SPECIFIC PECULIAR FEATURES OF ACTIVITY IN MEDICAL PERSONNEL, RENDERING PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE

Aim. To study the medicosocial characteristic of children with incurable diseases, peculiar features of their treatment and nursing, to single out specific character of personnel training on pediatric palliative care. Materials and methods. Medicosocial characteristic of children’s contingent with incurable diseases, included into the register of Perm Krai, was studied. The experience of work on pediatric palliative care over the period of 2014–2017 was summarized. Specific character of physicians’ and nurses’ training regarding their work in pediatric palliative service was singled out and described. Conclusions. Rendering of palliative care to children and development of pediatric palliative service requires joint efforts and close collaboration among specialists of different profiles not only in practical activity, but when training personnel as well.