Chapter 67: Palliative, End-of-Life, and Bereavement Care
Alexander L. Okun, MD, FAAP, 2016. "Palliative, End-of-Life, and Bereavement Care", American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, Henry M. Adam, MD, FAAP, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP, Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP, Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP, Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP, Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP, Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH, FAAP
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This observation remains as true today as it was 50 years ago when it appeared in the sentinel paper, “Who’s Afraid of Death on a Leukemia Ward?”1 Yet in the intervening half century, the world of pediatrics has experienced the birth, growth, and development of the field known as palliative and hospice care. In 1997, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) produced the landmark report, Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life,2 followed in 2003 by When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families,3 which focused on children with...