Podcast

The pediatric pain control breakout session will cover how to determine the best drugs for basic pain control as well as procedural pain control. How to access goals of pain control will be covered. Discuss current available drugs and their potential risks and benefits. Discuss assessing the patient pre-procedure to determine if planned sedation/pain control is safe, including appropriate NPO guidelines, airway assessment, and cardiovascular assessment. Discuss basic monitoring and resuscitation needs for safely doing pediatric procedural pain control.

This breakout session will focus on Challenges and Changes as we move forward in Global Pediatrics touching briefly on patient care, research, and teaching. Will include ways to link and dialog and work together with our international partners

Care of burned patients in the developing world with special emphasis on Nursing care will be discussed. Oral rehydration techniques and other necessary adaptations for appropriate care in limited resource environments will be presented.

This workshop will explore the challenges frequently encountered as well as how to assess and deal with health issues that specifically occur with human trafficking in low resourced areas.