1st Edition

Perspectives on Palliative Care for Children and Young People A Global Discourse

By Rita Pfund, Susan Kerry-Fowler Copyright 2010
348 Pages
by CRC Press

348 Pages
by CRC Press

Advances in medical science and technology are saving the lives of more children worldwide than ever. Some survive and live out a normal life expectancy, others have a life-limiting/life-threatening diagnosis where death may come early, and still others will live on well past projected life trajectories into adulthood. With so many different care pathways, children, parents and communities often... Read more
Section 1: A Global overview. Section 2: Focusing on families — hearing the evidence. Section 3: Minimizing Crisis Points in Paediatric Palliative Care. Section 4: Supporting transitions. Section 5: Evidence / knowledge transfer into practice.

Biography

Rita Pfund, Susan Kerry-Fowler