Table 5.

Top ten priorities by category

Research priorities		Broad research category
1	Children's understanding of death and dying	Psychological issues
2	Managing pain in children where there is no morphine (Strong opioids)	Clinical care
3	Funding for and the cost of CPC	Policies and Procedures
4	Training needs for CPC	Education
5	Assessment of the WHO two-step analgesic ladder for pain management in children	Clinical care
5	Pain management for non-cancer children with chronic life-threatening illness	Clinical care
6	Interventions and models of care for CPC	Interventions and models of care
6	Measuring outcomes of care	Interventions and models of care
7	Integration of CPC into core health curriculum	Education
8	Use of opioids in children	Clinical care
8	The global need for CPC	Other
9	Ethical issues in CPC	Legislation and ethics
10	Children's rights and palliative care	Legislation and ethics