Enhancing Pain and Sedation Management in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Strategies for Overcoming Challenges - LIVE

September 24, 2024

This webinar will review the challenges of pain management in premature infants and neonates.

Assessing pain and sedation in neonates is complex due to their inability to communicate discomfort, requiring medical providers to interpret pain severity based on behavior. Current pain and sedation scales are highly subjective, not validated for premature infants, and frequently misapplied. Therefore, there is a pressing need for a more accurate method of pain assessment in neonates. Pain management in this population is particularly challenging, with opioids being the primary analgesics used. It is crucial to develop strategies that effectively treat pain and sedation while minimizing opioid use.

Target Audience

Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this webinar, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe neonatal pain perceptions, the effects of untreated pain, and the significance of effective pain management.
  2. Examine common challenges in assessing pain and sedation in neonates and discuss emerging technologies in pain assessment.
  3. Discuss the difficulties in treating pain and sedating neonates.
  4. Review best practices for sedating and treating pain in neonates and analyze the role of healthcare professional collaboration in optimizing pain and sedation management.
  5.  Parental Perspective: A parent will share her experiences and insights regarding her baby's journey through pain and sedation management in the NICU.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/24/2024
Course expires: 
10/08/2024
Event starts: 
09/24/2024 - 1:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/24/2024 - 3:00pm EDT
Add to calendar: 
UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is  1 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Please login or register to take this course.