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		<title>BOTOX and Dermal Fillers Can Be Less Painful</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that patients are looking for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in preparation for the holidays. BOTOX and dermal fillers are two of the most popular pre-holiday cosmetic procedures. Any procedural protocol that we can adopt to make these needle procedures less painful and less anxiety inducing is good for our patients and good for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=560&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency Department Wait Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that Emergency Departments across the country are full. ED clinicians are treating patients seeking care for a wide variety of issues, and as a result, wait times have become an increasingly important factor for patients to decide which Emergency Department to visit.  Overcrowding has resulted in excessively long wait times for some. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=564&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing Immunization Discomfort</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great News from a New Study A new study points to &#8220;Reducing Immunization Discomfort in 4 to 6-Year-Old Children.&#8221; This randomized clinical trial, published in Pediatrics: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, &#8220;evaluates a unique approach that combines verbal suggestions of diminished sensation, a visually focusing activity, and a topical analgesic spray [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=548&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving to all. Enjoy.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=546&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pain Intensity Scales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for pain intensity scales? The National Institute of Health Pain Consortium has compiled them in PDF form. They have the Numeric Rating Scale, the Wong-Baker Faces, the COMFORT scale, The CRIES Pain Scale and The FLACC scale. Here is the link that takes you straight to the page with the PDF’s http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/index.html<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=545&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cool sensation aids in pain-free flu shots at Discount Drug Mart</title>
		<link>http://painease.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/cool-sensation-aids-in-pain-free-flu-shots-at-discount-drug-mart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently interviewed by By Cheryl Powell at The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio for an article that talks about a Discount Drug Mart who is choosing to differentiate themselves from other flu shot clinics by providing “a free spritz of Pain Ease before seasonal influenza shots during in-store clinics this fall.”   Tom Nameth, Discount [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=541&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pain Ease Utilized to Reduce Pain Associated with Cortisteroid Injections.</title>
		<link>http://painease.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/pain-ease-utilized-to-reduce-pain-associated-with-cortisteroid-injections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When non-invasive measures like NSAID’s and immobilization fail to reduce or eliminate the joint pain associated with inflammation, physicians may choose cortisteroid injection – a procedure that can be easily accomplished in the physician’s office and can provide relief for months or years of relief. It can sometimes eliminate or postpone the need for surgery. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=536&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From the ENA STAT Conference</title>
		<link>http://painease.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/from-the-ena-stat-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was at the ENA STAT Conference and came back energized and filled with new ideas. Denise Ramponi, MSN, CRNP, CEN, DNP-S, presented a session titled &#8220;Reducing Pediatric Procedural Pain in the Emergency Department.&#8221; During the session she encouraged us to &#8220;be advocates for your pediatric patients to reduce their pain.&#8221; She also reminded us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=534&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take the Sting Out of the H1N1 Flu Shot.</title>
		<link>http://painease.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/take-the-sting-out-of-the-h1n1-flu-shot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently ran across a statement made by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, on Preparing for the 2009-2010 Influenza Season before Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives, Tuesday, September 15, 2009. She said, “The federal government is also preparing for a voluntary national vaccination campaign for the 2009 H1N1 virus starting in October.  … One-hundred ninety-five [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=529&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2009 ENA Annual Conference – STAT</title>
		<link>http://painease.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/2009-ena-annual-conference-%e2%80%93-stat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilyn mccormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am excited about being at the 2009 ENA Annual Conference – STAT Strengthen, Transform and Transcend. As a proponent of effective pain management, I am particularly interested in the course titled, Reducing Pediatric Procedural Pain in the Emergency Department. It will be taught by Denise Ramponi, RN, MSN, CRNP, CEN. The course is described [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=painease.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5550220&amp;post=525&amp;subd=painease&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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