Evolving Models of Community-Based Pediatric Palliative Care in Eight Countries across Latin America.

Context: High-quality pediatric palliative care is best achieved through a comprehensive interdisciplinary effort that actively involves the family and engages resources within the community. Community-based palliative care specifically strives to incorporate palliative care into local healthcare systems, adapting the most suitable model of care to each unique context.

Objectives: In Latin America (LATAM), there is a paucity of palliative care teams, especially pediatric palliative care teams, working outside the hospital setting and immersed in the community.