Pathways in Pediatric Chronic Pain Following Motor Vehicle Accidents; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Dr Lauder is a pediatric anesthesiologist, complex pediatric pain physician and director of the Acute Pain Service in the Department of Pediatric Anesthesia at BC Children’s Hospital.

She graduated with MB BCh degree from University of Wales Hospital of Medicine.  She trained in anesthesia from 1988 until 1998. During this time she spent one year at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London UK, and another at CS Mott Children’s, Hospital, Michigan, USA. She was appointed as a consultant pediatric anesthesiologist to the Bristol Children’s Hospital and faculty member of the University of Bristol in 1998. During this time she set up and lead a multidisciplinary pediatric chronic pain service. She has worked at BC Children’s hospital since 2006 and therefore has over 25 years of clinical experience focused to pediatric anesthesia and pain management.

She is committed to improve the adoption of preventative strategies in acute pediatric pain management and to promote holistic strategies to address the biopsychosocial impacts that occur in pediatric chronic pain. She has a special interest in pediatric Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), interventional blocks for pain management and ultrasound guided regional techniques.