Paediatric Pain Service
Acute Pain Service
The Acute Pain Service (APS) consists of consultant anaesthetists, anaesthetic registrars and pain nurse specialists. The service provides pain management with the use of pain modalities such as patient controlled analgesia or epidurals for post-operative patients and those whose pain is not well managed on basic analgesics.
The service provides specialist information, education and training to children, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team with regard to all aspects of pain management, with the pain nurse specialists being responsible for nursing practice/development and education.
The team also works in close collaboration with the complex and palliative care team for both in and out patients.
Our Team
Prof. Brian Anderson | Specialist Anaesthetist |
Dr. Jesse Chisholm | Specialist Anaesthetist |
Dr. Kiew Chai (KC) Law | Specialist Anaesthetist |
Dr. Jane Thomas | Specialist Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist |
Dr. Niall Wilton | Specialist Anaesthetist |
Dr. Ross Drake | Paediatric Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Specialist |
Taryn Mannix | Paediatric Pain Nurse Specialist |
Georgena Small | Paediatric Pain Nurse Specialist |
Claire Douglas | Paediatric Pain Nurse Specialist |
Pain Fellow | Paediatric Pain Medicine Fellow |
Pain Service Cover: Pain Nurse Specialist: 0800 - 1630 Monday to Friday. Acute Pain Registrar: 24 hours 7 days a week
Complex Pain Service
The Complex Pain Service consists of a paediatric pain medicine & palliative care specialist, paediatrician, child psychologist, child psychiatrist, occupational therapist, physiotherapy services, pain nurse specialists and support for administration. The service provides outpatient care to children and teenagers with complex pain.
Clinics are run on a consistent basis and involve all members of the complex pain team. Initial appointments are held for 1.5hrs with follow up appointments of 30 minutes as needed.
Phone contact is maintained to all the complex pain patients and their families as well as to supporting community services. The consult liaison team and physiotherapy services within Starship see patients on a regular basis as outpatients.
There is a liaising role between the Acute Pain Service and Complex Pain Service to provide cover, support and advice for inpatient complex pain patients and their families.
Our Team
Dr. Ross Drake | Paediatric Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Specialist |
Dr. Rebecca Mairs | Paediatrician and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist |
Georgena Small | Paediatric Pain Nurse Specialist |
Claire Douglas | Paediatric Pain Nurse Specialist |
Taryn Mannix | Paediatric Pain Nurse Specialist |
Clare Roberts | Paediatric Occupational Therapist |
Dr. Leah Andrews | Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist |
Dr. Gerda Halstead | Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist |
Dr. Christopher Budd | Clinical Psychologist |
Dr. Natalija Damnjanovic | Clinical Psychologist |
Selene Chan | Team Support |
Pain Fellow | Paediatric Pain Medicine Fellow |
Resources
The Complex Pain Service has developed the following resource - The Pain Kete - covering different aspects of managing chronic pain in children and adolescents.
Clinical Guidelines
Are available on the Starship Guidelines.
Referral Process
Acute Pain Service Referral Process - Access the referral process here
Complex/Chronic Pain Service Referral Process - Access the referral process here