Pedia Pain Focus

Historically children’s pain has been poorly understood and treated, replete with misconceptions that though improving, still persist. Children deserve to be tended to with proper treatment and care. In order for them to grow healthy, responsible and happy citizens of the world, they need to be in an environment that fosters growth, learning and protects them from unnecessary suffering and illness. Children are not small adults. In this episode, I’m joined with Dr. Finley, a pediatric anesthesiologist and pain physician, to discuss what’s unique about pediatric pain and why we can’t just treat children as small adults especially when it comes to pain management.   Dr. Finley is a trailblazer in pediatric pain medicine. He is the co-leader of the ChildKind International Initiative, and has worked for over 20 years in pain research and management. He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has lectured widely, with more than 230 invited presentations on six continents. Dr. Finley is passion