Media
Canada creates world's first pain management standards for kids
CBC News, April 6, 2023Television
URL: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2190999619992
Reporter: Erin Collins
The National, CBC
Why are needles so scary? Alberta child pain researcher has answer and tips to help
Global News, November 30, 2021Television
URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/8411224/family-matters-children-needles-helpful-tips/
Reporter: Kendra Slugoski
Family Matters, Global News
Can you be immune to COVID-19, but still infectious?
Global News, January 6, 2021Television
URL: https://globalnews.ca/video/7560169/can-you-be-immune-to-covid-19-but-still-infectious
Reporter: Su-Ling Goh, Global News
COVID-19 infections & health care workers’ mental health
Global News, November 26, 2020Television
Reporter: Su-Ling Goh, Global News
Doctor shares tips to make needles easier for kids this flu season
Global News, October 23, 2017Television
URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/3820470/doctor-shares-tips-to-get-kids-ready-for-the-flu-shot/
The Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine, June 15, 2023Radio/Podcast
From the website:
Background: Pain, a common acute and chronic complaint that we see a lot in the emergency department. Whether it is a broken bone, a laceration, abdominal pain, sickle cell vaso-occlusive pain episode, emergency department physicians are familiar with patients experiencing pain, but do we always do a good job at addressing it?
The answer is no, especially in vulnerable groups like the seniors [1], certain ethnicities [2], patients with mental health issues [3], and pediatric patients [4,5]. While addressing pain, we sometimes must perform medical procedures which lead to…more pain. This issue is magnified in children where even placement of an IV can be traumatic and painful for a child who does not understand why they’re getting poked. The emergency department can be a painful place to be…
CBC , February 7, 2024Radio/Podcast
Radio Active with Jessica Ng & Min Dhariwal
CBC , November 29, 2022Radio/Podcast
Reporters: Mark Connolly & Tara McCarthy
Edmonton AM, CBC Radio
CBC News, September 29, 2021Radio/Podcast
URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/stories-from-inside-canada-s-hospital-crisis-1.6192761
Front Burner, CBC News
The PEAK of Research Innovation
Northern Alberta Clinical Trials & Research Centre (NACTRC), October 30, 2023Online
URL: https://nactrc.ca/2023/10/the-peak-of-research-innovation/
From NACTRC website:
PEAK stands for Pediatric Emergency Advancing Knowledge and provides health research support to figure out how to treat children who come into the emergency room and other medical support facilities.
Clinicians involved with child patients have found that research is a way to positively connect with families.
“I have had over 80% of a positive response from families when I approach them [about participating in clinical research],” says Neelam Mabood, a Research Assistant on the PEAK Research Team.
The emphasis of PEAK is on advancing knowledge within pediatric medicine to create better outcomes for children and their families. This research is entirely voluntary, but the children understand that, by participating, they’re helping other children so they’re really excited to be a part of the studies.
PEAK is an excellent example of how research is making a difference in the lives and health of people across Alberta.
Meet MEDi: a robot designed to help children in hospital manage pain, anxiety
City News Edmonton, December 11, 2022Online
URL: https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2022/12/11/medi-robot-children-hospital-pain-anxiety/
Written by Laura Krause
Canada first to develop medical standards to keep kids from suffering pain in silence
The Canadian Press, April 3, 2023Online
Written by Laura Osman
Canadian researchers publish the first guidelines for best practices in treating pain in kids
The Globe and Mail, April 3, 2023Online
Written by Carly Weeks
Canadian researchers’ national guidelines for treating children’s pain a global first
Halifax Examiner, April 4, 2023Online
Written by Yvette D'Entremont
Seven ways to soothe your child’s pain in the hospital
The Conversation, September 24, 2017Online
URL: https://theconversation.com/seven-ways-to-soothe-your-childs-pain-in-the-hospital-83128
A survey of caregiver preferences regarding research participation in the pediatric emergency department
by Ma K, Rajagopal M, Stang A, Yaskina M, Freedman SB, Lerman B, Ali S
Published by Paediatrics & Child Health
November 7, 2023
Creating a Low Stimulus Clinic to Improve Immunization Success Rates for Children with Alternate Environment Needs: A Quality Improvement Initiative
by McDonald M, Gallaugher S, Kammerer E, Ali S
Published by Paediatrics & Child Health
December 12, 2023
Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on optimizing pain care-related knowledge translation at a Canadian children’s hospital: a qualitative study
by Kammerer E, Linkiewich D, Ali S
Published by Paediatrics & Child Health
November 1, 2023
Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on improving family-centred pain care in a tertiary pediatric centre
by Kammerer E, Fawcett-Arsenault J, Ilicupidez L, Ali S
Published by Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
January 22, 2024
Pharmacologic Procedural Distress Management During Laceration Repair in Children: A Systematic Review
by Siu A, Tran N, Ali S, Coyle D, Mahood Q, Pechlivanoglou P, Poonai N, Heath A
Published by Pediatric Emergency Care
February 1, 2024
Biography
Dr. Samina Ali has been a pediatric emergency physician and professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine for almost 20 years. Her work focuses on research improving the management of children's pain. Ali is an executive member of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC); a faculty member with Pain in Child Health (PICH), co-chair of PERC’s Pain Interest Group, pain content advisor for TREKK.ca (a national knowledge mobilization network); a Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) faculty member; and Western Canadian hub lead for Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), a newly formed national knowledge mobilization network. She has over 90 published manuscripts, dozens of online resources, as well as podcasts and book chapters. She has also spoken across about pediatric pain management across Canada and internationally. She has also supervised over 40 student researchers, with the majority of projects relating to children’s pain management. She cares about children’s pain and wants to make their healthcare experience better.