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Lighting the Way in Pennsylvania.
Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition (PPCC), a PA-based statewide coalition, is a volunteer group of professionals, parents, and community members who provide information and resources for families with children with life-limiting conditions.
Announcing the 2021 PPC Webinar Series – Registration is Now Open!
A team from Pennsylvania’s Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition (PPCC), Greater Illinois Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition (GIPPCC), Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition of California (CHPCC), Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services, and the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care have collaborated to offer the PPC Webinar Series to raise the visibility of pediatric palliative care and to build clinicians’ competencies and confidence in providing care to children. CE and group discounts are available.
Monthly Webinar – 2021 Series
January 19, 2021 – The Use of Telemedicine in Pediatric Palliative Care
with Kimberly Bower, Debra Lotstein, Krishelle Marc-Aurele.
In this webinar the presenters will define telemedicine (TM) and review what is known about it from the literature. Through sharing examples from two different pediatric palliative care (PPC) practices, they will review key aspects of providing TM and share outcomes from these experiences. They will also look forward to the use of TM in the future as medicine generally, and PPC specifically, adapts to a post-COVID world. 12:00 PST | 1:00 MST | 2:00 CST | 3:00 EST 
PPCC Firefly Chat 
PPCC is pleased to announce a new series of interactive virtual discussions that will explore issues facing the pediatric palliative care community in PA and beyond. The first chat, A Day in the Life of a Caregiver, took place on Friday, October 9. To listen to the recording, click HERE.
PPCC Caregiver Lightning Bug App
The new PPCC Caregiver app gives caregivers a suite of indispensable tools to manage, store and share information. Our app streamlines a Caregiver’s experience by providing the tools and features that they need most.
PPCC and the Funeral Service Foundation 
PPCC has collaborated with the Funeral Service Foundation to provide information to medical professionals, parents, and caregivers about children and the grieving process.
Latest News
Nov 2020 – Honoring Children’s Grief Awareness Day
Oct 2020 – Finding Your Community: Parenting a Child with a Rare Disease
Sep 2020 – Animal Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Palliative Care
- COVID-19 Response & Resources – Thanks to all of you for the very important and hard work that you are doing in the midst of this healthcare crisis. We hope that you are healthy and well supported as you confront the challenges in this unprecedented time. We will do our best to send out helpful resources as they become available in hopes of making this time a bit easier. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help support your family or institution. Betsy Hawley, PPCC Executive Director
Resource: Pediatric E-Journal, Self-Care, Nov 2020, Issue #61
Resource: The New York Times – Dying in Your Mother’s Arms, Sep 2020 
Resource: Pediatric E-Journal, Care Throughout the Dying Process, Aug 2020, Issue #60
Resource from CPN: Peeking at the Unimaginable – Considering a Child’s End Of Life
Resource: Grieving Alone & Together During the Covid-19 Pandemic- CPN Resource: Downloadable Emergency Plan from Courageous Parents Network
PPCC’s mission is to provide resources to families, volunteers, and medical professionals caring for children with life-limiting illnesses.
A future where all children diagnosed with life-limiting conditions in Pennsylvania will have access to world-class palliative, hospice and end-of-life care. Our goal is to provide a clearer path for children and their families coping with difficult, life-altering experiences.
“Pediatric Palliative care is specialized medical care for children with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness—whatever the diagnosis. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the child and the family.
Pediatric palliative care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who work together with a child’s other doctors as an extra layer of support. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage of an illness and can be provided along with treatment meant to cure.” – Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
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