Palliative care is often misunderstood. Oftentimes palliative care is associated with end-of-life (hospice) care or “giving up.” In reality, palliative care together with curative treatment is appropriate for any stage of illness.

Joan Rosenbaum, MD , part of the Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, is here to share how PACT offers an additional layer of support by specialists to provide relief from the symptoms, pain and psycho-social, emotional and spiritual stress of serious illness for both the patient and the family.