Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

Preparing Kids (and Parents!) for COVID Vaccines: How can we help kids navigate needle phobia and pain?
Dr. Rachel Zoffness and Dr. Samina Ali have been published in Psychology Today column Pain Explained, titled Preparing Kids (and Parents!) for COVID Vaccines. The article offers tips and tools to address pediatric needle phobia and vaccine hesitancy. Read the article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pain-explained/202104/preparing-kids-and-parents-covid-vaccines

 

The US Association for the Study of Pain along with the pain community has banded together to help USASP purchase The Journal of Pain, one of the highest impact factor journals in pain medicine. All members of  will now have access to the Journal of Pain with full member status. This includes access to all documents and resources that the Journal of Pain offers.

Click here for more details: https://usasp.memberclicks.net/journal-of-pain

Christine Chambers PhD, R.PSYCH is presenting “From Evidence to Influence: Moving Children’s Pain Research Into Practice and Policy” hosted by American Association of Pain Psychology on Thursday April 8, 2021 at 5 pm (PDT).

Full details here: https://aapainpsychology.org/events/#!event/2021/4/8/from-evidence-to-influence-moving-children-8217-s-pain-research-into-practice-and-policy-presented-by-christine-chambers-phd-rpsych

In the long run, the full potential of pain research can only be realized if it is effectively disseminated to patients, health care providers, policy makers, and other stakeholders, and implemented into clinical practice and health policy. This presentation will highlight factors that are critical in moving research in pain into practice and policy and promoting sustainable uptake, such as the application of scientific discoveries to different types of knowledge users and settings, the value of partnerships, the importance of patient engagement, and the role of evolving communication technologies.

Learning objectives

• Recognize/Describe the need for and importance of mobilization of research on children’s pain into practice and policy
• Define the role of knowledge mobilization in pain research and care
• Identify key components of effective knowledge mobilization

Amber N. Borucki, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Director, Pediatric Anesthesia Pain Service
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

A  review article by Dr. Amber Borucki of the recent report by The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission who created an executive summary of the current state of pediatric pain care, and then provided the rationale for the advancement of four specific goals to improve pediatric pain care.  Read Dr. Borucki’s review HERE.

Register for the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ 42nd National Conference on Pediatric Health Care being hosted March 24-27. However, you don’t have to attend on those dates to benefit from our expert-developed continuing education in key topics. When you register by March 19, you will also have access to more than 80 high-quality, evidence-based sessions and e-posters in pediatric primary, acute and specialty care on-demand through July 31, 2021.