J Palliat Care
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In Poland, medical curricula cover palliative care for adults, not for children. This paper evaluates feedback of students who participated in a pilot pediatric palliative care education program. ⋯ The pediatric palliative care education program was feasible, and it was well received by the students who undertook it.
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Paramedics play an important role in out-of-hospital health care. They provide unscheduled care, assisting both patients with minor injuries and those experiencing life-threatening emergencies. ⋯ However, paramedics may not be well prepared to offer palliative care, as practice guidelines and education tend to focus on the management of acute medical emergencies and major trauma. Emergency medical services that employ paramedics rarely have practice guidelines or protocols that deal specifically with palliative care.
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The deaf community is a distinct cultural and linguistic community (the uppercase D is a cultural identification). Compared to the general population, the deaf community, as a social group, experiences poorer health status. Deaf people seek care less frequently than the general population and have fewer interactions with the health system. ⋯ Key findings indicate that the deaf community has limited understanding of their options for palliative and end-of-life care. Communication and health literacy are key barriers to accessing appropriate end-of-life care. Pain and symptom management, consideration of physical environments, and limited access to bereavement care are common issues faced by deaf people when caring for loved ones at the end of life.
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To analyze, from the parents' point of view, the effects of respite services offered at a children's hospice, the Maison André-Gratton. ⋯ Two characteristics of the respite program contribute to the positive effects of respite on families--the high quality of the care offered by a qualified staff, and the adequate length of respite stays.