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February 2019

Webinar: Don’t You Forget About Me: Caring for Siblings

February 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

“Who is coming for me today?” When there is a chronically and/or terminally ill child, siblings become accustomed to the focus placed on the sick child by the adults around them. They are often silent sufferers and disenfranchised grievers because, within the context of this scenario, their place is poorly defined. Even more so, most clinicians are not equipped – whether by time, resources, or education/experience – to support the siblings within the family unit. With research demonstrating that 1 in…

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March 2019

Webinar: Building Resistance in Children and Caregivers Coping with Serious Pediatric Illness

March 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Patients and families facing serious pediatric illnesses face a unique and challenging experience, including disruption of normal physical, mental and social development. The impacts can be long-lasting. Patients, siblings, and parents may be at risk for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress. In some cases they may be less likely to achieve milestones such as attending school, gaining independence or forming close friendships. In this session you will learn ways to help children, teens, and young adults – and their parents…

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April 2019

Holding Hope: Enhancing Collaboration in the Care for Children with Serious Illness

April 10 @ 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Advocate Children’s Hospital, 93rd Street and Kilbourn Avenue
Oak Lawn, IL 60453 + Google Map

Advocate Children’s Hospital – Oak Lawn - Stein Auditorium 93rd Street and Kilbourn Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity the participants should be able to: Recommend how palliative care and interdisciplinary partnerships can improve the care of children with chronic, complex and life-threatening conditions Counsel parent’s need for information about prognosis, identify barriers to prognostic communication and recognize the positive psychosocial outcomes of end-of-life (EOL) communication Incorporate the care experience of adolescents and…

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