1.The Epidemiology of Pediatric Chronic Pain
2. Research on Impact of Early Pain Exposure and Neuroplasticity
3. Theories on the Common Adolescent Pain Syndromes
4. Demographics of Chronic Pain in Children
5. Assessment Tools in Chronic Pain: Specificity and Validity
6. Psychological Assessment and Longitudinal Impact of Chronic Pain
7. Clinical Management of Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes
8. Clinical Management of Functional Abdominal Pain
9. Chronic and Recurrent Pelvic Pain
10. Etiologies and Clinical Management of Headache
11. Sickle cell disease
12. Palliative Care: Throughout the Continuum
13. Cancer -related Pain in Childhood
14. Radiological Imaging in Pediatric Pain
15. Interventional Techniques in Pediatric Chronic Pain
16. Physical Therapy
17. Complementary Therapy in Children
18. Complementary Therapy in Children
19. Pharmacology of Pediatric Chronic Pain Management
20. Opioid Tolerance
21. Opioid tapers
22. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Chronic Pain.
About the Author: Dr. Brenda C. McClain is the director of Pediatric Pain Management Services at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. She is a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Pain Society, and the American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM). She is a national and international speaker on various topics within pediatric pain. Her current research is on the use of NMDA receptor antagonists in acute and chronic pediatric pain. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics--Anesthesiology Section and is certified in pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology and in pain medicine by the ABPM. Dr. Suresh is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and is co-director of the Pain Program at Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Suresh is nationally renown for his expertise in regional anesthesia and has contributed to the popular NYSORA website on pediatric regional techniques. His current research is on neuroplasticity in relation to pediatric pain syndromes and their management.
