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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 15h

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 15h

Calling all EPPC 2025 attendees! Don't miss this "Beyond Borders" session where we'll explore how to best support the mobilization of evidence-based approaches for children's pain management.

🗓October 9 |🕜1:30–2:30 PM |📍Auditorium

#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #EPPC2025 @eppn4.bsky.social

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 5d

Taylor Swift’s new album and SKIP?
✅Both orange.
✅Both iconic.
✅Both have merch! 👀

✨Check out ours in our brand-new Resource Commons! tinyurl.com/58anrzz3

Psst... it’s more affordable than Taylor’s (and more helpful for pediatric pain).

#ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Image of SKIP branded merch: orange notebook, bandaid pack, hot/cold pack, pen and pin

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 6d

🎉Introducing the SKIP Resource Commons!🎉

Come explore our new and improved one-stop-shop, where you can get SKIP’s evidence-informed resources for children's pain management, all in one place! Start exploring today! 👉
tinyurl.com/58anrzz3

#ItDoesntHaveToHurt

SKIP character opening the door to the SKIP Resource Commons

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 7d

October's Health Standard Implementation Spotlight shines on the Pain Matters Committee of the @sickkidsto.bsky.social Pain Centre, for conducting an environmental scan to assess alignment with the Pediatric Pain Management health standard. 👏
🔗Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8j7uj7 #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Photo of the Pain Matters Committee of the SickKids Pain Centre, SKIP and SickKids Pain Centre logos and the text "Issue 60: October 2025, Health Standard Implementation Spotlight, SickKids highlights strengths and opportunities in children's pain management, setting a course for meaningful improvements!"

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 7d

➰Our October issue of 'In the Loop' is here! We're launching a new way to explore SKIP's resources - helping you navigate to more accessible pain management resources! 🧭
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8j7uj7

✉️Subscribe & submit an entry: kidsinpain.ca/newsletters/
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #InTheLoop

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 9d

This aligns with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #22, which urges health systems to recognize and use Indigenous healing practices in collaboration with Elders and communities. tinyurl.com/47e2rbyr

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 9d

Reconciliation calls on us to rethink how systems respond to Indigenous children’s pain.

The Pediatric Pain Management Standard encourages integration of traditional medicine and ceremonial practices into pediatric pain care when requested.
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Pediatric Pain Management - CAN/HSO 13200:2023 (E)

About HSO's Standards HSO’s standards are the foundation on which leading-edge accreditation programs and evidence-informed public policy are built. Our standards enable a strong people-centred health...

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 9d

September 30th is recognized as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Today, SKIP is taking time to acknowledge and honour all residential school survivors, each child unable to return home & their communities.
#NDTR #EveryChildMatters #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

SKIP characters holding hands with the text "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30, 2025"

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 13d

⏰Only a few days left! Apply by September 28th!👇

Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 26d

🌟 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.

Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 14d

🌎SKIP was proud to take part in HSO's recent World Patient Safety Day webinar! A key focus: treating unmanaged pain as a patient safety incident. Click here to watch: tinyurl.com/4aecwdku and download the Pediatric Pain Management health standard: tinyurl.com/5ez6xxtz #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Photo of Katie Birnie and the text: "Managing pain well and treating it as a patient safety incident doesn’t just help patients—it supports healthcare workers and strengthens the system." - Katie Birnie, Associate Scientific Director, Solutions for Kids in Pain, PhD, RPsych

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Just a few days left to apply! SKIP is hiring a Project Coordinator to join our team in the Admin Centre on the Dalhousie Campus in Halifax. Deadline to apply: September 24
🔗 tinyurl.com/4duk7kny
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #Hiring #Halifax

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 16d

On September 17th, SKIP took part in HSO's World Patient Safety Day Webinar on the vital topic of pediatric pain management! Check out the recording here: tinyurl.com/4aecwdku

Download the Pediatric Pain Management health standard: tinyurl.com/5ez6xxtz
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Photo of Fiona Campbell and the text: "One of the most important recommendations from the standard is to get pain addressed as an adverse event" - Fiona Campbell, Solutions for Kids in Pain Hub Lead and Medical Director of the Chronic Pain Program at the Hospital for Sick Children

Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 20d

SKIP was delighted to be a part of HSO's World Patient Safety Day Webinar on the vital topic of pediatric pain management! Check out the recording here: tinyurl.com/4aecwdku

Click here to download the Pediatric Pain Management health standard: tinyurl.com/5ez6xxtz
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Photo of Katie Birnie and the text: "We’re not just raising awareness of a problem—we have real solutions that work." - Katie Birnie, Associate Scientific Director, Solutions for Kids in Pain, PhD, RPsych

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 26d

@kidsbrainhealth.bsky.social @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social @inclusioncanada.bsky.social @caddra.bsky.social

Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 26d

🌟 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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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 26d

🌟 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

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 28d

⏳Plus que quelques jours!
💬SKIP veut avoir votre point de vue sur :
✨un nouveau plan stratégique;
✨un guide interactif de mise en œuvre de la norme de gestion de la douleur pédiatrique.

Répondez au sondage avant le 15 septembre!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/mry746kb
#PasBesoinDeFaireMal

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · 28d

⏳Only a few days left!
💬SKIP wants your input on:
✨A bold new strategic plan
✨An interactive implementation guide for the Pediatric Pain Standard

Take the survey by Sept 15th and be entered to win a SKIP prize pack!🔗 tinyurl.com/mry746kb
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 Looking to turn research into action with real-world impact? SKIP is hiring a Project Coordinator at our Admin Centre on the Dalhousie Campus in Halifax! Apply by Sept 24!🔗 tinyurl.com/4duk7kny
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #Hiring #Halifax

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Sep 3

Follow @haltonhealthcare.bsky.social to learn more from the Child Life Team! Watch Certified Child Life Specialist, Jaime, as she shares the essential items she uses to care for patients 👉 www.instagram.com/reel/DHofIMN...

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Sep 3

✨September's Health Standard Implementation Spotlight shines on @haltonhealthcare.bsky.social, for showing how strategic investment and education can advance children's pain management - with Child Life Specialists leading the way! 👏 🔗Read more: tinyurl.com/2sx6n7kx #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

Photo of Child Life Specialist working with patient, Halton Health and SKIP logos and the text: Issue 59: September 2025, Health Standard Implementation Spotlight, Halton Healthcare is fostering lasting change in children's pain management!

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Solutions for Kids in Pain @kidsinpain.bsky.social · Sep 3

➰Our September issue of 'In the Loop' is here, and it's packed with updates! From an important SKIP survey, to a new team member - we're bringing you all the latest! 🚀
🔗 tinyurl.com/2sx6n7kx #ItDoesntHaveToHurt #InTheLoop

✉️Subscribe & submit an entry: kidsinpain.ca/newsletters/

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

Rendez-vous sur la page du projet La douleur chez les jeunes de SKIP 🔗 kidsinpain.ca/fr/youth-in-... pour des ressources sur l’utilisation efficace, sécuritaire et équitable des opioïdes dans le traitement de la douleur chez les jeunes. #PasBesoinDeFaireMal

Youth in Pain - kidsinpain.ca

SKIP's Youth in Pain project aims to share evidence-based solutions for the medical use of opioids to address short- and long-term pain in youth.

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

🛡️ La naloxone peut être utilisée en situation de surdose d’opioïde. Apprenez-en plus sur les trousses de naloxone pour la maison si un membre de votre famille doit prendre des opioïdes : 🔗https://tinyurl.com/53vmunrb #PasBesoinDeFaireMal

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