Latest Pediatricpaintreatment Podcast Episodes
#46. Why This is the Right Time to Hone Your Pediatric Pain Care Skills!
Pedia Pain Focus - January 20, 2021 02:50 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAppropriate 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 he...
#45. Common Mistakes Healthcare Professionals Make Regarding Pediatric Pain
Pedia Pain Focus - January 12, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsUndertreatment 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 ...
Resounding Success in 2021: Set Sound Goals That Lead You to Inevitable Success!
Pedia Pain Focus - January 04, 2021 22:34 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsMost 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 c...
#44. Resounding Success in 2021: Set Sound Goals That Lead You to Inevitable Success!
Pedia Pain Focus - January 04, 2021 22:34 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsMost 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 c...
Best of 2020
Pedia Pain Focus - December 29, 2020 03:52 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsWhat 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 t...
There Are No "Difficult" Patients!
Pedia Pain Focus - December 22, 2020 06:44 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsWith 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 ...
Managing Disagreement and Misalignment of Opinions in Pediatric Pain Care
Pedia Pain Focus - December 16, 2020 07:40 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsDifferences 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 obj...
Owning Your Role as a Physician Leader in Today's Healthcare
Pedia Pain Focus - December 07, 2020 06:40 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAs 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, institution...
Learning Health Systems to Improve Pediatric Pain Outcomes
Pedia Pain Focus - December 01, 2020 02:20 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThe 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 thi...
Why Pediatric Pain Education is Failing and How to Fix it?
Pedia Pain Focus - November 23, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsPediatric 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 i...
#37. What Authenticity in Healthcare Looks like!
Pedia Pain Focus - November 16, 2020 23:05 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAuthenticity 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 t...
What Authenticity in Healthcare Looks like!
Pedia Pain Focus - November 16, 2020 23:05 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAuthenticity 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 t...
Kids Are Not Small Adults: Need for Pediatric Pain Care
Pedia Pain Focus - November 09, 2020 13:49 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsHistorically 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 ...
Managing Pain in Children and Youth with Addiction and Substance Use Disorder
Pedia Pain Focus - November 02, 2020 17:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsOverdose 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 add...
Why Investing in Pediatric Pain Management is the Cost-efficient Answer to a Public Health Crisis!
Pedia Pain Focus - October 26, 2020 08:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings“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 p...
Critical Role of Primary Care in Pediatric Pain Management
Pedia Pain Focus - October 19, 2020 15:05 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsWhen 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 ...
What's Unique About Managing Pediatric Pain During a Pandemic for Patients, Parents and Healthcare Professionals?
Pedia Pain Focus - October 12, 2020 18:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn 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 phy...
Spinal Analgesia for Babies: What's All That Fuss About?
Pedia Pain Focus - October 06, 2020 01:08 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsDr 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 sp...
Ensuring Opioid Safety for Children and Teens
Pedia Pain Focus - September 29, 2020 01:20 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsWe 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 Anest...
Opioid Stewardship: Responsible Pediatric Pain Care!
Pedia Pain Focus - September 21, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsWith 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 whe...
The Early Years in a Pediatric Pain Physician's Life
Pedia Pain Focus - September 09, 2020 04:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsTraining 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 McMa...
Interdisciplinary Pain Education is Necessary to Change the Face of Pediatric Pain Management
Pedia Pain Focus - August 24, 2020 21:01 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn 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 Medi...
Manage Memory, Manage Pain!
Pedia Pain Focus - August 10, 2020 14:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsJoin 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 Institu...
Role of Epigenetics in Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
Pedia Pain Focus - July 27, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsSome 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...
Caring for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Part 2
Pedia Pain Focus - July 14, 2020 17:33 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThe 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 ...
Caring for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Pedia Pain Focus - July 07, 2020 18:17 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThe 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 ...
Melatonin: Potion of the Goddess or Just a Hype?
Pedia Pain Focus - June 22, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsMelatonin 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 e...
How to Counsel Your Patients on Off-Label Medication Use
Pedia Pain Focus - June 02, 2020 16:13 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsDoctors 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. Meanwhi...
You may be perpetuating your patients pain instead of treating it!
Pedia Pain Focus - May 18, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsGuest, 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 t...
Adapting to Virtual Pain Care During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Pedia Pain Focus - May 05, 2020 15:46 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsNothing 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 t...
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