Pedia Pain Focus

Join me in this episode as we uncover the influence of memory and language in children's pain management with Dr. Melanie Noel, PhD! Dr. Melanie Noel is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary, a Full Member of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (Behaviour and the Developing Brain Theme), and an Associate Member of the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education. Her expertise is in the area of children’s memories of pain and co-occurring mental health issues and pediatric chronic pain. She has published conceptual psychological models of children’s pain memory development, co-occurring PTSD & chronic pain, and fear-avoidance. Find out how words and memory impact children’s pain experiences, and its prognosis. Moreover, learn what we can do as parents, adults and clinicians to help them manage, cope, and alleviate it, in order to optimize future health outcomes and prevent chronic pain! Takeaways in This Episode Determinants of a child’s pai