Background: Lack of education and training in palliative care has been described to be one
of the most important barriers to pediatric palliative care implementation. Objective: To …

Introduction. In recent years the emergence of new types of patient, clinical situations,
technological frontiers and “health” objectives have changed considerably the needs of ill …

Background: Despite parent and physician reports of inadequate skill development, there
are few guidelines for training the pediatric care team in sharing life-altering information …

Abstract Objectives: To determine:(1) residents' knowledge base in key concepts in hospice
and palliative care,(2) residents' comfort level in discussing end-of-life (EOL) care and …

Aim This literature review offers a response to the current paediatric palliative care literature
that will punctuate the need for a framework (ie the three world view) that can serve as an …

Background: Moral distress is an important and well-studied phenomenon among nurses
and other healthcare providers, yet the conceptualization of parental moral distress remains …

Despite that infant mortality rates in western countries have improved over the past decade,
5.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births are still reported, mainly due to prematurity and …

Introduction: Despite clinical advances in neonatal and paediatric palliative care, there is
limited educational provision to underpin practice. To develop appropriate educational …

PURPOSE: Most pediatric palliative care (PPC) education is trainee-directed, didactic, or
simulation-based and therefore limited in scope, realism, and audience. We explored …

Background: Caring for a child near the end of life (EOL) can be a stressful experience.
Resident physicians are often the frontline providers responsible for managing symptoms …