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Have no fear, SuperMeg is here! This interactive tech helps your child create a plan for being more calm and comfortable during needle pokes.
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Have no fear, SuperMeg is here! This interactive tech helps your child create a plan for being more calm and comfortable during needle pokes.
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This interactive eBook makes it easy to learn all the ways our free pain management resources can be used to make life easier for you and your patients.
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Our cute robot friend Spud is here to guide your child to create a plan to feel calm and comfortable during a nasal swab!
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We all do better with a plan! Use this to help kids create one of their very own before their next poke.
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Let our monsters teach kids and families how to prevent pain and anxiety during needle pokes!
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Learn comfort positions that allow you to calm and comfort your child while keeping them safe!
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How learning pain management skills changed everything for this family.
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The Pain Management, Research and Education Centre (Pain Centre) is a leading international paediatric centre specializing in pain prevention and treatment. We aim to prevent and minimize pain for all children in a family-centered environment by fostering collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation between interprofessional teams that integrate clinical care, education, and research.
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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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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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This position paper, released in September 2015 reviews the research, and outlines the recommendations for managing vaccination pain.
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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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