Sickle Cell Pain in Children and Youth
Learning Objectives
- Explain what is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
- Identify the signs and symptoms of SCD
- Recognize why patients have pain
- Describe how to support SCD with pain management strategies
Dr. Sophie Wouters, MD at the Hospital for Sick Children
Sophie Wouters studied medicine at University of Ghent in Belgium. She is passionate about taking care of children with chronic pain. After my graduation she took an internship at the anesthesiology department at the Ghent University Hospital and worked as a pediatrician in a rehabilitation center for children with chronic pain in Belgium. Sophie moved Toronto with her husband and newborn baby and is very happy to be a pain fellow at SickKids.
Resources Mentioned in Session
- Kids Health – Sickle Cell Disease
- Saraf SL, Molokie RE, Nouraie M, et al. Differences in the clinical and genotypic presentation of sickle cell disease around the world. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2014;15(1):4-12. doi:10.1016/j.prrv.2013.11.003
- Improving the Quality of Care for Adolescents and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease—It’s a Long RoadConsensus Statement on the Care of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Canada
- ECHO presentation: “Pain in children with Sickle Cell disease”, Meilna Cheong, NP sickle cell program HSC, November 13, 2020.
Session Materials | Didactic Recording and Slides
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