This is the current release of the guideline.

All clinical reports and policy statements from the American Academy of Pediatrics automatically expire 5 years after publication unless reaffirmed, revised, or retired at or before that time.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American College of Emergency Physicians support the following:

1. Knowledge of the patient's experience and perspective is essential to practice culturally effective care that promotes patient dignity, comfort, and autonomy.
2. The patient and family are key decision-makers regarding the patient's medical care.
3. The interdependence of child and parent, patient and family wishes for privacy, and the evolving independence of the pediatric patient should be respected.
4. The option of family-member presence should be encouraged for all aspects of emergency department care.
5. Information should be provided to the family during interventions regardless of the family's decision to be present or not.
6. Patient- and family-centered care encourages collaboration with other health care professionals along the continuum of care and acknowledgment of the importance of the patient's medical home to the patient's continued well-being.
7. Institutional policies should be developed for provision of patient- and family-centered care through environmental design, practice, and staffing in collaboration with patients and their families.

None provided

The type of evidence supporting each recommendation is not specifically stated.

Not applicable: The guideline was not adapted from another source.

2006 Nov

American Academy of Pediatrics - Medical Specialty Society
American College of Emergency Physicians - Medical Specialty Society

American Academy of Pediatrics

Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2005-2006: Steven E. Krug, MD, Chairperson; Thomas Bojko, MD, MS; Margaret A. Dolan, MD; Karen Frush, MD; *Patricia O'Malley, MD; Robert Sapien, MD; Kathy N. Shaw, MD, MSCE; Joan Shook, MD, MBA; Paul Sirbaugh, DO; Loren Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBA

Liaisons: Jane Ball, RN, DrPH; Susan Eads Role, JD, MSLS, EMSC National Resource Center; *Kathleen Brown, MD, National Association of EMS Physicians; Kim Bullock, MD, American Academy of Family Physicians; Dan Kavanaugh, MSW; Tina Turgel, BSN, RN, C, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; Sharon E. Mace, MD, American College of Emergency Physicians; David W. Tuggle, MD, American College of Surgeons

Staff: Susan Tellez

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, 2005–2006: *Sharon E. Mace, MD, FACEP, Chairperson; Beverly H. Bauman, MD, FACEP, Vice Chair; Isabel A. Barata, MD, FACEP; Jill M. Baren, MD, FACEP; Lee S. Benjamin, MD; *Kathleen Brown, MD, FACEP; Lance A. Brown, MD, MPH, FACEP; Joseph H. Finkler, MD; Ran D. Goldman, MD; Phyllis L. Hendry, MD, FACEP; Martin I. Herman, MD, FACEP; Dennis A. Hernandez, MD; Christy Hewling, MD; Mark A. Hostetler, MD, FACEP; Ramon W. Johnson, MD, FACEP; Neil E. Schamban, MD; Gerald R. Schwartz, MD, FACEP; Ghazala Q. Sharieff, MD, FACEP

Liaisons: Steven E. Krug, MD, AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, AAP Section on Emergency Medicine; Ronald A. Furnival, MD, FACEP, National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center Liaison; Gregory L. Walker, MD, FACEP, Public Relations Committee Liaison

Staff: Nancy Medina, CAE, Staff Liaison

* Lead author

Not stated

This is the current release of the guideline.

All clinical reports and policy statements from the American Academy of Pediatrics automatically expire 5 years after publication unless reaffirmed, revised, or retired at or before that time.

None available

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This NGC summary was completed by ECRI on January 10, 2007. The information was verified by the guideline developer on January 23, 2007.

This NGC summary is based on the original guideline, which is subject to the guideline developer's copyright restrictions. Please contact the Permissions Editor, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 141 Northwest Point Blvd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007.