Prompt

A 9-year-old with a complex chronic illness is admitted for investigation; the parents speak a language other than English, ask you to tell them but not the child, and the child is drawing quietly and unconsulted.

Objectives

Deliver the four PFCC core concepts and uphold the four UNCRC guiding principles in a real encounter. [1] [5]
Arrange a professional interpreter and avoid using the child or a sibling as interpreter. [9]
Elicit the child's own view at a developmentally right level and record it. [12]
Manage the tension between a family's wish to withhold information and the child's right to accessible information. [5]

Paediatrics Fellowship Pro

You have read the opening of this case. The complete unit — every section and its primary-source references — is part of the Paediatrics Fellowship fellowship atlas.

References6Show ledger

[1]COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE, INSTITUTE FOR PATIENT- AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE Patient- and family-centered care and the pediatrician's role. Pediatrics, 2012.PMID 22291118
[5]Goldhagen JL, Shenoda S, Oberg C, Mercer R, Kadir A, Raman S Rights, justice, and equity: a global agenda for child health and wellbeing. Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 2020.PMID 31757760
[6]Quaye AA, Coyne I, Söderbäck M, Hallström IK Children's active participation in decision-making processes during hospitalisation: An observational study. J Clin Nurs, 2019.PMID 31430412
[9]Shields L, Nixon J Hospital care of children in four countries. J Adv Nurs, 2004.PMID 15009350
[10]O'Connor S, Brenner M, Coyne I Family-centred care of children and young people in the acute hospital setting: A concept analysis. J Clin Nurs, 2019.PMID 31099444
[12]Alderson P, Sutcliffe K, Curtis K Children as partners with adults in their medical care. Arch Dis Child, 2006.PMID 16399782

Objectives

Deliver the four PFCC core concepts and uphold the four UNCRC guiding principles in a real encounter. [1] [5]

Arrange a professional interpreter and avoid using the child or a sibling as interpreter. [9]

Elicit the child's own view at a developmentally right level and record it. [12]

Manage the tension between a family's wish to withhold information and the child's right to accessible information. [5]

Paediatrics Fellowship Pro

You have read the opening of this case. The complete unit — every section and its primary-source references — is part of the Paediatrics Fellowship fellowship atlas.

References6Show ledger

[1]COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE, INSTITUTE FOR PATIENT- AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE Patient- and family-centered care and the pediatrician's role. Pediatrics, 2012.PMID 22291118
[5]Goldhagen JL, Shenoda S, Oberg C, Mercer R, Kadir A, Raman S Rights, justice, and equity: a global agenda for child health and wellbeing. Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 2020.PMID 31757760
[6]Quaye AA, Coyne I, Söderbäck M, Hallström IK Children's active participation in decision-making processes during hospitalisation: An observational study. J Clin Nurs, 2019.PMID 31430412
[9]Shields L, Nixon J Hospital care of children in four countries. J Adv Nurs, 2004.PMID 15009350
[10]O'Connor S, Brenner M, Coyne I Family-centred care of children and young people in the acute hospital setting: A concept analysis. J Clin Nurs, 2019.PMID 31099444
[12]Alderson P, Sutcliffe K, Curtis K Children as partners with adults in their medical care. Arch Dis Child, 2006.PMID 16399782

Family-centred and child-rights-based care — OSCE

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Family-centred and child-rights-based care — OSCE

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