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Global access: Dutch paediatric palliative care guidelines translated to English.


Kim van Teunenbroek (PhD candidate) and Dr. Erna Michiels (pediatric oncologist) have translated the recommendations on symptom treatment, palliative sedation, and forgoing hydration and nutrition of the Dutch guideline for paediatric palliative care into English. These translated recommendations are relevant for healthcare professionals who work with children in the palliative phase.

The translated recommendations are based on the revised guideline for paediatric palliative care, which was published at the end of 2022. The recommendations, together with the main conclusions of evidence and considerations, are described in two publications [van Teunenbroek 2023, van Teunenbroek 2024].

With the release of the translated recommendations, many more healthcare providers, parents, and children worldwide will be able to access and use these recommendations. Translation of recommendations on advance care planning, shared decision-making, psychosocial care, and preloss and bereavement care will follow later. Erna Michiels explains: “There has been increasing demand from abroad for the English translation of the revised Dutch guideline for pediatric palliative care. Evidence-based guidelines on pediatric palliative care were limited.”

The recommendations were translated by Erna Michiels in collaboration with English-speaking healthcare providers from the United Kingdom. The original recommendations were formulated by a large multidisciplinary working group of the revised Dutch guideline for paediatric palliative care. PZNL was involved as a process facilitator for the palliative care guidelines.


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