Full course description
Serious or life-limiting illness in an infant, child, teen, or young adult can be devastating for the patient, family, and caregivers. In many cases, curative or life-extending treatment can last for years, along with the need for high quality palliative care designed to manage symptoms and ease suffering through every stage of illness.
This curriculum builds the skills needed to accurately assess and address the physical, emotional, and psychosocial suffering of seriously ill pediatric patients and their families. It focuses on key topics and domains of care that require an extra level of support for pediatric populations including communication, assessing and managing pain and other distressing symptoms, easing suffering, care delivery, enhancing team function, and resolving ethical issues.