Neuropathic Pain
Learning Objectives
- What is neuropathic pain
- How to assess for neuropathic pain in children
- Development of a treatment plan for neuropathic pain using a 3Ps approach
Naiyi Sun, Anaesthesiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Naiyi Sun is a staff anesthesiologist and pain physician at The Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Sun completed her medical training at Stanford University School of Medicine. She also obtained her anesthesia residency and pediatric anesthesia fellowship training at Stanford University. She worked as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Stanford Children’s Health before returning to Toronto to completed a pediatric pain fellowship. Her clinical focus is on the management of chronic and transitional pain in children.
Resources Mentioned in Session
- Neuropathic pain: an updated grading system for research and clinical practice
- Neuropathic pain in children
- A Review of Adult and Pediatric Neuropathic Pain Assessment Tools
- Pharmacologic management of chronic neuropathic pain: Review of the Canadian Pain Society consensus statement
- The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain
- Neuropathic Pain in Children: Special Considerations
- IASP Flow Chart Grading System for Neuropathic Pain
- Mind Beacon – Free Therapy available to Ontarians
- Meg Foundation for Pain
- Phase-5 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) MEDELCO
Session Materials
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