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A Pain Psychologist’s Perspective: Living with Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome
A unique perspective on what it's like to live with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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What is a Child Life Specialist and How Do They Help Your Family?
What is a child life specialist? So glad you asked! It’s a question that everyone interested in improving kids’ medical experiences should be asking.
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Racial disparities in pain management: How the color of your skin can determine what kind of care you get
Racial bias impacts every aspect of healthcare, including pain treatment. Pretending otherwise perpetuates a system that creates needless suffering. It's time we do better.
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Pain Myths And Facts: How Bad Information Hurts Us All (Literally…)
Knowing the facts instead of the misconceptions can open up opportunities to avoid a whole lot of unnecessary suffering, for you, for your family (and for your patients if you are one of those amazing healthcare providers we love!).
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A Meg Foundation Success Story: Emi’s Journey Through Cancer to Recovery!
A dose of inspiration, a look at the long-term impact of good pain management skills, and why we do what we do!
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Far From “Just a Poke” Common Painful Needle Procedures and the Development of Needle Fear
From the Clinical Journal of Pain, a good article outlining the implications of poorly managed needle pain, including the development of needle fear.
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A hospital-wide initiative to eliminate or reduce needle pain in children using lean methodology
Released in 2018 by the International Association of the Study of Pain, this article outlines a hospital created a new standard of care around pain, and addressing the fact that pain remains common, underrecognized, and undertreated in children’s hospitals and pediatric clinics. Available open source.
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World Health Organization: Reducing pain at time of vaccination position paper
This position paper, released in September 2015 reviews the research, and outlines the recommendations for managing vaccination pain.
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Pediatric pain treatment and prevention for hospitalized children
The article from the International Association of Pain Reports reviews the latest research in prevention and treatment of acute and chronic pain in children. Available open source.
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Treating Needle Fears May Reduce COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Rates by 10%
A new large-scale study shows that a quarter of the UK adult population screens positive for a potential injection phobia.
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Efficient procedural pain best practices summary article from the Canadian Medical Association
This articles outlines the recommendations for procedural pain clinical protocols, including a very useful evidence summary. This also reflects the recommendations of the World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and nearly every other pediatric organization in the world. Available open source.
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Newly released in 2020: an update reinforcing treatment recommendations for pediatric pain
Across the adult population, blood-injection-injury fears may explain approximately 10% of cases of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Addressing such fears will likely improve the effectiveness of vaccination programs.
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