Abstract – Jakub Formánek

Spiritual care in pediatric palliative medicine

Jakub Formánek

Spiritual needs are among the urgent topics of families of children with life-limiting and life-threatening diagnoses and belong in the competence of the chaplain of the Children’s Supportive Care Team of the University Hospital in Motol. Using the example of a case study, we will present spiritual care in pediatric palliative medicine and the challenges associated with it.