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This study aims to compare the scope of PPC practice during inpatient and outpatient visits for children with cancer and their families.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Procedure<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a retrospective cohort study of patients 0\u201327\u00a0years with cancer seen by inpatient and\/or outpatient PPC within an academic pediatric oncology center between 2017 and 2022. During each PPC visit, documenting clinicians selected the topics, or subdomains, addressed within each domain (Goals of Care, Symptom Management, and Care Coordination). Data were abstracted from the electronic health record, PPC clinic database, and cancer registry. Differences in the frequency of subdomains were analyzed by demographics, location of PPC service, visit type, diagnosis group, proximity to EOL, and billing time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Across 467 PPC recipients, there were 7548 PPC visits. Compared to inpatient visits, outpatient encounters encompassed more subdomains (median of 10 vs. 8, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and were 19\u00a0min longer on average. Outpatient visits more commonly addressed goals of care and chronic symptoms (e.g., fatigue, appetite), whereas the use of technology, pain, and common EOL symptoms (e.g., dyspnea, agitation, confusion\/delirium) were managed more often in the inpatient setting.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The scope of PPC practice is wide\u2010ranging and distinct between the inpatient and outpatient settings. 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