The Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) provides patient and family-centered, holistic interdisciplinary consultation to identify and treat the stressors of children and families facing serious illness. We achieve this by:
- Aligning medical care with patient goals
- Addressing professional caregiver distress
- Expanding palliative care advocacy, program development, research, and education for children and families locally, regionally, and nationally
Welcome to the Division of Pediatric Palliative Care at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University’s School of Medicine. We are proud to be regional and national leaders in the care of children and families facing serious illness and commit ourselves to enriching the landscape of our field through excellence in clinical practice, advocacy, research, and education.
Our interdisciplinary team has a broad-reaching impact in their presence at the bedside and through teaching faculty, staff, and learners about palliative care’s holistic approach. In addition, we are pushing the envelope in program development, fellowship education, hospital-to-hospice partnerships, and health equity initiatives. Our faculty has lead research efforts that inform how hospital-based pediatric palliative care programs function across the United States and how palliative care can be provided in the clinic setting to enhance the care of children living with cancer and blood disorders.
As our healthcare system expands, we have our sights set on ensuring that every child and family member facing serious illness- regardless of who they are or where they reside- has the ability to access comprehensive, uniquely-tailored, empathic palliative care in the hospital, in clinic or at home. At the heart of all we do are the children and families we serve; this service informs our scholarly efforts and compels us to work and lead with greater depth each and every day.