Pediatric Palliative Care is essential to person-centered quality care for children with serious illness

Pediatric Palliative Care is essential to person-centered quality care for children with serious illness
AAHPM Spring Quarterly; by Larry Beresford; 6/27/24
It has often been said that children are not little adults and should not be treated as little adults when it comes to their medical care or to the roles played in that care by palliative care and hospice teams. But what should that truism convey to members of AAHPM? How do hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) professionals ensure that children with serious, incurable, or life-threatening illnesses are managed with due consideration of their differences and distinct needs? What do adult palliative care professionals need to know—and contribute to ensuring that these children get the age-appropriate support they need for the duration of their illness?
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