Webinar Recap: It Doesn't Have to Hurt
Webinar Recap: It Doesn't Have to Hurt
Webinar Recording | 1:19 min | English
On April 20, 2023, Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) hosted a virtual town hall that brought together more than 200 attendees, including health care providers, patient and family partners, health system leaders, and researchers, to learn about Canada's first national Pediatric Pain Management standard.
Canada is a world leader in producing new knowledge about children's pain. Still, it is often overlooked, and children continue to experience preventable and untreated pain in day-to-day care. Closing this knowledge-to-practice gap and prioritizing pediatric pain management at an organizational level can improve the quality and equity of pain services available to children and their families.
Dr. Katie Birnie, and a panel of people with lived experience, health system leaders, and experts in pediatric pain management, brought their diverse perspectives to the forefront, discussing how this evidence-based standard aims to ensure that all children and families have access to quality, equitable pain management. Read more.
Panelists:
Dr. Katie Birnie, Ph.D. RPsych, Associate Scientific Director of Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP); Assistant Professor, University of Calgary; Chair, Pediatric Pain Management standard working group
Isabel Jordan, BSc(H), Patient Partner Advisory, Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP)
Julia Hanigsberg, President and CEO at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Régis Vaillancourt, BPharm, PharmD, Vice President of Pharmacy Affairs at BCE Pharma, Technical Committee Member on HSO’s Medication Management
Additional Resources:
Canadian Pain Task Force Report: March 2021
Delivering Transformative Action in Pediatric Pain: a Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission
EN Webinar Slides: here
FR Webinar Slides: here
HSO would like to thank our partner, Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) and the panel for a thought-provoking conversation on pediatric pain management. Access a copy of the standard at no fee here to continue this conversation and to mobilize efforts towards improving children's pediatric pain management to build healthier communities.