MUSC Children's Hospital - Pediatric Pain Management Program

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Pediatric Pain Management Program

The Pediatric Pain Management Program at MUSC Children's Hospital is dedicated to creating a "pain free" environment. Pain often occurs in hospitalized patients as a result of necessary procedures or disease processes. We believe that children have the right to the best level of pain relief that may safely be provided. Our philosophy is centered on a holistic approach to pain management including pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Our goal is to use an interdisciplinary multimodal approach to pain management to ensure optimum pain control. Our program focuses on age specific interventions to serve our population and design an individualized plan of care to address needs. The Pediatric Pain Management Program focuses on patient education, staff education and research to deliver evidence-based care to our patients. The Pediatric Pain Management Program assists in the coordination of services with appropriate resource utilization. MUSC's Children's Hospital Pediatric Pain Management Program encompasses a variety of interdisciplinary pain resources that include: physicians, nursing Staff, pain management nurse, pharmacists, child life specialists, psychiatric liaison nurse, and physical therapists.

Learn more:
Health Library - The Child Having Surgery / Pain Control
Health Library - Headaches

Online resources:
American Pain Foundation
American Academy of Pediatrics
Kids Health- Info for Kids
Kids Health- Info for Parents

To learn more about MUSC's Children's Hospital Pediatric Pain Management Program please contact:

Sheri Stewart, RN, MSN
Pediatric Pain Management Coordinator
169 Ashley Avenue
PO Box 250329
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-8158
stewars@musc.edu