DHC Pediatric Webinar - An Introduction to Pediatric Palliative Care

Friday, November 14, 2025, 8:00 AM - Tuesday, November 14, 2028, 9:00 AM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

This Pediatric Lecture Series will discuss important pediatric topics that may lead to the improvement of child health from an individual, health care system and/or societal level. This presentation provides information on screening, reporting, diagnosis, treatment, and referral options for pediatric palliative care.

Presenter

Hannah Reuman, MD, MS
Staff Physician, Palliative Care
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Dr. Hannah Reuman, MD, MS, attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and trained at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh for her pediatric residency and hospice and palliative medicine fellowship. She completed a master’s in medical education at the University of Pittsburgh prior to joining Dartmouth Health’s faculty in August 2024. She is currently working on growing the perinatal and pediatric palliative care presences at Dartmouth Health and is passionate about disseminating fundamental communication techniques to trainees and faculty to augment serious illness conversations. Dr. Reuman loves the close-knit collaboration between other pediatric palliative care providers in Northern New England and is a proud member of the brand new, Northern New England Pediatric Palliative Care Working Group!

1. Describe three roles of pediatric palliative care (PPC) in caring for children and families with serious, life-limiting illness.
2. Identify patients and families that would benefit from PPC.
3. Outline a framework for how to introduce PPC to patients and families.

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

American Medical Association (AMA)
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Bibliographic Material

• What is Pediatric Palliative Care?

• NHPCO Pediatric Facts and Figures 2023 Edition

• Courageous Parents Network

1. NeuroJourney

2. CPN-Understanding-Palliative-and-Hospice_R1.pdf

3. Introducing-Pediatric-Palliative-Care-to-Families_R3-2.pdf

4. CPN-Introduction-to-Pediatric-Palliative-Care_R2.pdf

• Coulourides Kogan, Alexis, Marcia Penido, and Susan Enguidanos. "Does disclosure of terminal prognosis mean losing hope? Insights from exploring patient perspectives on their experience of palliative care consultations." Journal of palliative medicine 18.12 (2015): 1019-1025.

• Mack, Jennifer W., et al. "Hope and prognostic disclosure." Journal of clinical oncology 25.35 (2007): 5636-5642.

• Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues; Institute of Medicine. Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2015 Mar 19. Appendix F, Pediatric End-of-Life and Palliative Care: Epidemiology and Health Service Use. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK285690/#
  
  

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