Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Describe pediatric chronic pain
2|Identify why psychology is important in the treatment of pediatric chronic symptoms
3|List psychology skills that are effective for the treatment of pediatric pain
4|Discuss pain neuroscience education with language and analogies appropriate to child or adolescent patients and their parents
5|Describe the Comfort Ability ® Program (CAP) and how it can be helpful for children  who have chronic pain and their parents/caregivers

Presenter(s): 
Dr. Timothy W. LaVigne
Attending Psychologist
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
 

NameRoleFinancial Relationship DisclosuresDiscussion of
Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of
Drugs/Devices in Presentation?
Timothy W. LaVigne, PhD Speaker/AuthorDr. LaVigne is an employee at The Comfort Ability Program®.
This relationship has been mitigated		No

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the other planners or faculty for this educational event have commercial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Session date: 
01/07/2025 - 8:00am to 9:00am EST
Location: 
Chestnut 1 A/B
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Contact Hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 APA American Psychological Association
    Baystate Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 1.00 NBCC
    Baystate Health is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBC requirements. The ACEP solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
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