title: Pediatric palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care.
abstract: The pediatric hospitalist plays an integral role in providing palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care for children and families. This article focuses on a multifaceted approach to this domain of care in which the physician is a key member of an interdisciplinary team. We believe that we can improve quality of life and relieve suffering only by paying attention to the medical, emotional, spiritual, and practical needs and goals of dying children and their loved ones.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard North, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Tammy
authors: T
authors: Kang
authors: K Sarah
authors: KS
authors: Hoehn
authors: Daniel J
authors: DJ
authors: Licht
authors: Oscar Henry
authors: OH
authors: Mayer
authors: Gina
authors: G
authors: Santucci
authors: Jean Marie
authors: JM
authors: Carroll
authors: Carolyn M
authors: CM
authors: Long
authors: Malinda Ann
authors: MA
authors: Hill
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Lemisch
authors: Mary T
authors: MT
authors: Rourke
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Feudtner
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D010819:Physician's Role; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*