The nascent field of paediatric palliative care (PPC) has evolved significantly over a short
period of time, as has its terminology. With an emerging literature of program descriptions …

Canada is a vast country in terms of size but with a relatively small population. It is home to
North America's first free-standing children's hospice and to the first multicentre, pediatric …

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) emerged in the 1980s as a clinical response to the pain and
suffering of children with life-limiting illness that is amenable to treatment; some of this pain …

Specialist paediatric palliative care is a relatively new area of paediatrics, and the interface
with other disciplines can occasionally pose challenges for referrers due to lack of …

Background Health care providers' perception of pediatric palliative care might negatively
influence timely implementation. The aim of the study was to examine understanding of and …

Children's palliative care (CPC) is an important and developing field globally. The provision
of children's palliative care varies around the world, with provision not meeting needs and …

Objective To synthesize the perspectives of a broad range of pediatric palliative care (PPC)
clinicians and parents, to formulate a consensus on prioritization of the PPC research …

With the emergence of a more formalized field of pediatric palliative care (PPC), it is
important for individuals and organizations involved in PPC to gather input from patients with …

ABSTRACT Objective/Methods Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) is a multidisciplinary medical
subspecialty focused on the care of children with serious illnesses and terminal diagnoses …

Children and young people who require palliative care have a heterogeneous range of life-
limiting conditions such as a malignant disease, chromosomal, neurodegenerative and …