The POSIE Study

🌟 Our fully funded Schools Programme launches today! 🌟

Responding in the Moment is designed to help anyone working in an education setting - from the caretaker to the headteacher - through expert-designed, policy-aligned, bite-sized modules.

💡 Our vision is simple: every school should be a place of compassion and confidence, where staff feel ready to respond and every student feels supported when a parent is living with incurable cancer, another serious illness, or has been bereaved.

Together, we can ensure no child feels isolated ♥️

👩‍🏫 Are you an education professional? Sign up today!
📚 Want to share this with a school or education setting?

👉 Visit: www.ruthstraussfoundation.com/schools

📩 We’re listening to ICU nurses across the UK as they share their experiences of supporting children and families through bereavement.

👉 Contact: [email protected]

www.posie-study.co.uk

🌍 Excited to share that we will be speaking at 2025 in Munich as part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)session on End-of-Life Care.

🗓️ Tuesday morning, 28th October
🎤 Presentation: Supporting bereaved children in the adult ICU

I will highlight key considerations for:

✔️ Advocating for children
✔️ Including them meaningfully when someone important to them is dying
✔️ Supporting families to support their children

Looking forward to joining colleagues across disciplines to reflect, exchange perspectives, and strengthen practice in this vital area of end-of-life care.

👉 Will you be in Munich for ? See you there!

🌐 www.posie-study.co.uk

🔬 How can we better support children facing the loss of a loved one in the ICU? The 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗘 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆, supported by the ESICM Ethics Section and the N&AHP Committee, seeks insights from ICU professionals across Europe to map 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗜𝗖𝗨 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. 💡 Your input will help shape evidence-based recommendations to enhance how we care for children during these challenging moments. 🔗 Take part in the survey today and contribute to building more compassionate, supportive ICU environments for families! 👉 https://brookeshls.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esV69rOKuUSFMBU #ESICM #ESICMSurvey #IntensiveCare #ICU #Ethics #POSIESurvey #PatientCare #BereavementSupport

Supporting children when someone important to them is dying in hospital isn’t optional - it’s central to family-centred care.

Through the POSIE Study, we’re listening to children, families, and ICU professionals to learn what truly helps, what matters most, and how we can improve support for children facing loss in the ICU. 💙

🌟 We are LIVE! 🌟

Thrilled to share that the POSIE Study website is now up and running:

👉 www.posie-study.co.uk

The POSIE Study explores how we can better support children duirng bereavement on the adult intensive care unit - a critical part of family-centred care.

💬 Learn more about our research

📢 Find out how to get involved

🤝 Join us in shaping better support for children and families during life’s most difficult moments

EfCCNa European Federation of Critical Care Nursing Associations European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses ICU Critical Care Nurses Critical Care ICU nurse Intensive Care Medicine

POSIE STUDY Oxford The POSIE study is exploring how children are supported when someone important to them is dying on the adult intensive care unit. Our research is focused on improving bereavement support in adult intensive care units by making it more responsive to the unique needs of grieving children. We’re

Are you a healthcare professional working in intensive care?

Can you remember a time when you were caring for a dying adult in the ICU, and the family asked whether children should visit?

Our Springer Nature review in Intensive Care Medicine is the first to address this difficult topic and offer a framework for handling these sensitive conversations.

Read/download here:

Supporting the bereaved child in the adult ICU: a narrative review - Intensive Care Medicine Childhood bereavement is a significant issue globally, affecting millions of children each year, with incidence rates significantly increasing following the COVID-19 pandemic. The loss of an important adult, particularly in the ICU environment, can lead to lasting psychological and behavioural chall...