PEAK: Pain Podcast Series

Kids, pain, and the emergency department can be a set up for disaster. In this podcast, three pediatric specialists get into why that is and how we can all be better at treating kids in pain.

Hosted by Dr. Julia Magaña, Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis, and Dr. Sarah Medeiros Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis. Featuring Kimberly Wheatley, RN, UC Davis Pediatric Nurse, and Katheryn Finan, UC Davis Child Life Specialist.

Safely and effectively managing pain in our pediatric patients is a primary responsibility for our EMS clinicians. Medical directors must be able to identify gaps in pediatric pain management and provide the necessary QA/QI to close those gaps. In this episode we focus on exactly that, with several experts in EMS joining us to offer their knowledge and critical appraisal of the evidence in order to identify and close the gaps in the management of pain in children.

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Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann and Dr. Joseph Finney

Laceration repair is one of the quintessential procedures that children undergo in Emergency Departments. Minimizing pain and anxiety for children is a much better idea than just holding them down and getting it done. This episode will teach you all about local anesthetics, when to use anxiolytics and procedural sedations s well as the considerable value of nonpharmacologic intervention – including Child Life Specialists.

Hosted by Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd

Dr. Mike Patrick, Dr DJ Scherzer, and child life specialist, Courtney Hall discuss pediatric pain from the family perspective. Acute pain not only impacts children; it also affects the entire family. Learn why and how pediatric providers can help.

Join the EMGuidewire team and Drs. Allen and Fox from Carolinas Medical Center as they discuss tips for mitigating anxiety and pain in the pediatric patient.