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Addressing Pain in Non-communicative Children
Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPHJulie Hauer, MD
Kim Hartman, MD
Welcome Julie Hauer, MD
• Medical Director at Seven Hills Pediatrics• Pediatric palliative care expert• Expertise in medical management of complex
health conditions in pediatrics• Expertise in pain management for children
with severe neurologic impairments
Course Objectives
• Discuss the prevalence of pain in non-verbal children with disabilities
• Recognizes behaviors and symptoms that may be pain related
• Identify pain assessment tools• Identify treatment options for acute and
chronic pain• Recognize methods to reduce procedural pain
Disclosures
• We have no relevant disclosures to report
• We will be talking about medications used ‘off-label’ or ‘off-indication’ as is requently the case for pediatric medications
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