The Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition (CHPCC) is a division of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. Through CHPCC, we’re leading the way in offering solutions that make a difference for seriously ill and dying children.
2019 PEDIATRIC WEBINAR SERIES
The 2019 Pediatric Webinar Series is presented in collaboration with Pennsylvania’s Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition (PPCC) and Greater Illinois Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition (GIPPCC).
January 22, 2019: Managing Pediatric Seizures at End of Life
Presenter: Melissa Hunt, PharmD, Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, Optum Hospice Pharmacy Services
Join us as we discuss seizures, one of the most common symptoms seen in pediatric patients receiving hospice or palliative care. Through case examples, this session will review possible causes of seizures, discuss non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment options based on seizure type, and evaluate potential therapy adjustments that may be necessary as patients approach end-of-life.
February 21, 2019: Don’t You Forget About Me: Caring for Siblings
Presenter: Yelena Zatulovsky & Dana Richmond
March 19, 2019: Building Resilience in Children and Caregivers coping with Serious Pediatric Illness
Presenter: Dr. Abby Rosenberg
April 16, 2019: Advance Directives/POLST
Presenter: Kathy Perko & Debbie Lafond
May 23, 2019: Children and Spirituality
Presenter: Rev. Travis C. Overbeck
June 20, 2019: Ensuring Psychosocial Wellness in School and the Community for the Seriously Ill Child
Presenter: Kathy Davis, PhD, MSED
September 19, 2019: Pain Management for Children with Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic
Presenter: Stefan Friedrichsdorf, MD, FAAP
October 17, 2019: An Expense Worth Expressing: The Role of Expressive Arts in Pediatric Palliative Care
Presenter: Debra Lotstein, MD
November 21, 2019: Compatible with Life: Rethinking Care of Children with Trisomy 18
Presenter: Nicole Hahnlen & Deana Deeter
PAST WEBINARS
October 18, 2018: Medical Marijuana in Pediatric Palliative Care
Presenter: Elissa Miller, MD, DuPont Hospital for Children; Billie Winegard, MD, MPH, Children’s Hospital of Illinois, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
September 25, 2018: Transitioning Adolescents into Adult Care
Presenter: Parag Shah, MD, and Rebecca Boudos, Lurie Children’s Hospital
May 15, 2018: Concurrent Care: Pediatrics and complex care plans
Presenter: Shayna Stiles & Brandy O’Brien, NP, TrinityKids Care Team, California
Webinar recording coming soon!
June 21, 2018: Approach to Neurologic Symptom Management in Children at End of Life
Presenter: Audrey Foster-Barber, MD, University of California San Francisco
April 17, 2018: Perinatal Palliative Care
Presenter: David Munson, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Webinar recording coming soon!
March 20, 2018: Kids Needs Care Too! Developing collaborations, competencies and confidence to care for kids
Presenters: Jody Chrastek, RN, & Diane Knust, LCSW, Fairview Home Care and Hospice, Minnesota
Webinar recording coming soon!
February 20, 2018: Decision Making in Pediatric Palliative Care
Presenter: Scott Maurer, MD, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Webinar recording coming soon!
January 23, 2018: Addressing the Spiritual Needs of Children
Presenters: Elisha Waldman, MD, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Webinar recording coming soon!
October 2017: Little People, Big Pain: Overcoming Obstacles to Pain Management in Children
Presenter: Melissa Hunt, PharmD
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February 2016: Courageous Conversations: What Clinicians Need To Know About Palliative Care & Advance Care Planning For Children & Young Adults
Presenter: Claire Vesely, RN, BSN, CHPPN, Palliative Care Coordinator, UCSF Benoiff Children’s Hospital Oakland
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POLST for Pediatrics
Conversations about end-of-life care are never easy, especially when the care concerns a seriously ill child.
The Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition (CHPCC), together with the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, developed a curriculum that teaches clinicians how to have sensitive, meaningful end-of-life care discussions with parents about their child.
Released in 2012, the curriculum guides doctors, nurses, and other providers in using a POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) form to record parents’ wishes for their child’s care in the final days of life.
Interested?
Contact us to join the interest list for POLST for Pediatrics.
