Pediatric Pain and Opioid Education for the Inpatient Provider
This course provides education about pediatric pain management aimed at healthcare professionals working in the inpatient setting. This course describes how to observe, assess, and treat pain for pediatric patients and children with medical complexity, including the comparison of different pain syndromes and their respective prescribing practices. This course will also highlight the management of various pain syndromes with nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies. The course will take approximately 3 hours to complete.
Learning Objectives
Describe pain mechanisms and pain syndromes and how they can inform appropriate treatment options
Describe nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies that can be incorporated in a comprehensive pain management plan
Discuss characteristics of opioids and their role in pediatric pain management
Describe best practices for prescribing, administration, and storage of opioids to ensure safe and effective pain management
Identify evidence-based tools for the recognition, evaluation, and management of pediatric pain
Lessons
Pediatric Pain and Opioid Education for the Inpatient Provider
Author(s)
David Casavant, MD
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Charles Berde, MD, PhD
Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia | Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anaesthesia, Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Sharon Levy, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Addiction Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor in Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Jean C. Solodiuk, RN, PhD
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Manager, Nurse Scientist, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Anesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD
Director, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center and Neurobiology Program | Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology | Harvard Medical School
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc, FRCPC
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service | Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Course Director(s)
David Casavant, MD
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc, FRCPC
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service | Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Casavant D, Berde C, Levy S, Patalano N, Solodiuk J, Takahashi K, Woolf C, Wolbrink TA, Huth K. Pediatric Pain and Opioid Education for the Inpatient Provider. 06/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Curriculum: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/5406/pediatric-pain-and-opioid-education-for-the-inpatient-provider.