Pharmacological acute pain strategies
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the principles of pharmacological management for acute pain
- Describe analgesic options for acute pain management
Ashley Harvey & Jacqueline Hanley, Clinical Nurse Specialists at the Hospital for Sick Children
Erica is a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Interprofessional Practice. In this role, she leads multiple hospital wide programs and projects including the Sepsis program and SickKid’s Comfort promise initiative. She has a Bachelor of Science of Nursing from McMaster University and a Masters of Nursing- Leadership in Health Policy and Education from Ryerson University. Erica also works part time as a RN on the Bone Marrow Transplant unit where she cares for pediatric oncology and hematology patients admitted to hospital. Erica also holds an adjunct lecturer position with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto.
Resources Mentioned in Session
- Safe Opioid Checklist for Kids
- Analgesic effects of gabapentin after scoliosis surgery in children: a randomized controlled trial
- Gabapentin use in pediatric spinal fusion patients: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial
- Perioperative Gabapentin in Pediatric Thoracic Surgery Patients-Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 4 Trial.
- The management of opioid and benzodiazepine dependence in infants, children, and adolescents
- Evidence for the Efficacy of Systemic Opioid-Sparing Analgesics in Pediatric Surgical Populations: A Systematic Review
- HQ Ontario: Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain – Care for People 15 Years of Age and Older
- Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents After Surgery
- A practical guide to acute pain management in children
- Safe Opioid Checklist for Kids
Session Materials
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