About Trac-PG
A research interest group within Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, SickKids was initiated in 2003 by Dr. Beverley Antle, PhD, Dr. Maru Barrera, PhD and Laura Beaune, MSW. Founded in 2003, TRAC-PG is an interdisciplinary team of researchers and research clinicians with a special interest in children’s palliative and grief care and research. Our initial aim was to collaborate and develop a cohesive program of research with respect to further understanding the living, dying and bereavement experience of children with life threatening illnesses and their families to generate new knowledge and integrate evidence based palliative care across health care systems. To contact us please call Laura at 416-813-7654 ext. 3372.
Our Vision
TRAC-PG is a leader in promoting excellence in pediatric palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care through innovative research and local, provincial, national and international collaborations.
Our Mission
TRAC-PG is a collaborative group of community and hospital based clinicians, scientists and family members. TRAC-PG advocates for excellence in pediatric palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care through interprofessional and innovative research. TRAC-PG generates and disseminates knowledge about infants, children and adolescents with a potentially life-limiting illness; their families, peers and health care providers.
Our Objectives
- To enact the vision through a safe, ethical, and coordinated approach to research.
- To promote inter-professional research that respects the cultural diversity of the research population.
- To foster the awareness of the benefit(s) of research with children with life limiting illnesses and their families as well as identifying and safeguarding potential harms.
- To promote collaborative partnerships in research, with an emphasis on understanding the needs and outcomes desired by children and families.
- To develop evidence based practices and treatments that are meaningful to children, siblings, friends and family members.
- To make evidence based information about palliation and bereavement accessible to families, health care providers and decision/policy makers.
- To understand the perspectives, and needs of health care providers in optimizing palliative, end of life and bereavement care.
