PURPOSE: In 1998, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) surveyed its
membership to assess the attitudes, practices, and challenges associated with end-of-life …

More than 3000 adolescents in the United States die annually from the effects of chronic
illness. Providing appropriate end-of-life care for these patients is particularly challenging …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe and show effectiveness of the outreach
team model of palliative care (PC) in allowing home death for children with incurable cancer …

What are the Key Components of Quality Perinatal and Pediatric End-of-Life Care? A Literature
Review Page 1 CURRENT REVIEWS KIMBERLEY A WIDGER Pediatric Palliative Care Service …

Every year in the United States, nearly 3000 adolescents die from chronic disease, such as
cancer, cystic fibrosis, renal failure, congenital heart disease, or acquired immunodeficiency …

Background According to the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education and the
Ambulatory Pediatrics Association, pediatricians need to be instructed in caring for …

Cancer and death have so often been synonymous in the minds of many. We who dedicate
ourselves to the treatment of children realize that this is no longer true and work diligently to …

If ever there was an area requiring that the research-practice gap be bridged, surely it occurs
where thanatologists--those who study death and dying--engage with people dealing with …

Today, when many diseases seem to be on the retreat, thanks to better education, hygiene,
improved living standards and medical treatments, cancer still remains a serious problem …

OBJECTIVE: To describe residents' exposure and reactions to pediatric deaths, their
debriefing experiences, and factors associated with debriefing. STUDY DESIGN: Cross …