For Professionals

Children’s palliative care specialists have collaborated to produce six brochures/books in Latvian and four in Russian. They are intended for both professionals (care specialists) and patients and parents. There are four documentary short films about children’s palliative care.

Useful information

• Clinical Guidelines for Children’s Palliative Care (register data: NVD 15.05.2013., Nr. KV 04 – 2013)
• Children’s Palliative Care Standards for Europe English
• White Paper on standards and norms for hospice and palliative care in Europe. White paper_EAPC
• “The Facts” Palliative Care for infants, children and young people. The Facts
• Council of Ministers’ Recommendations Rec (2003) for 24 European Council’s Member States on Organising Palliative Care. ReccCE-Latvian

Useful links

• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care: http://hospicecare.com/home/
• European Association for Palliative Care: http://www.eapcnet.eu/
• Children’s Hospice International: http://www.chionline.org/
• International children’s palliative care network: http://www.icpcn.org.uk/