Dr Gemma Aburn, Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Professor Merryn Gott, Dr Ross Drake, Dr Deborah Raphael
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Abstract
Paediatric Palliative Care provision is currently inequitable for tamariki (children) with serious illness, and their whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand. A lack of access to education for health professionals has long been identified as a barrier to implementing quality delivery of paediatric palliative care. The Education in Palliative and End of Life Care for Pediatrics (EPEC-Ped) curriculum was developed in 2012 and has been internationally recognised as a high-quality curriculum with demonstrated results in changing practice. This paper explores how this curriculum has been adapted to meet the needs of clinicians working with children in Aotearoa New Zealand. We particularly explore how tikanga Māori (Indigenous customs and traditions) have been integrated into the programme to create a culturally relevant and safe space for practitioners to learn.
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The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management is an internationally respected, peer-reviewed journal and serves an interdisciplinary audience of professionals by providing a forum for the publication of the latest clinical research and best practices related to the relief of illness burden among patients afflicted with serious or life-threatening illness.
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