Monday, February 29, 2016
Pediatric Palliative Care - The Outliers
by Kevin Madden, MD
Just as in any medical specialty, there are “bread and
butter” aspects of Pediatric Palliative Care – situations we encounter on a
frequent basis that we are quite comfortable in dealing with. Pain management, constipation, family
meetings, resuscitation status and discussions about goals of care certainly
are at the top of that list.
Well, I’m a zebra guy.
What?
Remember the old medical saying “when you hear hoof beats,
think of horses not zebras”? I’m a zebra
guy. I’m endlessly fascinated with the
obscure, the rare and the unusual.
This week’s Tweet Chat will be on topics that we do not
confront with on a daily basis but will come across at some point in
our careers. Since they are infrequent,
they lend themselves to a group discussion where we can learn from each other’s
collective experience.
Dr. Kevin Madden is a palliative care physician at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Tx. He specializes in Pediatrics, and his research interests include opioids in children with advanced cancer.
T1: Pediatric Delirium: How do you diagnose
delirium in a child? Should we screen
for delirium in children? How do you
treat delirium in children?
T3: Pediatric Palliative Sedation: When do you consider palliative sedation
therapy in children? What medications do
you use? What ethical dilemmas have you
encountered?
What: #hpm (hospice and palliative med/care) chat on Twitter
When: Wed 3/2/2016 - 9p ET/ 6p PT
Host: Kevin Madden MD Follow him on Twitter @madden_kevin
If you are new to Tweetchats, you do not need a Twitter account to follow along. Try using the search function on Twitter. If you do have a Twitter account, we recommend using tchat.io for ease of following. You can also check out the new site dedicated to #hpm chat - www.hpmchat.org
Photo credit: ZebraPen.com
