Sunday, November 23, 2008

Centre For Pediatric Pain Research - 7th Biennial International Forum On Pediatric Pain

The topic for this forum was "Assessing Pediatric Pain: Current Evidence and Practice". As usual, we had a distinguished international faculty, lots of discussion, a beautiful location, good food and entertainment, and the opportunity to discuss important scientific and clinical issues of children's pain. The topics and faculty for the meeting are listed below.

When available, links to presentation slides by clicking on presenters' names:

  • Assessing Pain by Self Report: Carl von Baeyer, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Assessing Pain with Behavioural Measures: Ron Blount, Athens, GA, USA
  • Assessing Pain by Facial Expression: Ken Prkachin, Prince George, BC, Canada
  • Pain Assessment in Infants: Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Pain Assessment in Children with Cognitive Impairment: Lynn Breau, Halifax, NS, Canada
  • Assessment of Chronic Pain: Tonya Palermo, Portland, OR, USA
  • Using Technology to Assess Pain: Jennifer Stinson, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Putting Pain Assessment into Practice: Linda Franck, London, UK
  • Cultural Issues in Pain Assessment: Allen Finley, Halifax, NS, Canada
http://pediatric-pain.ca/professional/internationalForum/internationalForum_2008.html

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