Children with severe neurologic impairment (SNI) often experience chronic pain that is difficult to identify and treat due to communication limitations and complex clinical presentations. This recorded webinar offers a structured approach to recognizing, assessing, and managing pain in this vulnerable population.

Learners will explore observable pain behaviors, caregiver insights, and validated pain assessment tools such as r-FLACC, INRS, and NCCPC. The webinar also addresses pharmacologic options including gabapentin, clonidine, TCAs, cannabis, and methadone. Through real-world case studies and practical guidance, this training equips clinicians to improve pain management, reduce unnecessary treatments, and support families navigating the neuro-palliative care journey.

Presenter: Mallory Fossa, MS, CPNP-PC, CHPPN^®

Continuing Education: Successful activity completion awards the participant 0.87 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours and 0.58 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours. Successful completion requires participants to view the webinar in its entirety and complete/ submit the post-activity evaluation within the timeframe specified. This webinar will be available until: 10/1/2028.

No one with the ability to control the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with an ineligible company.

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association is an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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