A Novel Pain Interprofessional Education Strategy for Trainees: Assessing Impact on Interprofessional Competencies and Pediatric Pain Knowledge

Judith P. Hunter; Jennifer Stinson; Fiona Campbell; Bonnie Stevens; Susan J. Wagner; Brian Simmons; Meghan White; Margaret van Wyk

doi:10.1155/2015/159580

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2015)

A Novel Pain Interprofessional Education Strategy for Trainees: Assessing Impact on Interprofessional Competencies and Pediatric Pain Knowledge

Judith P. Hunter,
Jennifer Stinson,
Fiona Campbell,
Bonnie Stevens,
Susan J. Wagner,
Brian Simmons,
Meghan White,
Margaret van Wyk

Affiliations

Judith P. Hunter: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Jennifer Stinson: Center for Nursing, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada
Fiona Campbell: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bonnie Stevens: Center for Nursing, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada
Susan J. Wagner: Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brian Simmons: Centre for Interprofessional Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Meghan White: Child Health Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Margaret van Wyk: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/159580
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. e12 – e20

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Health care trainees/students lack knowledge and skills for the comprehensive clinical assessment and management of pain. Moreover, most teaching has been limited to classroom settings within each profession.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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