their families enhances the provision of holistic …

Despite increasing data to support pediatric palliative care (PPC) as an integral component
of high‐quality care for children with life‐threatening conditions and their families, timely …

Among the over 21 million children with life-limiting conditions worldwide that would benefit
annually from a pediatric palliative care (PPC) approach, more than eight million would …

METHODS Analyses of the multicenter Children's Hospital Association Annual Benchmark
Report 2020 survey for prevalence of PPC programs and association with operational …

Background Around the world, different models of paediatric palliative care have responded
to the unique needs of children with life shortening conditions. However, research …

Palliative care (PC) aims to improve quality of life for patients and their families. The World
Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that PC starts at …