Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2018; Issue #3

By Khaliah A. Johnson, MD (Attending Physician, Pediatric Palliative Care, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, USA) Featured Article: Lindley, L. C. & Newnam, K. M. (2017), ‘Hospice Use for Infants With Life-Threatening Health Conditions, 2007 to 2010‘, J Pediatr Health Care 31(1), 96–103. Other Feature Article: Brock, K. E. & Mullaney, E. (2018), ‘High-risk communication at the Read more about Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2018; Issue #3[…]

Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2017; Issue #12

By Marli Robertson, MBChB, FRACP Section Chief, Palliative Medicine Associate Clinical Professor Department of Paediatrics, Cummings School of Medicine University of Calgary. Feature Article: Devictor DJ, Latour JM. (2011), Forgoing life support: how the decision is made in European pediatric intensive care units. Intensive Care Med. 2011 Nov;37(11):1881–7. Other Feature Articles Referenced: Isaacs D. (2016), Hope and despair. Read more about Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2017; Issue #12[…]

Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2017; Issue #9

By Dr. Marie-Claude Grégoire. Featured article: Ringuier B, Troussier F, Boussicault G, Chapotte C, Rachieru P. [Non invasive ventilation and pediatric palliative care. A French survey]. Arch Pediatr. 2017;24(8):712–719. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.05.007. Epub 2017 Jun 28. As I looked at the list of articles for the month of September 2017, I realized that not knowing which Read more about Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2017; Issue #9[…]

Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2017; Issue #7

By Dr. Kimberley Widger. Feature Articles: Rahimzadeh, V., Bartlett, G., Longo, C., Crimi, L., Macdonald, M. E., Jabado, N., & Ells, C. (2015). “Promoting an Ethic of Engagement in Pediatric Palliative Care Research Ethics, Organization and Policy.” BMC Palliative Care 14, no. 1. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-015-0048-5. Hudson, B. F., Oostendorp, L. J. M., Candy, B., Vickerstaff, V., Jones, L., Lakhanpaul, M., Bluebond-Langner, M., & Stone, P. (2017). “The under Reporting of Read more about Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care 2017; Issue #7[…]