Palliative care & bereavement

Pediatric oncology hospice palliative care addresses the needs of children with cancer for whom cure is no longer possible. The aim is to provide optimal comfort and quality of life, and sustain hope and family connection despite the likelihood of death. Care is planned and delivered collaboratively by an interdisciplinary team and based on a family centred approach with shared decision-making and sensitivity to the family’s cultural and spiritual values, beliefs and practices.

Norms of practice
Palliative care flowsheet
Pain and Symptom Management
Useful links
Fraser Health Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation Services (Surrey Memorial Hospital)

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PHSA improves the health of British Columbians by seeking province-wide solutions to specialized health care needs in collaboration with BC health authorities and other partners. For more information, visit http://www.phsa.ca

PHSA agencies include: BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services, BC Provincial Renal Agency, BC Transplant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, and Cardiac Services BC.