Christine Lamontagne

Pediatric anesthesiologist, pain physician, dedicated to improving pain management

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

This week marks the National Pain Awareness week. Here are some of CHEO’s contributions to making pain more visible . We developed a single virtual workshop given before surgery which helped decrease PC in parents and youth. It was recently published in CJA

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

Thank you Professor Marsha Treadwell for an inspiring talk on your work to address provider bias, stigma and racism that are preventing patients with sickle cell disease to receive much needed pain care
#ISPP2023

[𝙳𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚊 𝙺𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕, 𝙼𝙳 𝙼𝙷𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙰𝙿 @DeepaKattail]

Fantastic workshop by @PedsPainMed today at #ISPP2023 with workshop coordinator @Vidyachidambar1 & faculty @DocChristineL , @karenboretsky and my @baby_blocks colleague & friend @_Walid_01.
Wonderful to teach #regionalanesthesia to the #PedsPain crowd!

[Genevieve D’souza, MD @G_DsouzaMD]

Rocking poster sessions from Stanford Peds Pain Clinic. This is just from Day 1. More to come everyday
#ispp2023

@StanfordChild @stanfordanes

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

Dr Katherina Isabel Epino on how establishing an APS with established pharmacological pathways and culturally sensitive non-pharmacological approaches for burn patients in Manila, Philippines lead to an overall improvement in patient’s pain experience. Amazing work!
#ISPP2023

[Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine @PedsPainMed]

@DeepaKattail @Ritaagarwal6 @_Walid_01 @Vidyachidambar1 @karenboretsky @DocChristineL @childpainSIG @IASPpain @PediAnesthesia Tons of learning today at our workshop at #ISPP2023

#PedsPain

[Nicole MacKenzie @NMacKenzie_]

Did you know that 1 in 3 youth experience diagnostic uncertainty when it comes to their pain? @neville_alex talks about the impacts and how we can manage diagnostic uncertainty in clinical encounters #ISPP2023

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

@DrCChambers Thank you to Justin, his siblings and friends for donating their time to help our attendees learn about the use of nerve blocks in acute pediatric pain! Such awesome kids!

[Allen Finley @AllenFinley]

Dr. Stevie Puckett-Perez describing perfectly the approach to Ped abdominal pain → give a physiological not psychological explanation, defuse threat, believe the patient, promote self-efficacy. #ISPP2023 @childrens

[Rocío de la Vega @Rocio_dela_Vega]

. @DrJenStinson presents on some resources created during the #COVID19 pandemic to provide virtual care to youth with #chronicpain and their families, including the Power over Pain Portal, co-designed with patient partners #ISPP2023

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

Julia Wager presenting a German psychological intervention called PAC (Psychosocial AfterCare) after intensive IIPT: successful at decreasing pain severity and improving functioning at 6 months after IIPT and self efficacy in patients up to 30 months.
#ISPP2023

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

Sarah Williams presenting on how virtual reality therapy during IIPT can improve functional recovery in pediatric patients suffering from chronic pain
#ISPP2023

[Genevieve D’souza, MD @G_DsouzaMD]

#ISPP2023 the difficulties of creating a research trial in Peds pain @PedsPainMed @IASPpain @DeepaKattail @Ritaagarwal6

[Genevieve D’souza, MD @G_DsouzaMD]

Pathophysiology of chronic functional abdominal pain #ISPP2023

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

Dr Allison Smith highlighting that patient’s readiness to change is correlated with successful outcomes in IIPT. To increase readiness to change and engagement : motivational interviewing intervention (Prepare) before treatment decrease length of IIPT needed.
#ISPP2023

[Justina Marianayagam, MD @_justinam]

Approximately 55% of children present with pain to the emergency department…

A moment to reflect on what policies and/or training is available at your institution to support this.

Always learning from @drsaminaali (PEM pain advocate @StolleryKids @TREKKca). #ISPP2023 👏🏾

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

@G_DsouzaMD @childpainSIG @DrCChambers @Ritaagarwal6 So amazing to be back in person! So energizing!

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

@_justinam @DrFCampbell @KidsInPain @SKPainCentre @SickKidsNews @_justinam you are a powerhouse! You will achieve great and positive changes in your community! So proud of you for all your advocacy and hard work in moving pediatric chronic pain management forward.

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

Professor Susmita Kashikar-Zuck presenting her work on combining CBT with neuromuscular training (FIT teens) for children with widespread pain
#ISPP2023

[Christine Lamontagne @DocChristineL]

@DrCChambers informing us that there are tools and professional development resources on SKIP website. Dr Melanie Barwick has many resources that are referenced on the SKIP website. #ISPP2023
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt