Patient and Family Support
Category: Bonus CE
Integrating Palliative Medicine and Critical Care: What Every Intensivist Should Know
Sabrina F. Derrington, MD, MA Bioethics (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, CHLA Center for Bioethics
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
La Canada Flt, California
Critically ill children and their families deal with challenging symptoms and face complex decisions, often in the face of significant uncertainty. A growing body of literature describes innovative models for integrating palliative care into general pediatric ICUs and cardiac ICUs and supports the efficacy of primary palliative care delivered by interdisciplinary pediatric ICU professionals.