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Pedia Pain Focus

Mar 29, 2021

Frequent does not mean trivial and simple does not mean easy!  Says Dr. Chris Eccleston, PhD, director Center for Pain and Research at the University of Bath.

A primary goal of medicine is to relieve pain and suffering. Sadly though, this is poorly achieved, especially when it comes to pediatric patients, despite...


Mar 23, 2021

Neuropathic pain, especially in children can be extremely challenging to recognize and treat. Dr. Alyssa Lebel MD, a dually trained pediatric neurologist and pain physician, provides a step by step explanation of neuropathic pain across the pediatric age groups and provides practical tools for how healthcare...


Mar 16, 2021

COVID-19 led to closure of nearly all schools in the United States, affecting more than 55 million students. Efforts to continue children's education have been highly variable, ranging from remote learning, hybrid and modified in-person instructions. Return to school safely for children and staff is being implemented,...


Mar 10, 2021

Dr. Neil Schechter, MD, shares what the patients and families report as the most important and helpful elements during their pain care visit and what they desire from clinicians.

Additionally, he shares the practical tips to engage patients and families and how to effectively provide feedback during a pain evaluation...


Mar 3, 2021

Rare diseases are...well rare, but pain and suffering associated with them is not!  It requires early recognition or even preempting the pain inoder to prevent development of chronic an drefractory pain.

In commemoration of the International Rare Diseases Day, I bring you an episode focused on promptly identifying and...