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Perspectives of Pain from Pediatric Palliative Care
September 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Speaker
Jenni Linebarger MD, MPH, FAAP, FAAHPM
Associate Professor
Dr. Jenni Linebarger joined Children’s Mercy Kansas City in 2011, fresh out of fellowships in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Adolescent Medicine. She is currently the Division Director of Palliative Care & Bioethics at Children’s Mercy and Professor of Pediatrics at UMKC. Dr. Linebarger is also Medical Director of the Palliative Care Team (PaCT), helped found the pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship offered in conjunction with KU, and is former Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
- Describe the spectrum of patients followed by pediatric palliative care.
- Recognize the unique pain and symptom management needs of children with severe neurological impairment.
- Appreciated nuances to pain management based on patient prognosis.
