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About us

The Pediatric Palliative Care Knowledge Center works to optimize the quality of care for children in palliative care and their families. We collaborate within a large national network of healthcare organizations, industry, professional, and patient associations.

The Knowledge Centre initiates, facilitates and stimulates research, policy development, healthcare innovations, training and education for (healthcare) professionals involved in pediatric palliative care.

Of course, we don't do this alone. Below you'll find an overview of the people working for the Pediatric Palliative Care Knowledge Center. Feel free to contact us.

About us

Mission & vision

Together for quality in pediatric palliative care


Mission

Promoting the quality of life and death of children and young people by supporting the family*.

*This also applies to other relatives

"For every child, in every area, everywhere in the Netherlands.
Together we improve pediatric palliative care!


Vision

The conditions for the availability, organisation and financing of pediatric palliative care have been met.

  • Every child, young person and family has access to a cross-domain multidisciplinary network for the most appropriate care.
  • Funding for pediatric palliative care is fully anchored in the healthcare system.
  • We make our expertise available internationally.


Core values

Qualitative - Connecting - Honest - Progressive

Goal and Strategy

The Pediatric Palliative Care Knowledge Center aims to improve pediatric palliative care as an area of expertise and embed it structurally and sustainably within the Dutch healthcare system. With a focus on knowledge and based on the power of networks, the Knowledge Center, together with a large national network of healthcare organizations, industry, professional, and patient associations, aims to realize its vision and mission.

Core tasks

The objective of the Pediatric Palliative Care Knowledge Centre can be translated into a number of core tasks:

  • Bundling and making available knowledge and information.
  • Initiating, facilitating and encouraging training and education for healthcare professionals involved in pediatric palliative care.
  • Initiating, facilitating and coordinating research and guidelines.
  • Initiating, facilitating and coordinating projects.
  • Stimulating and facilitating (knowledge) networks, both nationally and regionally.
  • Realising consultation nationally and in the regions.
  • To act as a national point of contact for questions regarding policy and financing of pediatric palliative care.

National network

Because we don't do this alone, but together with the Integrated Childcare Networks and the Child Comfort Teams, this means that we are aware of the latest developments and that we can share this information quickly.