Pediatric pain education and training is very limited and there are several barriers contributing to this failure, but there is one fatal flaw that has been long overlooked. In this episode Dr Anjana Kundu, MD, ABIHM, FAAP discusses the current state of pediatric pain medicine, specifically as it related to training, including one fatal flaw and how that can be addressed.

Takeaways in this episode

 

The multidimensional impact of pediatric pain. Current state of pediatric pain. Current state of training in pain medicine, especially in pediatric pain medicine. Barriers to training in pediatric pain management. Timing and amount of pediatric pain management training. How lack of pediatric pain medicine training can lead to burnout. Available resources for additional education and training in pediatric pain management. The fatal flaw in pediatric pain medicine training. Knowledge-to-action gap and how to address it. Unique contributions of Proactive Pain Solutions to pediatric pain medicine training. Bottomline on pediatric pain education and training. What the clinicians and administrators should prioritize when it comes to pediatric pain management.

 

Links

Pediatric pain; a team sport in need of transformation

Kids Are Not Small Adults

Why Investing in Pediatric Pain Management is the Cost-efficient Answer to a Public Health Crisis

IASP Pain Education Curricula

Proactive Pain Solutions Physicians Academy

IASP Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood

OPENPediatrics - Boston Children's Hospital

The Online Pediatric Pain Curriculum (The Hospital for Sick Children [SickKids] – OPPC)

The Pediatric Pain Master Class (Children’s Minnesota)