Description

Differences in opinions can be real roadblocks in our patient's progress and reasons for Misalignment in pediatric pain care are manifold and multilayered. 

To address them effectively, we must be tactful, because opinions are often closely tied/rooted in with people's emotions rather than objective information or knowledge.

In this episode of Pedia Pain Focus, we explore what situations may lead to a difference of opinion between, patients/families and healthcare professionals or even between different HCPs involved in a patient's care, and how to address those situations.

Takeaways In This Episode:

• Various players that make pediatric pain management susceptible to misalignment of opinions
• Reasons and situations that contribute to differences of opinion and misalignment in pediatric pain care
• Why a parent may feel that they/their child is not believed
• What a healthcare professional can do to create alignment and engage patients and families
• Code of ethics for physicians/healthcare professionals and the Hippocratic oath to address the differences of opinion on health care
• Therapeutic interaction
• Alliance Consultation
• Managing differences of opinion with other healthcare professionals

Links

Pedia Pain Focus Episode #40

AMA Code of Medical Ethics

Proactive Pain Solutions Physicians Academy

Proactive Pain Solutions

Critical Role of Primary Care in Pediatric Pain Management

Caring for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome