Target population
Children and adolescents.Available at locations :
The Service is known as “Cuidando de tí”, a program by Fundación Valle del Lili; where a team of professionals with long experience and great human warmth provide palliative care through a multidisciplinary, comprehensive and continuous intervention, satisfying the needs of children with complex, chronic and limiting diseases, with the aim of improving their quality of life and that of their families.
-Palliative care involves complete active care of a child’s body, mind and spirit and also, support for his/her family.
-Palliative care starts when a disease is diagnosed and will continue whether the child receives specific treatment for the underlying disease or not.
-Our team assesses and alleviates physical, psychosocial or spiritual problems affecting the child.
Why choosing Fundación Valle del Lili’s Pediatric Palliative Care Service?
-Children with complex chronic diseases who can benefit from an improvement in communication and coordination of the medical team.
-Patients who face a shorter life expectancy.
-Families in need for support and additional resources, such as home care.
-Patients requiring extensive management of pain and other symptoms, especially when conventional therapeutic methods are ineffective or become harmful.
-Children who have to visit and stay frequently at the hospital, due to deterioration of their clinical condition.
A multidisciplinary team is part of “Cuidando de Ti” program, with a pediatrician, a family doctor, a head nurse, a psychologist, asocial worker, a spiritual guide and volunteers. We evaluate patients through the various services of Fundación Valle del Lili, including outpatient, hospitalization, pediatric ICU, neonatal ICU and emergency.
Do you live outside of Colombia?, Are you interested in receiving information about Pediatric Palliative Care at La Fundacin Valle del Lili? contact us at the following link:
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