儿科疼痛 & 姑息治疗

Our palliative care team focuses on improving your child’s well-being while supporting and guiding your family. 我们用一种整体的方法来缓解疼痛、不适和痛苦.

Woman doctor wearing protective mask talking to little girl patient
一个患有癌症的美丽小女孩在治疗中休息.

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校卫生方法儿科疼痛和姑息治疗

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心, our compassionate palliative care team is committed to relieving pain in children with complex, 威胁生命的条件. We come together to improve your child’s quality of life while providing your whole family with encouragement and support. 当你来找我们时,你会发现:

全面的方法作为一个团队,我们从各个角度来缓解疼痛. 我们结合了几种疗法, 药物, 针灸, 放松技巧, 冥想和正念可以帮助你的孩子感觉更好.

容易照顾: We work with you to make it as easy as possible to get the care and comfort your child needs. Some children are unable to return to outpatient clinic visits for pain relief and other therapies after they’ve been discharged from the hospital. 继续照顾这些孩子, we provide home visits aimed at alleviating pain and addressing symptoms. Our team also offers telehealth visits in addition to in-person care.

全面的支持: We understand the concerns, fears and emotions that many of our patients and families face. That’s why we offer the full spectrum of support and guidance to patients, 家长及家人. 你可以参加专门的支持小组, education and resources designed to comfort you and help you cope. 我们的团队将在您的整个旅程中陪伴您.

我们的护理领域

We offer a range of comprehensive services to patients and families, 包括住院和门诊治疗, 减轻疼痛和支持丧亲之痛. 我们富有同情心的团队齐心协力,提供:

门诊疼痛缓解和舒适护理

Our experienced team offers outpatient services to relieve pain and reduce symptoms in infants, 儿童和青少年. 同时关注孩子的个人需求, 我们评估症状, develop appropriate care plans and deliver treatments to soothe and comfort.

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校的健康专家专门研究腹痛, 头疼, 关节疼痛和肢体疼痛, as well as other symptoms associated with complex and chronic medical conditions. Our goals are to relieve symptoms, improve function as much as possible and enhance quality of life.

住院病人疼痛和舒适护理(姑息治疗)咨询

给住院的孩子们, 我们的团队提供缓和治疗以减轻疼痛, 恶心想吐, 焦虑和其他痛苦. We work with you and your child to recommend several types of treatment — both medical and nonmedical — to help your child feel better.

We specialize in supporting children with complex and life-threatening medical conditions. 你会有一个儿童生活专家和医疗团队, 行为和精神护理专家在你身边.

The UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital Comfort Corner offers a place for patients and family members to come to escape the hectic hospital environment. In the serene space, families enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, relaxing music and aromatherapy. 团队成员可以倾听和与家长交谈.

丧亲的支持

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心, we’re committed to helping patients and their families. 这种承诺不会因为孩子去世而终止. That’s why our team has developed multiple resources to support bereaved families. 作为一个团队, we come together to help families cope with grief and move forward while honoring their child’s memory. 我们的丧亲服务包括:

安慰之心家庭丧亲小组: Comforting Hearts provides a safe space for parents and siblings to cope with the death of a child and to share their experience with others. Through regular meetings, we help families find strength, hope and healing at their own pace. 

家庭追悼会: This annual celebration of life is for UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital families who have experienced the passing of a child. The memorial service is an opportunity for families and staff members to come together in a ceremony to remember and honor their children. 它还包括兄弟姐妹和其他家庭成员的活动.

丧亲之痛资源: Our social workers gather resources for each family to guide them and help them cope. 这包括转诊到殡仪馆, 停尸, 支持团体, 济贫院, 金融援助, 专门的营地, 兄弟姐妹的信息和书籍,以帮助悲伤.

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康儿童疼痛研究项目

医生和心理学家 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康儿童疼痛研究项目 共同努力了解儿童的急性和慢性疼痛. 通过广泛的研究,我们的目标是 阻止疼痛 从童年发展到成年疼痛. 我们研究了许多因素,包括:

  • 在青春期疼痛是如何恶化或改善的
  • 女孩的痛经(经期疼痛)
  • 性别与疼痛的关系
  • 基因、社会因素和家庭生活是否会影响疼痛

We have a special interest in medical conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and we specialize in studying the relationship between the brain and the gut.

Our program also focuses on following long-term survivors of childhood cancer to evaluate their physical and emotional quality of life. We work with these survivors to develop interventions and therapies that reduce long-term pain and distress. These interventions include yoga, mindfulness, dance, art and music.

我们小组还研究了几种治疗方法, such as hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to change how the mind responds to pain. This research allows us to help our young patients find relief now and hope for a pain-free future. 我们每天都把我们的发现付诸实践.

我们治疗的病症

我们富有同情心的团队帮助患有疼痛的婴儿和儿童, 恶心想吐, 严重疾病引起的焦虑和其他不适. 我们专门治疗多种类型的疼痛, 包括头痛, 腹部疼痛,关节疼痛, 神经和肌肉.

We work with children who have all types of life-threatening and complex health conditions, 包括癌症, 复杂局部疼痛综合征(CRPS), 胃肠道(GI)紊乱, 青少年关节炎和其他自身免疫性疾病.

我们提供的治疗和疗法

Pediatric palliative care begins when a child receives a diagnosis. We work closely with your child and family to develop services and therapies that provide comfort and pain relief. 在皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心,我们的团队专注于整体姑息治疗. 这意味着我们整合了您孩子身体的各个方面, psychological and social needs and develop a plan that sustains their mind, 身体和精神.

Comprehensive family support is an essential part of holistic care. That’s why we design each care plan to improve your child’s well-being while also considering the varied needs of siblings, 父母和亲人.

认识我们的团队

我们的团队包括医生, 护士, 儿童生活专家, psychologists and social workers who have extensive experience helping babies and children with life-threatening and complex medical conditions. We partner with your child’s health care team to support you and your child.

研究小组

劳拉·佩恩博士 
儿科助理兼职教授,研究主任

莎拉·R. 马丁博士
博士后学者

劳拉·塞德曼
高级研究助理

拉维Bhatt
研究助理

行政支援小组

伊芙琳·古铁雷斯
行政助理

UCLA团队附属机构

牧师. 爱子(艾琳. 约翰逊,MA, MDiv, BCC
精神护理部儿科牧师

凯利·卡罗尔,硕士,CCLS
儿童生活/儿童发展项目主任

皇冠hga025

We offer comfort, support and encouragement to children and families. 我们富有同情心的团队在您的每一步都在您身边. 呼叫 310-825-0867 与我们联系.

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We offer comfort, support and encouragement to children and families. 我们富有同情心的团队在您的每一步都在您身边. 呼叫 310-825-0867 与我们联系.