SNEAK PEEK: AVASM22 SESSION SUMMARIES
Amy Baxter, MD, FAAP, FACEP Clinical Associate Professor / CEO Augusta University / Pain Care Labs Atlanta, Georgia
WHAT A DECADE OF COLD/VIBRATION RESEARCH HAS TAUGHT US ABOUT VASCULAR ACCESS, PAIN, AND FAINTING AMY BAXTER, MD, FAAP, FACEP While we’re back in person this year, the COVID pandemic revealed how much needles matter and vaccine refusal impacts healthcare. At the same time, NIH funding for finding opioid alternatives has discovered how pain itself works in our brain, with an overlapping opportunity to improve pain relief for vascular access. Over a decade of specific research on vibration and cold for multiple needle procedures has answered some controversies and curiosities. How much does cold help pain relief, and does temperature matter? Why does vibration reduce pain but massage doesn’t? What kind of distraction matters, and why? These discoveries impact vascular access comfort and success. Do certain procedures hurt more? Why do some people faint and what stops it? What pain management changes lab values and what doesn’t? If you’ve ever enjoyed a good round of “um, actually,” this talk will give you plenty of fact cards to play. Extra bonus - fun new NIH research discoveries on brain connectomes, pain chaperone ligands, and why some pain becomes chronic. Great social currency for your next nerdy cocktail party discussions!
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ESTABLISHING A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO IMPROVE PATIENT COMFORT DURING PICC LINE INSERTIONS JAMIE LORENC, BSN, RN, VA-BCTM
Jamie Lorenc, BSN, RN, VA-BCTM Vascular Access and Phlebotomy Manager Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, Missouri
Fear of needles is the most common fear in healthcare today, especially among children. This fear can lead anxiety, and an avoidance of healthcare into adulthood. This sessions will focus on how one pediatric hospital has decreased the pain, anxiety and stress related to PICC line insertions and significantly improved the comfort for their pediatric patients.
MAY 2022 | VOLUME XII | ISSUE 2
