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Changing the Way We Think about Children’s Pain
I am a child psychologist and pain scientist. For the past 20 years, I’ve been studying pain in children. Looking back, we’ve certainly made major improvements in managing pain in children. It’s hard...
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Book Review: Oxford Textbook of Paediatric Pain
Oxford Textbook of Paediatric Pain. Eds P.J. McGrath, B.J. Stevens, S.M. Walker, W.T. Zempsky; Oxford University Press, 2014; $338.95. 687pages. 225mmx280mm. ISBN: 9780199642656. I was pleased to be...
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Integrative (non-pharmacological) therapies in managing acute, chronic and...
This month’s ‘Pain in Childhood SIG’ blog comes from Dr. Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and medical director of the Department of Pain...
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WA Paediatric Complex Pain Service Update
Western Australia’s first paediatric complex pain service began at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in December 2013. The service is currently recruiting more clinical staff and will have a full...
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Reducing and eliminating procedural pain related to needles: The Four...
In the last Pain in Childhood SIG blog, Dr Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf provided a review of safe and effective integrative therapies that are currently be used for pain and symptom management at the...
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NZPS Pain in Childhood Symposium 2015
Are you looking for the next big paediatric pain meeting? If so, then the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand Pain Society needs to be in your calendar. The meeting will be held at the...
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Be Sweet to Babies during painful procedures – Showing the evidence
This month’s blog is brought to us by Dr Denise Harrison about why we need to be sweet to babies during painful procedures. Dr Harrison began her research career at the Royal Children’s Hospital,...
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Monkey Wellbeing
By Karin Plummer Social Communications Officer Pain in Childhood Special Interest Group Monkey Wellbeing provides a series of storybooks and activity guides for children to help improve the health and...
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ASM 2016 Perth – National Speaker: Dianne Crellin
Dianne Crellin holds a joint appointment as a Nurse Practitioner/Lecturer at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne and The University of Melbourne. Di is also clinical researcher and provides...
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APS/APRA/CFK #1 Clinical Research Grant – Deadline 30 November 2016
The Australian Pain Society (APS) is a multidisciplinary organisation aiming to relieve pain and related suffering through advocacy and leadership in clinical practice, education and research. The...
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