Pediheart Podcast #228: How Can We Improve Family Meetings In The Pediatric CICU Setting?

Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today

This week we delve into the world of cardiac critical care when we review a recent report on an attempt to use a multidisciplinary group of hospital professionals plus parents to design an optimal family meeting structure. How should teams prepare for these meetings? What roles should different care providers play in the team meeting? Is there evidence that a better planned meeting can be more effective in transmitting information and allaying parental fears? We speak with pediatric palliative care expert, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Jennifer Walter of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia about this vital topic. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.03.010