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Improving the Life of Children suffering with chronic pain

Improving the Life of Children suffering with chronic pain. A VISION OF POSSIBILITIES. Knowledge Transfer. International. Training Opportunities: Bench Research to/from Clinical Research to/from Clinical Practice. Ontario – Pilot. East Coast pediatric teaching hospital.

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Improving the Life of Children suffering with chronic pain

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  1. Improving the Life of Childrensuffering with chronic pain

  2. A VISION OF POSSIBILITIES Knowledge Transfer International Training Opportunities: Bench Research to/from Clinical Research to/from Clinical Practice Ontario – Pilot East Coast pediatric teaching hospital Clinical Practice & Peer Support Day Program 21-Day+ Intensive Wellness Program 21-Day+ Intensive Wellness Program Clinical Practice & Peer Support Day Program International West Coast pediatric teaching hospital 21-Day+ Intensive Wellness Program Clinical Practice & Peer Support Day Program = Community Hospitals, Allied Health Professionals, Family Physicians, Psychiatry, Psychology, CCAC, Schools

  3. Gaps in Pain Management • Canadian Pain Society & Canadian Pain Coalition Report: • 1 in 5 Canadians suffer from chronic pain daily • Children are not spared with prevalence rates of 15-30% of persisting or recurring pain and major impact on academic and social functioning • Lack of resources & knowledge: • primary care physicians and other front-line care providers lack pain management knowledge and don’t have access to support services including physicians, nurses and allied health personnel (e.g. psychology, physiotherapy), specializing in pain medicine • Current structures in health care: • do not support cohesive and integrated approach for diagnosis, treatment and care of pain in Canada

  4. Societal Impact • Chronic pain costs more than cancer, heart disease and HIV combined with direct health care costs of $6 Billion • Productivity costs related to job loss and sick days are estimated to be $37 Billion per year • Chronic pain is associated with the worst quality of life as compared with other chronic diseases such as chronic lung or heat disease

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  6. CONCLUSIONS… • If pain affects body, mind and spirit, then treatment must address these three pillars of the human condition • [Children and adolescents] suffering with chronic pain are twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety as those without. What starts in your lower back eventually eats away at your soul. You enjoy your loved ones [and friendships] less, and you are less enjoyable to them. 2. • 2. Mehmet Oz is vice chairman and professor of surgery at the New York Presbyterian Colombia University Medical Centre, a best-selling author and the host of the nationally syndicated television talk show. The Dr. Oz Show.

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