Pediatric palliative care (PPC) focuses on children and adolescents with life-limiting
diseases. It may be initiated at various points of the disease trajectory, if possible early …

Pediatric palliative care provides physical and psychosocial care to children with life-limiting
illnesses and their families. Services are provided by physicians, nurses, volunteers, and …

Objective: This review highlights benefits that patients, families and clinicians can expect to
realize when palliative care is intentionally incorporated into the PICU. Data Sources: We …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Quality benchmarking in pediatric palliative care (PPC)
helps identify gaps in care and guides quality improvement. Our study objective was to …

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) literature was utilized to identify barriers for early initiation of
palliative care at diagnosis among children with life-threatening diseases. Early integration …

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is a relatively new and quickly growing pediatric subspecialty.
It is generally provided using a consultative model, and is available in most specialized …

Recommendations for best practice from the American Academy of Pediatrics include the
availability of palliative care for children with life-threatening or life-limiting health care …

Background: In 2009, the EAPC published recommendations on standards and norms for
palliative care in Europe, and a decade later, wished to update them to reflect contemporary …

Background Models of palliative care need to address the unmet needs of children, young
people and families. Objective To undertake an integrative review to identify the key …

Pediatric palliative care is recommended by many organizations. Yet, there is no information
available on the progress that has been made in providing this care or the gaps that still …