Season 5 Episode 4: Wrap Around Support: Caring for the Seriously Ill Child - Dr Dave Lysecki About Empathy

Dr. David Lysecki is the Founder and Medical Director of the Quality of Life & Advanced Care Program at McMaster Children's Hospital. Under his leadership the program has grown over the course of 7 years and the team’s ultimate goal is to establish a pediatric hospice in Hamilton. They are successfully moving this vision forward, having facilitated a partnership between Hamilton Health Sciences and the Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Organization. He is the Division Head and an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Palliative Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. He has dual training in both pediatric oncology and palliative care.

In this episode, Dr. Lysecki discusses his experience working in pediatric palliative care, and how he navigates both the rewards and challenges of working in this area. We also discuss how we can ensure that palliative care and pediatric palliative care become the work of all health care providers.

Resource links:
Dr. Lysecki and his team are raising funds to build a pediatric hospice to support the McMaster Children's Hospital and its catchment area. To learn more or to support their work visit: https://keatonshouse.org/

Children Need Hospice Care Too: https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2020/10/13/children-need-hospice-palliative-care-too.html?rf

https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/more-than-a-village/

https://www.thespec.com/local-dundas/news/2023/01/24/dundas-vacant-city-property-reviewed-for-children-s-hospice.html