PEDIATRICS / PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE

Associated clinical pathways

Associated clinical pathways:

These pathways are not a substitute for clinical judgment or the advice of a qualified health care professional. It is expected that all users will seek advice from other appropriately qualified and regulated health care providers with any issues transcending their specific knowledge, scope of regulated practice or professional competence.

Please note: eReferral eConsult not available for this specialty

How to request Pediatric Palliative Care tele-advice

Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m - 5 p.m
Saturday to Sunday: Closed

This service is temporarily closed.
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Opens tomorrow at 9 a.m

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Specialist: {specialist}
Practitioner ID: {pracID}

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This tele-advice service is closed.

For more information, please call 403.910.2551 Ext 0, or email [email protected]
(Please note: Calls and emails will be returned during office hours, Monday to Friday)

What can I enquire about?

  • Pediatric palliative medicine consultant non-urgent advice and support is available to primary care providers (including family physicians and pediatricians) who have patients with complex palliative care symptoms and needs, that include the following:
  • • Pain
  • • Nausea
  • • Dyspnea
  • • Constipation
  • • Opioid toxicity
  • • Delirium
  • • Depression, anxiety, grief
  • • Clarification of treatment goals and management plans
  • • Decision making approaching end of life
  • • Access to pediatric hospice for end of life care
  • • Family support including respite admissions at Rotary Flames House hospice for children with complex needs expected to die in childhood

More details

For chronic non-cancer pain, please contact the Alberta Children’s Hospital Chronic Pain service for advice. 

Contact us

If you have a question, comment or technical issue, please call 403.910.2551 Ext 0, or email [email protected].