Webinar: The “Comfort Promise” Preventing Pain and Anxiety Caused by Needle (& other painful) Procedures in Paediatrics
Date & Time
27 April @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network will be hosting a webinar on ‘The “Comfort Promise” Preventing Pain and Anxiety Caused by Needle (& other painful) Procedures in Paediatrics’ on 27 April 2026 (Mon), 12:00-13:00 pm (GMT+8). We are honoured to have Dr Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf from the Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, USA as our speaker for this session!
Synopsis
This lecture examines the urgent need to transform how healthcare teams approach procedural pain in children. Participants will review current data identifying the procedures that continue to cause the highest rates of untreated pain and anxiety in paediatric settings. The session explores how unaddressed procedural pain contributes to increased morbidity and mortality, shaping both immediate clinical outcomes and long term health trajectories. Attendees will also learn evidence based modalities—ranging from comfort positioning and topical analgesia to distraction, caregiver involvement, and trauma informed communication—that should be offered to every child, every time, everywhere. By embracing the “Comfort Promise,” clinicians can reduce suffering, strengthen trust, and elevate the standard of paediatric care.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD, FAAP, is the Elisa and Mark Stad Professor of Pediatric Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at UCSF, where he is also Chief of the Division and Medical Director of the Stad Center. He leads one of the nation’s top pediatric pain and palliative care programs. A global educator and researcher, he has delivered over 900 lectures and published extensively. Dr. Friedrichsdorf is the principal investigator of the NIH/NCI-funded study on the Pediatric Palliative Care Curriculum, EPEC-Pediatrics, training 2,500 clinicians worldwide, and founder of the Pediatric Pain Master Class. In 2024, he was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Health.”
The webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EB3wrGNbQY6IfLAF8qXXlg