E944 CMAJ| JULY 17, 2017| VOLUME 189| ISSUE 28 course gave us our first glimpse of
how spasms and uncontrolled pain were, for Nicholas, natural outcomes of surgery. Then …

I was introduced to Family-centred Care (FCC) at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children in
2006. Our younger son, Jonathan (“Jonny”), lived at SickKids for the first nine months of his …

There are certainly medical experts who can talk with authority about their specialism and
offer expert advice about treatment. There are no experts when it comes to supporting …

I awake this morning, about 5.30 am, with a start. The alarm shocks me into consciousness.
That's unusual. Starting the day is never easy, but on this particular morning the piercing …

There are certainly medical experts who can talk with authority about their specialism and
offer expert advice about treatment. There are no experts when it comes to supporting …

Featherston SK. Patient Experience Journal 2018; 5 (2): 12.[Amid the enthusiasm for family-
centred care (FCC) in the pediatric setting, opportunities have been identified to …

My experience as a parent to a child with multiple severe disabilities lasted just a few short
years; my son Owen died in 2010, at the age of 12. His early death was both surprising and …

'Confidence and hope do more good than physic.'When Claudius Galen, a notable Greek
physician in the second century AD, penned these words he spoke of a great dilemma in …

Recognising that family-centred practice is now considered the superior model of service
delivery to families of children with special needs, the editors of this work have attempted to …

The importance of partnerships between professionals and the parents of children with
special needs/disability is well established in childcare legislation. But is it reflected in …