Background: Specialist paediatric palliative care services are promoted as an important
component of palliative care provision, but there is uncertainty about their role for children …

Background The meaning of dying and death are underexplored concepts for Canadian
children. Subsequently, it is unclear how children and stakeholders make meaning of …

Purpose The impact of specialized pediatric palliative care (SPPC) teams on patterns of end-
of-life care is unknown. We sought to determine (1) which children with cancer access SPPC …

Background: Health care providers (HCPs) require ongoing training and mentorship to fully
appreciate the palliative care needs of children. Project ECHO®(Extension for Community …

Context Many adolescents and young adults (AYAs; 15–39 years) with cancer receive high
intensity (HI) care at the end of life (EOL). Palliative care (PC) involvement in this population …

Objectives: To propose a model describing levels of integration of palliative care into the
care of ICU patients. Data Sources: Literature review and author opinion. Conclusions: All …

Background: Specialized pediatric palliative care programs aim to improve quality of life and
ease distress of patients and their families across the illness trajectory. These programs …

Abstract The Supreme Court decision in Carter v. Canada (2015) has led to changes to the
Canadian Criminal Code, such that physician-assisted death is now a legal option for …

Objective To summarize and analyze the impact of specialized pediatric palliative care
(SPPC) programs on communication and decision-making for children with life-threatening …

Perinatal palliative care is an emerging area of health care. To date, no published tools
assess health-care provider's knowledge and level of comfort in providing such care. A 2 …