The newest issue of the ChiPPS pediatric e-journal, Issue #46, offers a collection of articles that explore selected issues in managing various symptoms with children. These articles complement those in Issue #45 that focused on pain management in children. The present issue offers suggestions for and examples of engaging in this important aspect of providing pediatric palliative/hospice care.
Articles included in this issue:
• “Moments of Grace” in Dying, Death, & Bereavement by Ann Fitzsimons, BS, MBA
• It’s Never a Bad Idea to Make the Referral by Genny Jessee, June’s mother
• Alternative Routes of Medication Administration in Children by Melissa Hunt, PharmD
• Fatigue in Children with Serious Illness by Jori F. Bogetz, MD, and Margaret Root, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, CHPPN
• Understanding Silence: Symptom Management in Children Who are Severely Delayed and/or Diagnosed with Disorders of Consciousness by Vanessa Andrews, MA, CCLS, ATR-BC, LCAT, CEIM, RPT
• Existential Pain in Children and Teens by Rabbi Naomi Kalish, MA, ACPE, BCC
• Using Reiki Therapy for Symptom Management in Children Receiving Palliative or Hospice Care by Susan Thrane, PhD, MSN, RN
• Palliative Sedation for Intractable Suffering at End of Life in Children by Suzanne S. Toce, MD
• Handbooks for Pediatric Pain and Symptom Management by Suzanne S. Toce, MD
