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Partners in pediatric palliative care: a program to enhance collaboration between hospital and community palliative

Jean M Carroll1, Gina Santucci, Tammy I Kang

  • 1Pediatric Advanced Care Team, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.

The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
|July 3, 2007
PubMed

Insights

The Partners in Pediatric Palliative Care program successfully enhanced collaboration between hospital and community teams, improving access to home-based palliative services for children and families. This program offers a feasible model for interagency cooperation in pediatric palliative care.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Palliative Care
  • Healthcare Collaboration
  • Community Health Services

Background:

  • High-quality palliative care for children necessitates collaboration between hospital and community teams.
  • Existing models often lack specialized pediatric palliative care integration.
  • Families require seamless transitions between inpatient and home-based support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and impact of the Partners in Pediatric Palliative Care program.
  • To evaluate the program's effectiveness in fostering interagency collaboration.
  • To assess the program's contribution to expanding home-based pediatric palliative care.

Main Methods:

  • Program development focused on educational offerings and joint initiatives.
  • Collaboration established between a tertiary children's hospital palliative care service and community agencies across five states.
  • Program evaluation based on attendee ratings, direct costs, and service expansion.

Main Results:

  • Educational components received favorable ratings from attendees.
  • Regional meetings were conducted with modest direct costs.
  • The program demonstrated an expanded capacity for home-based palliative services.

Conclusions:

  • The Partners in Pediatric Palliative Care program effectively bridges hospital and community care.
  • The program provides a feasible model for enhancing pediatric palliative care delivery.
  • Successful collaboration improves access to desired home-based palliative services for children and families.

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