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Volume 2, Issue 3 Ped Health Res 2017 General Pediatrics 2017
September 25-27, 2017
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Grace S Kao et al., Ped Health Res 2017, 2:3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2817-C1-002
The birth of an interdisciplinary pediatric pain clinic: Challenges and considerations
The creation of any new program can be an involved and arduous task, as many factors (e.g. staffing, financial) play a
substantial role in the program’s success. For healthcare programs, these factors must also be considered in conjunction
with clinical care needs. In the world of pediatric chronic pain treatment, navigating these considerations well is crucial for the
advancement of the field, as interdisciplinary care has become the standard of practice (APS, 2012), and the need for creation of
new interdisciplinary care clinics is on the rise. Through this presentation, we aim to advocate for an interdisciplinary pediatric
chronic pain treatment model and offer practical considerations and challenges for teams and institutions seeking to create
such a clinic program. Roles and staffing, clinic models, financial considerations, and patient outcomes data are covered.
Biography
Grace S Kao is an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and licensed Pediatric Pain Psychologist at Texas Children’s Hospital. She has completed her
Professional Psychology Internship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and Pain Psychology Fellowship at Stanford Children’s Health/Stanford School
of Medicine. She is a Co-founder of the Pediatric Pain Medicine Clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital.
Evelyn Caro Monico, MD is anAssistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and a Pediatric Pain Physician at Texas Children’s Hospital. She completed pain medicine
fellowships at Stanford Children’s Health/Stanford School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital. She is a Co-founder of the Pediatric Pain Medicine Clinic at Texas
Children’s Hospital.
Grace S Kao
Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Evelyn Caro Monico
Baylor College of Medicine, USA