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…
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…
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 Epub 2017 Jun 28. As I looked at the…
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: Hudson, B. F., Oostendorp, L. J.…
Dr. Hal Siden Feature Article: Bateman, L. B., et al. (2016). “Physician communication in pediatric end-of-life care: A simulation study.” American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine 33 (10): 935-941. This month’s list has a wealth of interesting articles. The…
Andrea Johnson, PhD (c), RSW Feature Article: Rosenberg, A.R., Wolfe, J., Wiener, L., Lyon, M. & Feudtner, C. (2016). Ethics, emotions, and the skills of talking about progressing disease with terminally ill adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics Although the practice of medical…