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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · 15h

As part of our study on patient and family needs in the ED, we asked: What do children need most?

Here’s what parents/caregivers should know. 👇

🧐📖Scan the QR code to read the full paper!

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · 8d

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · 8d

Kids in the ED want more than treatment—they want to be heard. 💬

🧒 Understanding.
🕊️ Privacy.
👂 A voice in their care.

Check out our infographic on what matters most to children and families in emergency care.

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · 25d

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · 25d

In the ED?🚨 These questions help caregivers advocate for kids’ pain care and their own emotional needs. 🫂

📖 Read the full paper "Family caregivers’ emotional and communication needs in Canadian pediatric EDs" (scan QR or click the link: doi.org/10.1371/jour...)

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Sep 12

🌟 Join our National Advisory Group and help improve pain care for children in Canada with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
🔗 Apply today tinyurl.com/494pr8cw
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #EquityInCare @kidsbrainhealth.bsky.social @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social @inclusioncanada.bsky.social @caddra.bsky.social

Join our National Advisory Group Today! Help Improve pain care for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Sep 12

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Sep 12

This work was supported by the
@wchriuofa.bsky.social
and a generous donation from the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation
@stollerykids.bsky.social

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Sep 12

Supporting caregivers = better care for kids.

🔎Are we meeting their emotional + communication needs in the ER?

📖 Read the full paper "Family caregivers’ emotional and communication needs in Canadian pediatric EDs" (scan QR or click the link: doi.org/10.1371/jour...)

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Sep 12

🌟 Joignez-vous à notre comité consultatif national et aidez à l’amélioration des soins pour la douleur des enfants canadiens atteints de troubles du développement neurologique.
🔗 Inscrivez-vous aujourd’hui tinyurl.com/4ucy9388
#PasBesoinDeFaireMal #EquiteDanslesSoins

Joignez-vous à notre comité consultatif national. Aidez à l’amélioration des soins pour la douleur des enfants canadiens atteints de troubles du développement neurologique.

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join HSO on September 17 for a webinar exploring how integrated, people-centred strategies can transform pediatric pain management.

Register here:
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#WorldPatientSafetyDay #PediatricPain #SaferCare

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protecting Our Littlest Patients: Unmasking Pediatric Pain as a Safety Issue. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the web...

Children deserve equitable, consistent, and safe standards of care—right from the start. On September 17, in recognition of World Patient Safety Day, we proudly join the global community to spotligh...

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Sep 5

Children deserve equitable, consistent, and safe care—right from the start.

This World Patient Safety Day, we stand with the global community to raise awareness under the theme:

“Patient safety from the start.”

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Sep 5

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Sep 5

Help shape the future of children’s pain management!

SKIP invites you to take part in an important survey that will inform two exciting initiatives (strategic plan + implementation guide).

Click below to learn more!

Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Jul 22

📣 Help shape the future of pediatric pain care! SKIP is building a new strategic plan + implementation guide — and we want your input. 💬

Take the survey before Sept 15 + enter to win a prize pack! 🎁
🔗 tinyurl.com/mry746kb
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29

Visit SKIP’s Youth in Pain project page 🔗https://kidsinpain.ca/youth-in-pain/ for more resources to support the safe, effective, and equitable use of opioids for managing pain in youth. #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29

🛡️ Naloxone can be used if an opioid overdose happens. Learn about take-home naloxone kits if someone in your home is prescribed an opioid: 🔗 tinyurl.com/muns9sc3 #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29

📘Check out ‘So You’ve Been Prescribed an Opioid’ – A handout for families explaining how opioids can be used safely when prescribed for youth: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/46jtsj69 #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29

Like any medicine, it’s important know what the side-effects may be and what to do in case too much medicine is taken (an overdose). #IOAD2025

SKIP has resources to help!

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PEAK Research Team @peakresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29

💊 Opioids aren’t the first or only option for managing pain, but when used appropriately, they're an important tool that helps many people manage their pain effectively.

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Aug 29

💊 Les opioïdes ne sont pas la première ni la seule option pour soulager la douleur, mais utilisés à bon escient, ils constituent un outil important pour aider à gérer efficacement la douleur.

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