Pedia Pain Focus
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsHosted by Dr. Anjana Kundu, it's the 1st podcast dedicated to pediatric pain, providing education and tools for all healthcare professionals dealing with children's pain issues. If you're a pediatric healthcare provider, this one is for YOU! The podcast brings you renowned experts from the field of pediatric pain, healthcare technology and business, policy makers, healthcare advocates and more to share their innovations, expertise, and experience in the field.
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#52 Managing Pain in Pediatric Rare Diseases
March 03, 2021 07:01 - 32 minutes - 36.3 MBRare diseases are...well rare, but pain and suffering associated with them is not! It requires early recognition or even preempting the pain inoder to prevent development of chronic an drefractory pain. In commemoration of the International Rare Diseases Day, I bring you an episode focused on promptly identifying and managing the pain associated with pediatric rare diseases and the challenges associated with that. Takeaways in This Episode Why we should talk about rare diseases. What ...
#51. Digital Interventions for Self Management of Pediatric Pain
February 24, 2021 06:06 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBSince the COVID-19 pandemic, use of digital technology in healthcare has become commonplace, but Dr. Tonya Palermo, PhD has spent more than 2 decades researching and developing digital interventions for management of children's pain. In this episode she discusses the origin and development of her free app for self management of pediatric pain, WebMAP, its components, who its applicable for and how healthcare professionals can use it in their clinical practice to empower and equip their pat...
Stepping Up Pain Care Efforts for the African American Patients
February 16, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 47.5 MBUp to 50 percent of medical professionals, like the lay people, believe there are biological differences between the Caucasian and African-American patients' bodies when it comes to pain perception. How much of that is truth and how much is myths and misconceptions is debunked in this episode. I also explore the factors contributing to the well documented disparities in assessment and management of pain amongst the African-American and black populations. More importantly, I recommend solut...
#50. Stepping Up Pain Care Efforts for the African American Patients
February 16, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 47.5 MBUp to 50 percent of medical professionals, like the lay people, believe there are biological differences between the Caucasian and African-American patients' bodies when it comes to pain perception. How much of that is truth and how much is myths and misconceptions is debunked in this episode. I also explore the factors contributing to the well documented disparities in assessment and management of pain amongst the African-American and black populations. More importantly, I recommend solut...
#49. Putting Pain Care Skills in Your Patients and Families' Hands
February 10, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBTreatment interventions based in psychology form the mainstay of pain management, particularly for children's pain. Yet, these may not receive the due priority and/or many not be easily accessible for patients and families. Use of psychological based treatments for pain may inadvertently create stigma around the nature of the child's pain diagnosis, for patients, families and even the healthcare professionals who may not be familiar with pain management. The end result being, inadequate pai...
Making Best Pain Care Everywhere Achievable.
February 01, 2021 19:49 - 43 minutes - 47.1 MBAppropriate and timely pain care, especially for children, is a necessity and every clinician's responsibility. Yet our training system fails to provide the clinicians with those necessary skills and tools. In this episode, Dr Tracy Harrison, MD from the Mayo Clinic, discusses the importance, knowhow of necessary skills and leaves you with practical skills you can put into practice right away! Takeaways in This Episode Dr. Harrison's interest and work in pediatric pain medicine Reasons ...
#48. Making Best Pain Care Everywhere Achievable.
February 01, 2021 19:49 - 43 minutes - 47.1 MBAppropriate and timely pain care, especially for children, is a necessity and every clinician's responsibility. Yet our training system fails to provide the clinicians with those necessary skills and tools. In this episode, Dr Tracy Harrison, MD from the Mayo Clinic, discusses the importance, knowhow of necessary skills and leaves you with practical skills you can put into practice right away! Takeaways in This Episode Dr. Harrison's interest and work in pediatric pain medicine Reasons f...
Reliving or Relieving Children's Pain?
January 27, 2021 06:52 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBFor most clinicians thinking about policy conjures up images of legislative or regulatory work that goes on "over there", but the truth is that our daily work is the very foundation of the policies. How we conduct the business of our daily work drives the quality, safety, evidence and ultimately the policy and guidelines for appropriate pediatric pain care. Dr. Fiona Campbell, MD, FRCA, the co-chair of the Canadian Pain Task Force, shared her experience and advice around policy work to imp...
#47. Reliving or Relieving Children's Pain?
January 27, 2021 06:52 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBFor most clinicians thinking about policy conjures up images of legislative or regulatory work that goes on "over there", but the truth is that our daily work is the very foundation of the policies. How we conduct the business of our daily work drives the quality, safety, evidence and ultimately the policy and guidelines for appropriate pediatric pain care. Dr. Fiona Campbell, MD, FRCA, the co-chair of the Canadian Pain Task Force, shared her experience and advice around policy work to imp...
Why This is the Right Time to Hone Your Pediatric Pain Care Skills!
January 20, 2021 02:50 - 41 minutes - 46.4 MBAppropriate pain management is a key driver for both the patient's and healthcare professional's satisfaction. With the recent healthcare crisis and changes to how outcomes and patient satisfaction is evaluated, pain care skills have become paramount. Pediatric pain management impacts every healthcare professional's practice and IS everyone's responsibility. Yet pain care skills and pain education is sparse and inconsistent. In this episode we discuss the scope of pediatric pain iss...
#46. Why This is the Right Time to Hone Your Pediatric Pain Care Skills!
January 20, 2021 02:50 - 41 minutes - 46.4 MBAppropriate pain management is a key driver for both the patient's and healthcare professional's satisfaction. With the recent healthcare crisis and changes to how outcomes and patient satisfaction is evaluated, pain care skills have become paramount. Pediatric pain management impacts every healthcare professional's practice and IS everyone's responsibility. Yet pain care skills and pain education is sparse and inconsistent. In this episode we discuss the scope of pediatric pain issues, ...
#45. Common Mistakes Healthcare Professionals Make Regarding Pediatric Pain
January 12, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 39.6 MBUndertreatment of children's pain is pervasive despite scientific advances, and national guidelines. Some of that is a result of common mistakes healthcare professional are making, often unknowingly. This episode explores the 5 of the most common and what I call the most nefarious but easy to address mistakes when dealing with pediatric pain management. Takeaways in This Episode A common challenge faced by most healthcare professionals A conceptual fallacy around pain How even ac...
Resounding Success in 2021: Set Sound Goals That Lead You to Inevitable Success!
January 04, 2021 22:34 - 56 minutes - 61.6 MBMost people start the new year with new resolutions, but 80% of them fail by February. That's not to say that one shouldn't cross the threshold into the next year with some goals and intentions. On the contrary, that is exactly what one must do. However, like intenstions, goals too fail if not considered carefully. In this episode, we provide a sound framework to help you not just set meaningful and effective goals, but also strategies to ensur ethat you knock them out of the park ov...
#44. Resounding Success in 2021: Set Sound Goals That Lead You to Inevitable Success!
January 04, 2021 22:34 - 56 minutes - 61.6 MBMost people start the new year with new resolutions, but 80% of them fail by February. That's not to say that one shouldn't cross the threshold into the next year with some goals and intentions. On the contrary, that is exactly what one must do. However, like intenstions, goals too fail if not considered carefully. In this episode, we provide a sound framework to help you not just set meaningful and effective goals, but also strategies to ensur ethat you knock them out of the park ov...
Best of 2020
December 29, 2020 03:52 - 56 minutes - 53.7 MBWhat an incredible year 2020 has been. We've seen the lowest of lows, "once in a life time" experiences and hardships. Yet there have been glimmers of positivity and progress all along and it seems to be concluding with the triumph of science and hope over a pandemic that had brought the world to its knees. Despite the challenges of this year, we have had amazing pediatric pain experts sharing their expertise here and it's been an incredible pleasure to compile some of the highlights from...
There Are No "Difficult" Patients!
December 22, 2020 06:44 - 48 minutes - 52.1 MBWith 15% of all healthcare encounters classified as "challenging", it is likely that you will or have already experienced one. It's easy to pin that on a "difficult" patient or family. Listen to find out why there's no such thing as "difficult" patients or families. Takeaways in This Episode Dr. Groves' classification for"Hateful" patients Why there are no difficult patients Contributing factors to challenging or difficult patient-clinician encounters Why root cause analysis is nec...
Managing Disagreement and Misalignment of Opinions in Pediatric Pain Care
December 16, 2020 07:40 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBDifferences in opinions can be real roadblocks in our patient's progress and reasons for Misalignment in pediatric pain care are manifold and multilayered. To address them effectively, we must be tactful, because opinions are often closely tied/rooted in with people’s emotions rather than objective information or knowledge. In this episode of Pedia Pain Focus, we explore what situations may lead to a difference of opinion between, patients/families and healthcare professionals or even b...
Owning Your Role as a Physician Leader in Today's Healthcare
December 07, 2020 06:40 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBAs influential citizens in society marked by our extensive medical education, we as pediatric pain physicians need to astutely assess the landscape of healthcare in the 21st century situation and adapt as professionals to embrace our true role and improve our service to our patients, institutions and the society. We can do this by first acknowledging the situation and taking it as it is-- The changing expectations from HCPs with evolving definition of efficiency and efficacy with evolu...
Learning Health Systems to Improve Pediatric Pain Outcomes
December 01, 2020 02:20 - 45 minutes - 63 MBThe pandemic has forced the healthcare industry to leverage its resources in order to better adapt and combat the new challenges it has brought. This also inspired us in healthcare to take a closer look at how we can utilize the available technology more effectively and efficiently. In this episode, Dr. Rashmi Bhandari, PhD, a pediatric pain psychologist at Stanford University, shares the instrumental role of learning health systems for improved outcomes when treating children's pain. ...
Why Pediatric Pain Education is Failing and How to Fix it?
November 23, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 36.4 MBPediatric 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. Curre...
#37. What Authenticity in Healthcare Looks like!
November 16, 2020 23:05 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBAuthenticity is highly valued: On the whole, we don’t like or trust people who come across as phony and false. With major emphasis on patient and family centered care, Healthcare Professionals are asked to be "more relatable, approachable and more authentic", but is that really consistent with the definition of being authentic? Authenticity in healthcare has qualifiers and in this episode I dissect the anatomy of authenticity, examine what those qualifiers are and how you can differentiate...
What Authenticity in Healthcare Looks like!
November 16, 2020 23:05 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBAuthenticity is highly valued: On the whole, we don’t like or trust people who come across as phony and false. With major emphasis on patient and family centered care, Healthcare Professionals are asked to be "more relatable, approachable and more authentic", but is that really consistent with the definition of being authentic? Authenticity in healthcare has qualifiers and in this episode I dissect the anatomy of authenticity, examine what those qualifiers are and how you can differentiate...
Kids Are Not Small Adults: Need for Pediatric Pain Care
November 09, 2020 13:49 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBHistorically children’s pain has been poorly understood and treated, replete with misconceptions that though improving, still persist. Children deserve to be tended to with proper treatment and care. In order for them to grow healthy, responsible and happy citizens of the world, they need to be in an environment that fosters growth, learning and protects them from unnecessary suffering and illness. Children are not small adults. In this episode, I’m joined with Dr. Finley, a pediatric anes...
Managing Pain in Children and Youth with Addiction and Substance Use Disorder
November 02, 2020 17:42 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBOverdose related deaths have continually increased in the United States over the past 2 decades. Substance abuse and mental health disorders are the NUMBER ONE contributor to adverse health effects among young people. Though it is so prevalent its impact on children is rarely mentioned. The added complexities of pain management in the setting of substance abuse and addiction, require a clear understanding of the issue, due diligence and coordination of care. In this episode, we discu...
Why Investing in Pediatric Pain Management is the Cost-efficient Answer to a Public Health Crisis!
October 26, 2020 08:15 - 43 minutes - 60 MB“In 2030, there will be 21 million children who will be turning 18, and approximately half a million of those will have chronic disabling pain that will last, oftentimes throughout the majority of their adulthood.” This statement is quite alarming, and also shows how important it is to improve pediatric pain care services NOW or risk the future. We not only discuss this issue, but Dr. McClain also gives us a peek on how a HCP can leverage the needs and resources within their hospitals to con...
Critical Role of Primary Care in Pediatric Pain Management
October 19, 2020 15:05 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBWhen a child with pain does not get timely or appropriate treatment, it makes pain more refractory to treat and often makes the patients and their families feel hopeless, underserved, or mistrusted by the healthcare system. Pediatricians as the first point of contact (and defense) for all healthcare, with trusted and longitudinal relationships with their patients and their families play a critical role in the success of treatment outcomes, and keeping them engaged and hopeful as they g...
What's Unique About Managing Pediatric Pain During a Pandemic for Patients, Parents and Healthcare Professionals?
October 12, 2020 18:01 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBIn these trying times, it is not uncommon to observe more emotional distresses, anxiety, depression, and grief from the inability to go out and engage with people. Given that, how can working with children around their pain be further improved? Not only in helping them in dealing with their physiological pain but also their psychological needs and distress? Sam Huestis PhD is a Pediatric Pain Psychologist specializing in chronic pediatric pain management, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
Spinal Analgesia for Babies: What's All That Fuss About?
October 06, 2020 01:08 - 57 minutes - 46.4 MBDr Whitaker is a pediatric anesthesiologist at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurological Sciences, & Pediatrics at The University of Vermont College of Medicine. His clinical interests lie in the anesthetic care of neonates and in spinal anesthesia for neonates, infants, and children. His research is focused on developing optimal anesthesia care for neonates and infants and his current research interests include developing novel ...
Ensuring Opioid Safety for Children and Teens
September 29, 2020 01:20 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBWe may think we really know the pain we or our patients have, but the pain experience is complex and its treatment can be just as complex, not to mention risky. Understand and relieve children’s pain effectively and safely in today’s episode as we speak with Dr. Rita Agarwal, a Pediatric Anesthesiologist with an expertise with pediatric acute pain management, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia and opioid safety. She shares her in-depth knowledge about pain, the right treatment op...
Opioid Stewardship: Responsible Pediatric Pain Care!
September 21, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWith 5 million middle & high school teens in US reporting misuse/abuse of opioids, it is imperative to understand and address the contributing factors. In conversation with Dr. Benjamin Lee MD, MPH, we examine appropriate, effective, pain management, balanced with appropriate risk mitigation when it comes to pediatric pain. Dr. Lee is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist, pediatric pain and palliative care physician. He’s the Division Chief of Pain Medicine at Texas Children’s Hosp...
The Early Years in a Pediatric Pain Physician's Life
September 09, 2020 04:07 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBTraining in 3 different countries' medical systems and practicing across international borders, Dr. Deepa Kattail has a unique perspective on pediatric pain care and healthcare practices overall. She's a pediatric anesthesiologist, pain physician, fellowship director, assistant professor at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and chairs the Communications Committee in the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM). Her unique experiences in various healthcare settings and her experiences ...
Interdisciplinary Pain Education is Necessary to Change the Face of Pediatric Pain Management
August 24, 2020 21:01 - 57 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this episode, Dr Rachel Zoffness, PhD discusses the role of scientifically supported, non-stigmatizing and interdisciplinary education in advancing the quality of pediatric pain medicine, for HCPs and patients. Dr. Zoffness is a health and pain psychologist on faculty at UCSF School of Medicine, runs educational program for the trainees at UCSF and a pain workshop for HCPs. She’s is the author of the Chronic Pain & Illness Workbook for Teens and has a successful clinical practice in ped...
Manage Memory, Manage Pain!
August 10, 2020 14:30 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBJoin me in this episode as we uncover the influence of memory and language in children's pain management with Dr. Melanie Noel, PhD! Dr. Melanie Noel is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary, a Full Member of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (Behaviour and the Developing Brain Theme), and an Associate Member of the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education. Her expertise is in the area of children’s memories of pain an...
Role of Epigenetics in Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
July 27, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBSome children recover quickly from surgery while others may develop long lasting pain and disability. Research shows there are many factors that may play a role in how a child recovers from surgery, genetic or heritable factors being among those. Besides the gene structure, the response of these genes to other environmental and psychosocial factors may play a big role in the generation and propagation of pain. My guest's research examines what those factors are and how they may be affecting ...
Caring for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Part 2
July 14, 2020 17:33 - 45 minutes - 33.6 MBThe clinical presentation of EDS is quite varied, widespread and complex. Patients often have a widespread pain presentation or these are your "pain everywhere" patients. This is even more challenging when it comes to pediatric patients. In this part 2 of Caring for EDS, I speak with Dr Pradeep Chopra, a renowned expert in this condition, and explore the assessment and management techniques, the cautions, and how to improve the outcomes. Takeaways in This Episode Clinical picture of EDS ...
Caring for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
July 07, 2020 18:17 - 47 minutes - 49.9 MBThe clinical presentation of EDS is as varied, widespread and as complex. They may often present as pain "everywhere". This is even more challenging when it comes to pediatric patients. In this 2 part series on EDS, I speak with a renowned pain physician expert in this condition and explore the clinical features, assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas and how to address them. Takeaways in This Episode What makes this condition and these patient so complex. Reasons these pat...
Melatonin: Potion of the Goddess or Just a Hype?
June 22, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBMelatonin use for sleep issues is widespread among all ages despite a lack of recommendation for insomnia by the expert guidelines. Increased stress levels and disrupted routines in the current environment, has many more people turning to melatonin for respite with sleep problems. This episode explores what melatonin is or is not, when and how it should be taken and what caution, if any, is needed wit its use, especially as it relates to children. Also discussed are the controversies arou...
How to Counsel Your Patients on Off-Label Medication Use
June 02, 2020 16:13 - 37 minutes - 32 MBDoctors and other professionals with prescriptive authority can prescribe any medications they deem appropriate for the treatment of their patient's condition, but the liability risk may be weighing on their minds, in the event of adverse outcomes related to use of off label medications. Meanwhile, a vast majority of medications used for pediatric pain have not specifically been labeled for use for that particular indication, age group or dosage. This episode explores the implications of of...
You may be perpetuating your patients pain instead of treating it!
May 18, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.1 MBGuest, Ms. Laura Wieck of BodyMind Coaching shares some mind shifts and practical skills to engage, empower and build trust amongst your patients and families to enhance their pain management and wellness. Takeaways in This Episode Impact of your words and how you talk to your patients and the resultant neurocognitive changes in your patients' brain. What is the "opposite pain scale" and how you can use it for your patients. How you could unconsciously be perpetuating pain instead of ...
Adapting to Virtual Pain Care During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
May 05, 2020 15:46 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBNothing accelerates growth more rapidly than adversity and necessity. The coronavirus pandemic has proved to be a catalyst for rapid adoption of virtual visits in healthcare, bringing some challenges with this rapid change. So we take a look at these issues and explore some strategies for HCPs to adapt to the virtual pain care visits and support their patients during the pandemic and beyond. Takeaways in This Episode Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric pain care and elective procedur...
Storytelling in Pediatric Pain Medicine Part 2
April 20, 2020 15:38 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBNarrative Medicine or art of storytelling in healthcare is a unique but essential skill in improving healthcare outcomes. Continuing my conversation with Ms. Beth Turner about the transformative power of storytelling in pediatric pain care. Takeaways in This Episode Particular words and phrases, directives relevant to storytelling/narrative medicine in pediatric pain. Guiding a patient to be a hero in their own story. Empowering and giving hope even when the exact diagnosis or treatm...
Cultivating Resilience in Times of Stress and Trauma
April 13, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis episode uncovers the unique factors which predispose healthcare professionals to an increased risk for trauma and stress during COVID-19 pandemic, early signs of stress & trauma and provides a framework and a toolkit for effectively managing this stress and cultivating resilience. Takeaways in This Episode Reasons why healthcare professionals are at increased risk of trauma and stress during COVID-19 pandemic. The subtle (or not so subtle) signs of trauma and stress. Ways to effe...
Storytelling in Pediatric Pain Medicine
April 06, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBStorytelling is a powerful tool in healthcare especially for pain management and children with their such imaginations are perfect partners for this. This is a healthcare professionals' personal guide to incorporating the art of storytelling in caring of their patients, their teams, loved ones and themselves! Takeaways in This Episode: Impact of Storytelling in our lives and in our practice. Storytelling as a way of being, a relationship to ourselves and to those we influence or intera...
Quality Improvement in Healthcare Simplified
April 24, 2019 03:31 - 48 minutes - 46.6 MBUnderstanding and proper utilization of QI in healthcare is essential for improved efficiency, safety, patient outcomes and ultimately satisfaction in a clinician's practice, but it can seem like a monumental task. Dr. Thomas Taghon demystifies the concepts of QI and shares how each of us can make it a routine part of our clinical care, that actually works FOR you! Takeaways In This Episode: The 6 dimensions of QI and what elements have particularly higher relevance in pain care How yo...
Become a more accomplished clinician through volunteerism
April 10, 2019 04:17 - 1 hour - 55 MBBenefits of volunteerism for personal and professional growth are irrefutable. However for a busy clinician finding time and/or resources to create sustainable models of volunteer activities, can be challenging. Dr. Aseem Shukla discusses the challenges, opportunities, unique factors and considerations that led to the success of an international volunteer surgical collaborative, now serving as a prototype globally. Takeaways in This Episode: The unique advantage of health care professio...
"There's an app for that": Pediatric pain and m-health
December 18, 2018 12:13 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThere's no doubt that mobile health and apps have revolutionized how we live our lives, from our day to day activities, to conducting business, travel and even our health and fitness. Dr. Jennifer Stinson from Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, creator of the Pain Squad app talks about how m-health can positively impact pediatric pain care, sharing her own experience developing, researching and using this and other relevant apps with children affected by pain. If you enjoyed this episode an...
Master Your Sickle Cell Pain Care Skills
October 29, 2018 23:03 - 46 minutes - 43 MBNothing sums up the challenges of sickle cell pain better than what our guest, Dr. Zempsky, quotes in the interview, "like having a thousand heart attacks". Anyone who's been involved in taking care of a sickle cell patient in pain, knows that this expression can easily describe the experience of patients and healthcare providers alike! Todays episode is focused on understanding the nature of pain in sickle cell disease, simplifying and improving the care of these patients, resulting in bett...
Skyrocket Your Productivity and Satisfaction Scores
October 08, 2018 12:59 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this episode, our guest Peter Shankman, an entrepreneur and major influencer, shares his expertise, tips and hacks on skyrocketing your productivity “getting hours back in your day”, customer satisfaction, and using the power of being neuroatypical to your advantage. Takeaways In This Episode: How growth within our company highlighted the relevance of this topic even more The elements of Strategic Listening, why it is relevant in medicine, how we tend to listen wrong, and how we c...
Disparities in Pediatric Pain Care
August 27, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 37.6 MBThis episode delves into various factors that contribute to disparities in pediatric pain medicine. Discover: Differences in pain care practices between developed and developing countries Differences in pain experiences of racial minority patients Factors contributing to disparities in pediatric pain System level drivers of differences in pain experiences Why asking parents to advocate for their children's pain may not be an effective approach to better pain care (Hint: It has much...
Ethics in the Era of Opioid Epidemic and Marijuana Legalization
June 25, 2018 10:00 - 45 minutes - 51.8 MBThe obvious benefits of a strong, healthy partnership with patients and families in pediatric pain care are undeniable. But, in a time when a clinician may be held responsible for everything, criminal negligence, or child abuse related to undertreatment of pain or contributing to prescription drug abuse because they treated their patients' pain with medication, a better understanding of the fine and murky line of a clinician's ethical obligations becomes essential. Dr Douglas Diekema sheds l...