Article of Interest: Emergency Department Strategies to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Children and Adolescents
New article published in Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians focuses on the effects of the opioid crisis on children and adolescents and is intended to inform institutional policies, improve education, advocate for evidence-informed guidelines, and improve the care of children affected by the opioid epidemic who are seen in the emergency department. […]
US Pain Foundation publishes Pediatric Pain Report
In early 2021, the Pediatric Pain Warrior program at U.S. Pain Foundation surveyed 125 families with one or more children living in pain. The results paint a portrait of families and children affected by chronic pain whose needs are not being met. Read the full report HERE.
1st Pain360 Congress
1st Pain360 Congress 1 – 3 December 2021 Austria, Vienna pain-360.org Pain360 is an innovative, multidisciplinary medical event, covering contemporary, holistic techniques and approaches to pain management and treatment, taught by experienced experts at the top of their field. The Congress will include practical workshops, hands-on training and scientific sessions discussing the lastest innovations […]
Pediatric Patients Need Appropriate Pain Management After Surgery
Drs. Rita Agarwal, Vidya Chidambaram and Stephen Hays were featured in an article and podcast on the well known KevinMD platform regarding JAMA Surgery’s published guidelines on opioid use for acute pain management. CLICK HERE to review these guidelines and letter to the editor. CLICK HERE for the podcast.
Usage of Nonpharmacological Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Pediatric Sedation
YC Lin – Springer CLICK HERE to read the article.