Pain Research and Management (Jan 2012)

Improvements in Pain Outcomes in a Canadian Pediatric Teaching Hospital Following Implementation of a Multifaceted, Knowledge Translation Initiative

  • Lisa M Zhu,
  • Jennifer Stinson,
  • Lori Palozzi,
  • Kevin Weingarten,
  • Mary-Ellen Hogan,
  • Silvia Duong,
  • Ricardo Carbajal,
  • Fiona A Campbell,
  • Anna Taddio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/586589
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 173 – 179

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: A previous audit performed at a tertiary/quaternary pediatric hospital in Toronto, Ontario, demonstrated suboptimal assessment and treatment of children’s pain. Knowledge translation (KT) initiatives (education, reminders, audit and feedback) were implemented to address identified care gaps; however, the impact is unknown.