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PEDIATRIC PAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL MODULE

The Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department Educational Module must be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please click here to download a free viewer from Adobe.
 

The Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department educational module is designed for online use by an individual for educational credit as well as for off-line use in a group setting.  Contact EMSC if you have any questions or problems (708) 327-EMSC.

Online Continuing Education Credit

Nurses: This activity is being offered for 2.5 contact hours for nursing.

Physicians: This activity is AMA approved for 2.5 Category II CME.

Prehospital Providers: To receive 2.5 contact hours, you must have EMS Medical Director approval and follow all EMS System policies related to CE approval.

In order to obtain CE credit as an individual user, you must register (a 5 to 10 minute process) with PublicHealthLearning.com and complete a user profile prior to accessing the EMSC module.  Registration is free.

  • Click here (1.11M) for a step-by-step user’s guide to the PublicHealthLearning.com Learning Management System.  The guide includes steps for linking to the educational module from inside PublicHealthLearning.com.

  • Click here to access the PublicHealthLearning.com website.

Off-line Course Materials

This module may also be used off-line in a group setting (or if you do not wish to register for online CE credit).

  • Click here (6.43M) to download a PDF/Printable version of the Pediatric Pain Management Education Module to your computer. 

  • Click here (219K) to download the related PowerPoint slide set.

Course Description

Providing comfort and relieving pain are fundamental elements of our healthcare practice. However, it is clear that there are gaps in our management of pain in children. Illinois EMSC recognizes that pediatric pain assessment and management is a challenge in the fast pace of the Emergency Department setting. This Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department educational module provides an overview of the essential components of pediatric pain management. It addresses pain management standards, barriers and misconceptions, physiologic pain response in children, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of pediatric pain, healthcare professional educational recommendations, patient/family education and quality improvement activities. Additionally, the module contains a number of resources that have been gathered to assist with your emergency department pain management efforts. We encourage all healthcare professionals that provide care to the pediatric patient in your emergency department to review this module. With the increased emphasis on pain management and the JCAHO expectation that healthcare organizations address pain, EMSC recognizes the need to promote awareness of optimal pediatric pain management. It is our hope that you will review your current pain management policies, procedures and educational plan and utilize these materials to further enhance your care of the pediatric patient.

 


Disclaimer:

Loyola University
Health System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurse's Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity is being presented without the provision of commercial support and without bias or conflict of interest from the planners and presenters.
 
This educational activity is provided by the Illinois EMSC program for educational purposes only. Unless stated otherwise, documents and files on the Illinois EMSC Web site can be freely downloaded and reproduced.

This educational activity provides links to non-Illinois EMSC Internet sites only for the convenience of World Wide Web users. The Illinois EMSC is not responsible for the availability or content of these external sites, nor does it endorse, warrant or guarantee the products, services or information described or offered at these other Internet sites.

 

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