The #NoOuch conversation continues! 🎙️ Hear Dr. Samina Ali (PERC Chair & No Ouch Trial PI) on CBC Radio discussing the study findings👇 cbc.ca/listen/live-... @painmatters.bsky.social @perc-network.bsky.social

Huge thank you to @ctvnewsedmonton.bsky.social for the opportunity to share these important findings and highlight our newly published study! #NoOuch 🩻💊 📖Click the link to read the full paper! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @painmatters.bsky.social @perc-network.bsky.social

And also a big thank you to @globalnews.ca for the opportunity to share findings from our Stollery-led study.🤩 Watch the full interview with @painmatters.bsky.social by clicking the link👉https://globalnews.ca/video/11605219/opioids-not-necessary-for-kids-with-fractures-and-sprains-study/

Ibuprofen is the answer for pain from non-operative musculoskeletal (MSK) fractures in children. PERC Chair @painmatters.bsky.social Samina Ali's No OUCH study showed that adding oral opioids to treat MSK fractures did not provide better pain relief than standalone ibuprofen doi.org/10.1001/jama...

Ibuprofen for the win!

Thank you Dr. Hadland and team for this thoughtful commentary on our latest clinical trial! Ibuprofen for the win!

So thrilled to see this study published! @peakresearch.bsky.social @perc-network.bsky.social @wchriuofa.bsky.social thank you for the support!

Big shoutout to our amazing research team who attended the event and made this showcase possible: Joshua Eszczuk & Madison Stratton (research assistants) and Amanda Hack (research nurse). 💚💛

We were delighted to attend the @stollerykids.bsky.social Snowflake Gala ❄️ Our team showcased Tobo and MEDi—two robots that were studied on how they can support children in the ED. Thank you for the opportunity to highlight innovation in children’s care! @painmatters.bsky.social

Each year, the PEAK team honors a Research Champion—someone who goes above and beyond to support our studies and team. 🤩🥼⚕️ This year, we’re thrilled to celebrate Paige Soetaert (RN) and Dr. Manu Kundra (PEM physician) for their incredible dedication and contributions. 👏🥇 Thank you for all you do!

By working together to ease children’s pain, we can change lives forever. Discover and share our Strategic Plan here 👉 kidsinpain.ca/who-we-are/ #ItDoesntHaveToHurt #ChildHealth #TogetherForKids

Last week was National Pain Awareness Week, and the PEAK and SKIP West Hub teams were busy, busy! Here are a few highlights from an inspiring week of learning, collaboration, and advocacy: #NPAW @painmatters.bsky.social @kidsinpain.bsky.social

Cozy up with PEAK's Winter 2025 Newsletter! ☕❄️ From big wins, publications, to fun highlights, see what our team’s been up to 👉 createsend.com/t/d-B0024FD4... #PediatricEmergencyMedicine #PediatricResearch @painmatters.bsky.social @perc-network.bsky.social

🎉Introducing the SKIP Resource Commons!🎉 Come explore our new and improved one-stop-shop, where you can get SKIP’s evidence-informed resources for children's pain management, all in one place! Start exploring today! 👉 tinyurl.com/58anrzz3 #ItDoesntHaveToHurt

‘God is an anti-vaxxer’ -- Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise. Eliminating the childhood vaccine schedule is among the goals for activists who now claim Washington power, by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... via @washingtonpost.com #antivax

Canada is once again known internationally as a country with measles. I am heartbroken and scared for all of my friends who are going to be having kids in the next couple months because of the horrible and very real risk their infants now face. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Co-created with patient and parent partners 💜 Our infographic on nitrous oxide for procedural pain (for @KidsInPain ) has been selected for public voting in the #IHDCYHTalks competition! Celebrate family–researcher partnership by voting 👇 🔗 cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54519.html

Developed by SKIP’s Western Hub, the infographic “Breathe In Comfort, Breathe Out Pain” has been submitted to this year’s #IHDCYHTalks competition! 🎉 Check it out below! 🗳️Cast your votes by November 30th! cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54519.html

What a total shame. heartbreaking for all, but especially babies and immune-compromised indivuduals.

We're so excited to share our work at #WCHRIRD2025! Our work will include: 🩺How social robots can support kids during IV insertions 🤖How social robots can improve children's waiting experience in the ED Program details👉https://wchrird.ca/program/ @wchriuofa.bsky.social @painmatters.bsky.social

As part of our study on patient and family needs in the ED, we asked: What do children need most? Here’s what parents/caregivers should know. 👇 🧐📖Scan the QR code to read the full paper! @painmatters.bsky.social

📘Check out ‘So You’ve Been Prescribed an Opioid’ – A handout for families explaining how opioids can be used safely when prescribed for youth: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/46jtsj69 #ItDoesntHaveToHurt @peakresearch.bsky.social @painmatters.bsky.social

📘 Consultez « Alors, on t’a prescrit un opioïde? », un document destiné aux familles qui aborde l’utilisation sécuritaire des opioïdes pour les jeunes : 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3r36zycb #PasBesoinDeFaireMal @peakresearch.bsky.social @painmatters.bsky.social

Alberta as we know it today simply would not exist without the millions of immigrants and refugees who built it, who loved it, and who were proud to call it home - including my grandparents and my mum. This bitter xenophobia is as unAlbertan as it’s possible to be. I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted.

So great to read about the research being done by my fellow @wchriuofa.bsky.social members in the 2024-2025 annual report, Lighting the Way! #WCHRIAR2025

So very proud! Children’s pain matters. Stollery Children’s Hospital receives international certification for pain management standards www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Rest well and in peace, sweet David. You were a consummate gentlemen, a scholar, a teacher, and a good human. You not only taught me emergency medicine, but how to be a better person. And you did all this while working to establish pediatric emergency medicine as a recognized speciality in Canada.

🎙️ “Maybe the evidence I was a part of creating wasn’t actually serving people who looked like me” In this powerful interview, Dr. Samina Ali, @ualberta.bsky.social prof & SKIP Hub co-lead—talks equity, pain care & building trust in healthcare. 👇 ▶️ youtu.be/HH0qqmucBZE @painmatters.bsky.social