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The St. Jude Global Palliative Care Program attends to the suffering of children diagnosed with catastrophic illness and their families, regardless of diagnosis, prognosis or location. Our program does this through high-quality, evidence-based medicine and the art of healing through compassionate and empathetic care.
Our program focuses on quality of life by promoting the dignity and comfort of patients and their families, addressing their physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering.
The Global Palliative Care Program is working to define the current state of palliative care in underserved communities worldwide and to drive interventions to relieve the suffering of patients and their families. This is done, in collaboration with our global partners, through culturally sensitive projects based on the four pillars of the program: research, education, capacity building and advocacy.
Examples of this work include:
We support research initiatives that aim to describe the current state of palliative care for children globally and the implementation of high-quality, evidence-based interventions in pediatric palliative care.
The St. Jude Global Palliative Care Program has built internal and external training opportunities to support multidisciplinary clinicians in providing palliative care for children diagnosed with catastrophic illnesses.
Through patient-centered initiatives, we develop projects that strengthen palliative care skills for practical application and improvement in direct patient care.
We advocate for positive change through our research and collaborations with WHO, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN), the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) and many others.
The synergy created between our four pillars will result in a comprehensive response to relieve the suffering of underserved communities worldwide.
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Mike McNeil, MD, MPH
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, St. Jude Global Palliative Care Program
Mike McNeil, MD, MPH
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, St. Jude Global Palliative Care Program
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Mike McNeil, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room O4007
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, 38105
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Marta A. Salek, MD, MPH
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
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Marta A. Salek, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Rima Saad Rassam
Program Coordinator, Palliative Care Program
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Ximena García-Quintero, MD, MSc
Program Manager, Palliative Care Program
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Ximena García-Quintero, MD, MSc
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Doralina Anghelescu
Consultant, Global Palliative Care Program
Doralina Anghelescu
Consultant, Global Palliative Care Program