Code C.L.I.O. Podcast: The Pediatric Pain Point with Dr. Jody
Dr. Jody joins Code C.L.I.O. to talk pediatric pain management, why child life specialists are essential clinicians, and how the Meg Foundation started with one blunt idea: kids hurt more than they have to.
Babies & Toddlers (0-2) Kids (3-11) Tweens & Teens (12+) Healthcare Providers Acute Pain Chronic Pain Procedural Pain Pain Management
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About This Resource
Meg Foundation’s very first blog post had a blunt title: Kids Hurt More Than They Have to and That Is Dumb. Host Annie J, MS, CCLS, CAHP borrowed it for this episode, because Code C.L.I.O. tends to agree.
Our CEO/medical psychologist/pain expert joins host/child life specialist Annie to talk about what pediatric pain management actually requires, where it overlaps with the work of a Certified Child Life Specialist, and why treating that role as optional costs kids more than most people realize.
She also tells the origin story — including the friend who lovingly refused to let her leave the idea on a shelf.
Who Is This For
Child life specialists, healthcare providers, and parents who want to understand what good pediatric pain care looks like — and the role we all have in delivering it.
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