Research

As leaders in pediatric palliative care, Canuck Place is committed to the ongoing study, research, and training in this field through contributions to medical journals and textbooks, participation in leadership discussions and conferences, as well as supporting emerging hospices around the world. Here are a selection of publications Canuck Place clinicians have contributed to.

• 2015
  • Paediatric Palliative Care Offer Value Beyond Comfort for Families Canadian Medical Association Open Access Journal
  • Palliative Care: Canadian Medical Association’s National Call to Action  Canadian Medical Association
•  2014
  • Characteristics of a Pediatric Hospice Palliative Care Program Over 15 Years  Pediatrics
  • Mortality Trends for Pediatric Life-Threatening Conditions  American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• 2013
  • Resource Utilization among Individuals Dying of Pediatric Life-Threatening Diseases  Journal of Palliative Medicine
• 2012
  • Palliative Care for Children Handbook of Palliative Care December 2012, 3rd Edition
  • Pediatric Palliative Care: A Survey of Pediatricians’ and Family Practitioners’ Knowledge/Experience, Learning needs and self care BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
  • A review of Paediatric Palliative Care Service Utilization in Children with a Progressive Neuromuscular Disease who died on a Palliative Care Program Journal of Child Neurology