Alisha Kassam

The influence of emotions on referral practices to pediatric palliative care services in oncology settings in Canada.

Leeat Granek, Fyeza Hasan, Donna Johnston, Dave Lysecki et autres

Communication Barriers and Facilitators to Specialist Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement in Pediatric Oncology Settings Across Canada

Leeat Granek, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Kimberley A. Widger, Lori S. Wiener et autres

OBJECTIVES: To examine how healthcare provider communication shapes referral, acceptance and ongoing integration of specialist pediatric palliative care (SPPC). METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted across four pediatric cancer centers in Canada. Sixty-six healthcare providers working in oncology and palliative care settings …

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Erratum: Systems Theory Model to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Referral for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Canada

Leeat Granek, Fyeza Hasan, Dave Lysecki, Donna Johnston et autres

Abbreviation: PPC, pediatric palliative care.a Resident and Fellow Trainees were counted among Oncologists and PPC Physicians.There were n 5 4 Oncologist Fellows and n 5 1 PPC Resident in their respective categories.b When participants reported a range of years, the average was …

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Leeat Granek, Lori S. Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston et autres

BACKGROUND: Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, …

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Systems Theory Model to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Referral for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Canada

Leeat Granek, Fyeza Hasan, Dave Lysecki, Donna Johnston et autres

PURPOSE: To explore pediatric oncology and palliative care health care providers' perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to pediatric palliative care (PPC) referral for children with cancer in Canada using a qualitative approach to inquiry. METHODS: Sixty-six health care providers from four …

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Rethinking suffering in childhood cancer: toward an expanded framework for pediatric palliative care

Carolyn C. Green, Beatrice White, Alisha Kassam, Justin Nathaniel Baker et autres

Suffering is frequently invoked in pediatric oncology to justify difficult clinical decisions, yet the concept of suffering remains poorly defined in medicine. This scholarly project examines how suffering is understood across bioethics literature, pediatric palliative care scholarship, and philosophical accounts of suffering. …

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A qualitative study exploring the pros and cons of universal pediatric palliative care referral at diagnosis for children with cancer

Leeat Granek, S.C.M. Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Dave Lysecki, Adam Rapoport et autres

BACKGROUND: Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) offers significant benefits for children with cancer, yet referrals often occur late in the child's cancer trajectory. OBJECTIVES: As part of a larger project looking at barriers and facilitators to early integration of PPC, …

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A qualitative study exploring the pros and cons of universal pediatric palliative care referral at diagnosis for children with cancer – CORRIGENDUM

Leeat Granek, S.C.M. Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Dave Lysecki, Adam Rapoport et autres

Adapting an Adolescent and Young Adult Program Housed in a Quaternary Cancer Centre to a Regional Cancer Centre: Creating Equitable Access to Developmentally Tailored Support

Marlie Smith, Simone Kurup, Kaviya Devaraja, Shaayini Shanawaz et autres

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, representing those between 15 and 39 years of age, face distinctive challenges balancing their life stage with the physical, emotional, and social impacts of a cancer diagnosis. These challenges include fertility concerns, disruptions to educational …

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Specialty Palliative Care and Symptom Severity and Control in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Sumit Gupta, Qing Li, Alisha Kassam, Adam Rapoport et autres

Importance: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer experience substantial symptom burden. Specialty palliative care (SPC) is recommended but often not involved or involved late. Objectives: To determine whether patient-reported symptom severity was associated with subsequent SPC involvement and whether SPC was …

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Symptom severity, specialty palliative care, and subsequent symptom control among adolescents and young adults with cancer: A population-based study.

Natalie G. Coburn, Sumit Gupta, Qing Li, Alisha Kassam et autres

e24127 Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer can suffer from substantial symptom burdens. Specialty palliative care (SPC) is recommended but often uninvolved or involved late. In a population-based AYA cohort, we determined: 1) whether symptom severity measured by routine patient …

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Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs)

Natalie C. Jewitt, Alisha Kassam

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