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    What is Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress?

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    How to Provide Trauma-Informed Care

    • The basics
    • D-E-F framework
    • Levels of risk and trauma-informed care
    • Timeline for trauma-informed care
    • Referral to mental health care
    • Addressing health disparities
    • Developmental considerations
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    Screening & Assessment

    Screening & Assessment

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    • Screening after pediatric injury
    • Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT)
    • Acute Stress Checklist (ASC-Kids)
    • Family Illness Beliefs Inventory (FIBI)
    • Immediate Stress Reaction Checklist (ISRC)

    Intervention

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    • Surviving Cancer Competently (SCCIP)
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    Trauma-Informed Care

    Trauma-Informed Care

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    • TIC Provider Survey
    • Observation Checklist - Pediatric Resuscitation

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    COVID-19

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    • COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales (CEFIS)
    • Helping my child cope

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  • For Patients and Families
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Handling Adults with Kid Gloves

Few medical procedures performed in a hospital come without apprehension for our patients. Hospitals, in and of themselves, can cause anxiety.

Few medical procedures performed in a hospital come without apprehension for our patients. Hospitals, in and of themselves, can cause anxiety.  …

Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 09:34
Tools You Can Use: Online Education for Nurses and Doctors

Looking for ways to increase your trauma-informed skills when caring for the emotional needs of patients and families?

Looking for ways to increase your trauma-informed skills when caring for the emotional needs of patients and families? The Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress…

Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 08:49
Research: 1 in 8 injured kids experience traumatic stress symptoms

Have you ever had a pediatric patient and/or their parent(s) express overwhelming feelings of fear, helplessness, and horror after a car accident, dog bite, or another type of injury?

Have you ever had a pediatric patient and/or their parent(s) express overwhelming feelings of fear,…

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 11:33
Important Proposed Legislation: Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer

Legislation introduced in the United States House and Senate supports efforts to “raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research and treatment of the psychosocial needs of children, adolescents and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their families.”

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Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 05:20
Research: Assessing child and parent coping behaviors prior to surgery

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center recently developed a new screening tool to assess child and parent coping techniques prior to surgery.

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center recently…

Friday, February 24, 2012 - 08:46
Looking for Free CE Credit?

Looking for a way to expand your patient care skills? How about free continuing education credits?

Looking for a way to expand your patient care skills? How about free continuing education credits?

The Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress proudly presents “…

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 08:34
Looking for Free CE Credit?

Looking for a way to expand your patient care skills? How about free continuing education credits?

Looking for a way to expand your patient care skills? How about free continuing education credits?

The Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress proudly presents “…

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 08:34
Growing up with hemophilia

Listen as Danielle Schwager and Matthew Jajen share their experiences as kids growing up with hemophilia in the The New York Times’ “Patient Voices”. Kimberly Martin also shares how she imagined her son, Scott's, future shortly after his…

Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:59
Research: Are hospitals too noisy?

A new study of adult hospital patients found that "Despite the importance of sleep for recovery, hospital noise may put patients at risk for sleep loss and its associated negative effects."

A new study of adult hospital patients found…

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 05:40
Docs and nurses online

Health care professionals are online and sharing ideas.

Health care professionals are online and sharing ideas.  A few interesting posts this week from a physician blog (KevinMD) we follow regularly: Why the family meeting is important…

Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 15:52

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