Reducing the Pain of Immunizations

Children’s fears about immunizations too often become the focus of the well-child visit; injections need not be painful or traumatic. Adopting strategies for reducing the pain and anxiety associated with an injection can result in a more positive patient-provider relationship and improve office work-flow.

This training supports pediatric primary care practices in integrating pain reducing strategies during immunizations into clinical practice through parental coaching, distraction techniques, securing and holding the child, identifying the ideal needle length and placement of the injection, and the use of sucrose/topical anesthetics/pressure at the injection site.

Practices receive:

• Resources
• 1 CME credit
• Starter kit and toys
• Meal during the training

Learn more about Educating Practices or contact Maggy Morales to schedule a training session.