Children's Health Council

Palliative Care Trigger Process in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project

BACKGROUND: Early integration of palliative care for pediatric intensive care unit patients and their families is beneficial for establishing goals of care and complex decision-making. OBJECTIVE: To implement the use of a trigger criteria process to deliver palliative care to a s...

Parent–Clinician Communication and End‐of‐Life Preparation in Pediatric Oncology: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed‐Methods Study

PURPOSE: Parental preparedness for their child's end of life (EOL) may lessen perceived suffering and prolonged grief. Although clear communication may support parental preparedness, the specific communication components that influence this process remain poorly understood. This...