Childhood pain has immediate and long-term consequences.
But it doesn’t have to hurt. SKIP is on a mission to unite partners and mobilize knowledge to improve children’s pain management.
But it doesn’t have to hurt. SKIP is on a mission to unite partners and mobilize knowledge to improve children’s pain management.
Developed by Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) in partnership with The Center for Implementation, this interactive guide supports healthcare teams and leaders in improving and sustaining quality, equitable pediatric pain care. Grounded in implementation science, it offers practical strategies, equity-focused approaches, and tailored resources for children, families, healthcare professionals, and decision-makers. While designed for hospital settings, the guide is also applicable across primary and community care environments and complements the Pediatric Pain Management national health standard (CAN/HSO 13200:2023).
We know how overwhelming it is to search for the right resources. That’s why we’ve created the SKIP Resource Navigator. Here, you can access trusted evidence-based tools for youth, caregivers, health professionals, decisionmakers, and others – all in one place. You will find resources in a wide range of formats like videos, booklets, infographics, toolkits, handouts, and more, that cover pain from birth to emerging adulthood. Use the search filters to find what fits your needs best based on language, audience, age group, type of pain, type of resource, and more.
Working together to recognize needs, transform evidence into trusted solutions, accelerate implementation across settings, and amplify champions to advance solutions for kids in pain.
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This article highlights The Center for Implementation’s (TCI) practical approach to supporting change, and showcases our collaboration on an Implementation Guide to advance national efforts in improving pain management for children in hospitals across Canada.
Children’s pain is often inadequately treated, causing preventable physical and psychological harm, and should be recognized as a patient safety issue. Dr. Katie Birnie, SKIP’s Associate Scientific Director, calls for healthcare systems to adopt existing standards and tools to ensure pain is properly managed and tracked like other safety incidents.
