Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success

Palliative care offers children who have life-limiting and life-threatening oncologic illnesses and their families improved quality of life. In some instances, impeccable symptom control can lead to improved survival. Cultural and financial barriers to palliative care in oncology patients occur in a...

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Autores principales:	Wendy Cristhyna Gómez García, Silvia Rivas, Gabriela Paz, Marisol Bustamante, Gerardo Castro, Hazel Gutiérrez, Maria Sabina Ah Chu, Pascale Yola Gassant, Rolando Larin Lovo, Yessika Gamboa, Marleni Torres Núñez, Ximena García Quintero, Regina Okhuysen-Cawley
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	palliative care pediatric oncology pain Pediatrics RJ1-570
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:225c9ff12e0d442e91d2ae68dcb08ff02021-11-25T17:14:42ZPediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success10.3390/children81110312227-9067https://doaj.org/article/225c9ff12e0d442e91d2ae68dcb08ff02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/11/1031https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9067Palliative care offers children who have life-limiting and life-threatening oncologic illnesses and their families improved quality of life. In some instances, impeccable symptom control can lead to improved survival. Cultural and financial barriers to palliative care in oncology patients occur in all countries, and those located in Central America are no exception. In this article, we summarize how the programs participating in the Asociación de Hemato-Oncólogos Pediatras de Centro America (AHOPCA) have developed dedicated oncology palliative care programs. The experience in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti is detailed, with a focus on history, the barriers that have impeded progress, and achievements. Future directions, which, of course, may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, are described as well.Wendy Cristhyna Gómez GarcíaSilvia RivasGabriela PazMarisol BustamanteGerardo CastroHazel GutiérrezMaria Sabina Ah ChuPascale Yola GassantRolando Larin LovoYessika GamboaMarleni Torres NúñezXimena García QuinteroRegina Okhuysen-CawleyMDPI AGarticlepalliative carepediatric oncologypainPediatricsRJ1-570ENChildren, Vol 8, Iss 1031, p 1031 (2021)
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description	Palliative care offers children who have life-limiting and life-threatening oncologic illnesses and their families improved quality of life. In some instances, impeccable symptom control can lead to improved survival. Cultural and financial barriers to palliative care in oncology patients occur in all countries, and those located in Central America are no exception. In this article, we summarize how the programs participating in the Asociación de Hemato-Oncólogos Pediatras de Centro America (AHOPCA) have developed dedicated oncology palliative care programs. The experience in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti is detailed, with a focus on history, the barriers that have impeded progress, and achievements. Future directions, which, of course, may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, are described as well.
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author	Wendy Cristhyna Gómez García Silvia Rivas Gabriela Paz Marisol Bustamante Gerardo Castro Hazel Gutiérrez Maria Sabina Ah Chu Pascale Yola Gassant Rolando Larin Lovo Yessika Gamboa Marleni Torres Núñez Ximena García Quintero Regina Okhuysen-Cawley
author_facet	Wendy Cristhyna Gómez García Silvia Rivas Gabriela Paz Marisol Bustamante Gerardo Castro Hazel Gutiérrez Maria Sabina Ah Chu Pascale Yola Gassant Rolando Larin Lovo Yessika Gamboa Marleni Torres Núñez Ximena García Quintero Regina Okhuysen-Cawley
author_sort	Wendy Cristhyna Gómez García
title	Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success
title_short	Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success
title_full	Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success
title_fullStr	Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success
title_full_unstemmed	Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success
title_sort	pediatric oncology palliative care programs in central america: pathways to success
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/225c9ff12e0d442e91d2ae68dcb08ff0
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Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success

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