With Adam Rapoport about paediatric palliative care

Dr. Rapoport has worked as a mentor of paediatric palliative care team in Motol hospital Prague since June 2019. Based on his experience with Czech health care system, he reflects on similarities and differences in Czech and Canadian approach toward patients and their families. He explains his role of a mentor of PPC team and how he keeps in touch with the team as well as what issues they discuss together. He also talks about what does the covid pandemia look like in Canada and other issues.  Adam Rapoport is a general pediatrician with a Masters in bioethics. In 2009, Adam joined the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital as their pediatric consultant. In July 2011 he became the first Medical Director of the Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), the palliative care service at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). PACT provides both inpatient and outpatient palliative care to children with life-threatening illnesses, and their families, including grief and bereavement support. In 2013 Adam became Medical Director at Toronto’s first pediatric residential hospice – Emily’s House. Adam’s academic work focuses on the intersection of his 3 primary interests: pediatrics, palliative care and ethics.