Background Pediatric palliative care is increasingly recognized to be a specialized type of
care requiring specific skills and knowledge, yet, as found in several countries, there is little …

CMAJ| October 18, 2021| Volume 193| Issue 41 E1597 health care providers from prescribing
cannabis and prevents cannabis extracts from being placed on provincial and territorial …

A new group of medically fragile young adults are graduating from pediatric palliative care
programs with limited expectations to live beyond early adulthood, and no comparable adult …

Context For parents, family, or clinicians of children with rare life-threatening conditions,
there is little information regarding likely symptoms, illness trajectory, and end-of-life care. …

Background: With improvements in pediatric care and technology, more young adults (YAs)
with life-limiting conditions (LLCs) are surviving into adulthood. However, they have limited …

Knowledge synthesis constitutes a key part of evidence-based medicine and a scoping review
is a type of knowledge synthesis that maps the breadth of literature on a topic. Conducting …

Poor access to care is a top patient-oriented research priority for youth with chronic pain in
Canada, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these concerns. Our patientoriented …

The results from a pilot study are reported in this article, part two of a two-part paper. The
experiences of parents (six mothers and two fathers) are described as their families transitioned …

Background Q3 conditions are progressive, metabolic, neurological or chromosomal childhood
conditions without a cure. Children with these conditions face an unknown lifespan as …

Objectives Systematic reviews (SRs) are considered the gold standard of evidence, but many
published SRs are of poor quality. This study identifies how librarian involvement in SRs is …