Acute Pain Archives | Meg Foundation

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How to Dismiss Women’s Pain

A comic about women's pain, the hurtful myths that get in the way of caring for it, and the research on why that needs to change.

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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.

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Tackling Needle Pain—Before, During, and After: A Q&A with the Founder of Thimble

Dr. Dawkins built Thimble to tackle what most numbing products ignore: fast, mess-free pain relief designed specifically for needle procedures—before and after the shot.

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Child Life Specialists Poster

An illustrated guide to the people who help kids cope through some of the hardest moments in healthcare — who they are, what they do, and why every family should know to ask for one.

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When Child Life Is Part of the Team, Everything Changes

When Child Life is woven into care from the start, better outcomes follow.

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When Pain Science Caught Up

How Black Healers and Physicians Shaped the Way We Treat Pain Today

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Empowering Nurses in Pain Care: How ASPMN Leads the Way

The American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) empowers nurses to lead the way in compassionate, evidence-based pain care.

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No Family Should Face This Alone

What would you give to keep a child from falling through the cracks? Right now, too many families are left behind—navigating pediatric care alone, often without insurance, support, or access to help.

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