Objective. To identify the opportunities for and barriers to medical education about end-of-
life (EOL) care in the pediatric setting. Methods. A working group of pediatric specialists and …

Objective: To discuss the numerous psychological barriers to optimum pain relief in infants,
children, and adolescents. Data Sources: The professional and scientific literature on …

Background. This survey documents the strategies used by pain control physicians in the
selection of opioid drugs and routes of administration in the management of inpatients …

The field of arts and health is rapidly gaining momentum in Canada despite the challenges
of integration across a vast geography, two official languages and multiple interdisciplinary …

Currently the provision of palliative care is patchy and inconsistent. What is needed is a
systematic and comprehensive approach to all children with significant life-threatening …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) has been transformed from a fatal diagnosis in infancy to a chronic
disease of children and young adults. Symptom patterns and disease burden in CF may be …

Purpose The aims of this study were to map the problems and needs of children with cancer
and their families with regard to possible psychosocial interventions, and to do an …

Pain management in the context of pediatric palliative care can be challenging. The present
article reviews, through a case-based presentation, the nonpharmacological and …

Models of providing care at the end of life and the most appropriate time for involving
palliative care services are reviewed. The principles of management of pain and other …

The death of a child is a particularly poignant and challenging event. While all death holds
mystery, grief, and questioning, the death of infants and children presents particular …