UCSF 16th Pediatric Pain Master Class 2026

*WARNING: THIS COURSE HAS 3 BROKEN VIDEOS WITHOUT AUDIO FROM THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER UCSF.
1. Overview
The UCSF 16th Pediatric Pain Master Class is a comprehensive educational program dedicated to advancing the management of complex pain in infants, children, and adolescents. The course covers a wide spectrum of topics, including neurophysiology, multimodal analgesia, the safe use of opioids and non-opioids, and integrative approaches like physical therapy and behavioral interventions to improve pediatric pain outcomes.
Course Date: 2026
2. Learning Objectives

Evaluate the neurophysiological mechanisms of pain and itch to guide targeted pharmacological and behavioral therapies in pediatric patients.

Implement advanced multimodal analgesia techniques and safe opioid prescribing practices, including managing rotation and withdrawal, for acute and chronic pain.

Assess the impact of adverse childhood events (ACEs) and integrate behavioral treatments like CBT and ACT for pediatric chronic pain management.

Utilize integrative medicine, including physical therapy, massage, and hypnotic techniques, to reduce procedural anxiety and manage distressing symptoms.

Formulate comprehensive pain management plans for specific pediatric populations, such as neonates, children with sickle cell disease, and those with severe neurological impairment.

3. Target Audience

Best for pediatricians, anesthesiologists, and pain specialists who want updates on multimodal analgesia and integrative pediatric pain management.

4. Topics

01 Welcome. Announcements & Introductions
02 Does prescribing opioids to children in acute pain increase and 03 Integrative Medicine in the Treatment of Pain and Distressing Symptoms in Children
04 Pain – nothing but a memory and 05 Pain Treatment in Neonates and Infants
06 Multimodal Analgesia Workshop Advanced pediatric pain treatment and prevention
07 Welcome. Announcements 10-minute Experiential and 08 Treating Neuropathic Pain in Children. From graded motor Imagery to adjuvant analgesia
09 Pediatric Pain Prevention and Treatment as a Human Right and 10 Pediatric pain treatment – what have we learned over the past 40 years and where are we going
11 Know Pain and Know Gain Pain neurophysiology education
12 It’s all in our bodies AND heads Addressing mental health in children with pain (VIDEO IS BROKEN AND HAS NO SOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER UCSF)
13 From Erythromelalgia to Suztrigine sodium channel and non-sodium channel genes in painful (VIDEO IS BROKEN AND HAS NO SOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER UCSF)
14 Pediatric Pain Treatment in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Vietnam (VIDEO IS BROKEN AND HAS NO SOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER UCSF)
15 The Comfort Promise Preventing Pain and Anxiety Caused by Needle (and Other Painful) Procedures
16 The Comfort Promise Utilizing quality improvement methodology and 17 How to Start a Movement Innovative Physical Therapy
18 Soothing Color Muscle Relaxation 19 Opioid Selection in the Pediatric Population (Part I) 20 Responding to Non-Medical Opioid Use in Children and Teenagers
21 Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) and Pediatric Pain 22 Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Pain Treatment in Pediatrics
23 The Neurobiology of pain and itch processing 24 Buprenorphine for patients with opioid use disorder
25 Imaging pain processing in the brain and spinal cord 26 Opioid Selection in the Pediatric Population. Part II
27 10-minute Experiential “Qigong” 28 How to Implement (and Maintain) an RN-Administered Nitrous Oxide 29 Pediatric Pain Treatment in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
30 Opioid-Rotation in Infants & Children 31 Meditation Experiential From focusing, wandering or clearing your mind
32 Primary Pain Disorders Chronic pain in head, abdomen, muscles, and joints
33 10-minute Experiential “Progressive Muscle Relaxation” 34 Pain. Sex, and Death 35 The Global Comfort Promise
36 How to use Language Hypnotically to Alleviate Pain and Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
37 Software problems unrelated to a hardware problem 38 The Magic Glove A versatile hypnotic technique
39 Mistakes Were Made How to fix pain research 40 From Nerve Blocks to Epidural Infusions 41 Chronic Intractable pain and irritability in children with neurological impairment
42 10-minute Experiential ‘Ear Seeds’ 43 Intensive Inpatient Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation 44 Basic Analgesia Often Misunderstood, Underestimated, and Underused
45 CBT versus (or and) ACT Evidence- Based Behavioral Treatment for Kids with Chronic Pain
46 Welcome, Announcements, Reflection, Teach-Back 47 The Pain JEDI 48 Methadone in Pediatrics
49 From Acupuncture Research to Clinical Service 50 Pediatric Sedation and Anxiolysis for Children Undergoing Painful Procedures
51 How to grow your pain program 52 Is it Pain, Withdrawal, and/or Delirium 53 Massage Therapy in Pediatric Pain & Symptom Management 54 Called to Arms