Centre for Pediatric Pain Research

12/17/2025

And that’s a wrap for 2025!

It’s been an incredible year of partnership, progress and impact across the SKIP community – made possible by YOU!

Here's SKIP's 2025 Highlights Reel:

✨ We brought you a new way to access SKIP's resources and order printed materials and SKIP swag! Check out the SKIP Resource Commons! https://tinyurl.com/58anrzz3

✨ We engaged with 200+ people and organizations to develop our new strategic plan, which outlines our mission to unite partners and mobilize knowledge to improve children's pain management. https://tinyurl.com/5x9ckesd

✨ We partnered with the Our Kids' Health Network to co-developed culturally and linguistically inclusive children's pain education resources. https://tinyurl.com/y3yh8wt7

✨ We raised awareness for gaps in children's pain management during Canadian Patient Safety Week and National Pain Awareness Week. https://tinyurl.com/3x5zr2uw

✨ We participated in several international engagements, expanding SKIP's global impact!

Thank you to our amazing hubs and network. Let’s carry this momentum into 2026! Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a healthy, happy New Year 🎉

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/3n973hyp

12/12/2025

SmartParent in Nova Scotia offers people who are pregnant the option of perinatal education being sent directly to their cell phones. The pilot program, available from IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health Public Health, offers text messages from pregnancy and child health experts that guide expectant parents through the transformative weeks of pregnancy and the first year of their child's life.

Parents can enrol in the free service by texting the keyword ‘Baby’ to 12323 or by going to www.smartparent.ca and clicking Enrol Now.

https://iwkhealth.ca/pregnancy/smartparent-prenatal-support-program

12/09/2025

We couldn't be prouder of the work that Patti Douglas is leading to make a difference in the lives of children in the Maritimes with Solutions for Kids in Pain and Maritime Child Health!

✨ Health Standard Implementation Spotlight ✨

This month, our spotlight shines on Clinical Implementation Specialist Patti Douglas and her work with SKIP, Maritime Child Health, and IWK Health. Patti is leading transformative work across the Maritimes, supporting 6 sites (so far!) to embed the Pediatric Pain Management health standard into everyday practice.

Congratulations for driving meaningful improvements in pain management across the Maritimes! 👏

Read the full story in our latest 'In the Loop' newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/bdyybvhs

12/03/2025

✨ Health Standard Implementation Spotlight ✨

This month, our spotlight shines on Clinical Implementation Specialist Patti Douglas and her work with SKIP, Maritime Child Health, and IWK Health. Patti is leading transformative work across the Maritimes, supporting 6 sites (so far!) to embed the Pediatric Pain Management health standard into everyday practice.

Congratulations for driving meaningful improvements in pain management across the Maritimes! 👏

Read the full story in our latest 'In the Loop' newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/bdyybvhs

12/03/2025

December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

This year’s theme is “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress.” This is a reminder to the global community that it is impossible to advance social development "without the full inclusion, participation and leadership of persons with disabilities."

Together, we can all celebrate and recognize the value of diversity within our community and organization. As the IWK works towards creating an equitable and accessible environment where people with disabilities are recognized for their knowledge, skills and value, we need to acknowledge accessibility barriers, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.

12/02/2025

North American Pain School applications are open for the Class of 2026! Apply before Jan 31! 👇

Mark your calendars for application period opening on November 28, 2025

🗣️ Please share if you know anyone that might be interested to join leading experts in the pain research field for an exceptional week of training, networking and more!

Please visit the NAPS website for more information regarding the logistics of the event and a newly added Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section.

https://northamericanpainschool.com/registration/



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11/29/2025

🙌 Partnership is at the heart of this Strategic Plan, and everything we do at SKIP!

Thank you to hundreds of children, youth, families, caregivers, community members, researchers, health professionals, policy makers, advocates and organizations who helped shape our vision. Your voices and insights made this plan possible. 🙏

And a special thanks to the dedicated teams across SKIP’s nation-wide hubs who pour their heart and soul into improving pain management for children in Canada. 💕

By working together to ease children’s pain, we can change lives forever.

Discover and share our Strategic Plan here 👉 https://kidsinpain.ca/who-we-are/

11/27/2025

💫 Our bold new mission is to unite partners and mobilize knowledge to improve children’s pain management. Because we know that by working together to ease children’s pain, we can change lives forever.

Follow along this week as we share the heart of our plan.

Discover and share our Strategic Plan here 👉 https://kidsinpain.ca/who-we-are/

11/25/2025

SKIP is helping to close the gap for kids in pain by elevating our national mission and launching a bold new strategic plan! 🚀 Check it out here: https://kidsinpain.ca/who-we-are/

🧭 Mission: We unite partners and mobilize knowledge to improve children’s pain management.

💡 Vision: Ease children’s pain. Change lives forever.

Stay tuned as we dive into the elements of our new strategic plan—right here on social and in your inbox! You won’t want to miss it. 💌

11/22/2025

If you’re between 13 and 18 years old, are a patient or the sibling of a patient, and want to help improve care and services for youth at the IWK, the IWK Youth Advisory Council needs YOU!

To learn more about us and how to get involved, email us at yac@iwk.nshealth.ca

For more information https://iwkhealth.ca/get-involved/iwk-youth-advisory-council

11/13/2025