Specialist paediatric palliative care program development in the standard-of-care era
This study demonstrates that a new paediatric palliative care program was met with demand akin to existing established comparator programs. These results are congruent with the increase in prevalence of children with serious illness and the evolution of care standards to incorporate specialist care provision. These findings can help advocacy and resource planning for modernizing Canada's paediatric palliative care infrastructure.
Authors
- Cindy van Halderen
- Jennifer Callen
- Joanna Humphreys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0603-1874)
- Katherine G. Sutherland
- Gregorio Zúñiga-Villanueva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-2383)
- Sarah Van Meer
- David L. Lysecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6059-0052)
Institutions
- McMaster Children's Hospital (CA)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Paediatrics & Child Health
- Published
- 2025-06-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaf060
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00