Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 212-219 , September 2007

Pediatric End-of-Life Issues and Palliative Care

  • Kelly Nicole Michelson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • Section on Clinical Research, Buehler Center on Aging, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Bridges–Pediatric Palliative Care Program, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • Dr Michelson's efforts are supported in part by a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant 1K23HD054441-01, “Developing a Pediatric Advance Care Planning Worksheet,” Principal Investigator, Dr Kelly Michelson, Children's Memorial Hospital, and by a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant K12 HD047349, “Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program” Principal Investigator, Dr J Michael Dean, University of Utah.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Kelly Nicole Michelson, MD, MPH, Children's Memorial Hospital, Division of Critical Care Medicine-Box 73, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614.
    • ,
  • David M. Steinhorn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • Bridges–Pediatric Palliative Care Program, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

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PII: S1522-8401(07)00033-X

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2007.06.006

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 212-219 , September 2007

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