Promoting Excellence : Modular Curriculum

Name:
Cardinal Glennon Footprints: Modular Curriculum

Definition:
This is a series of PowerPoint presentations used to educate clinicians on a wide range of topics related to pediatric palliative care.

Topics include:

• Neonatal Pain
• Pain & Symptom Management
• Delivering Bad News
• Ethical Issues in Newborns
• Ethical Decision Making in Children
• The Role of the Child in Decision Making
• Perinatal Loss/Bereavement
• Emotional & Spiritual Issues
• Pediatric Palliative Care: To Comfort Always
• 3 Hour Seminar: When Technology Fails: Care of Children with Life Limiting Illness
• Cultural Issues in Pediatric Palliative Care
• Pediatric Deaths
• Advanced Care Planning in Pediatric Palliative Care

Category:
Educational Tools - Clinician Education

Source:
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
1465 South Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63104
www.footprintsatglennon.org

Contact:
Mary Ann Collins, MHA
Mary_Ann_Collins@ssmhc.com

How the grantee used this instrument:
The presentations were used at national conferences such as the AAP and NHPCO, regional conferences, local conferences, grand rounds, noon lectures for the residents, in-services to our community and affiliated hospitals.

Keywords:
pediatrics, clinical competence, grand rounds, nurse training, curricula

To use this tool:
Contact Mary Ann Collins for information on availability of presentations (see contact information above).

References:
Developed specifically for this project by the project team.

Posted June 30, 2003

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