Welcome to the Montreal Children's Hospital

Acute Pain Service

The Acute Pain Service (APS) follows hospitalized children for pain related to an injury, an operation or an illness. Our goal is to make our patients more comfortable during their hospital stay.

Acute Pain Service

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First appointment

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Please make sure that your attachment is clear and legible. We do not process incomplete applications or provide appointments without a copy of the referral. If you do not attach your referral, you will need to fax it to the department directly. Wait times depend on the priority assigned to the referral and can be as long as several months.

Patient Information

Child's last name*

Child's first name*

Date of birth*

MCH Medical record number (if known)

Health insurance card number*

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'DD' corresponds to the child's date of birth.

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Acute Pain Service

Services
Team
Resources

Services

All the children we help are given their own personalized, safe and effective pain treatments. Common methods include the use of:

painkiller medications, including different opioids
epidurals
nerve blocks
strategies that do not involve drugs

Team

Our team is made up of pediatric anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory technicians.

Natalie Buu, MD CM FRCPC
Interim Director

Resources

Videos

Be sweet to babies (CHEO)

Be sweet to babies – in Inuktitut (CHEO)

It doesn’t have to hurt (IWK Health Centre)

Reading

Taking care of your child’s pain after surgery

Easing children’s pain

Pain learning hub (SickKids)

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