Smileyscope: Pain Management with Venipuncture and Vascular Access Procedures
Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – INS Clinical Education and Publications Manager
Guests:
· Evelyn Chan, MBBS, MSc, DCH
· Thomas Sutton
Interested in innovative technology that supports pediatric pain management and procedure phobia? In the 2021 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, Standard 32, Pain Management with Venipuncture and Vascular Access Procedures, notes: “Use distraction techniques. The use of ‘virtual reality’ by use of a computer-simulated environment accessed through a head-mounted device was found to be effective in children in decreasing pain associated with venipuncture.” Listen in as Dr. Evelyn Chan and Thomas Sutton discuss Smileyscope, a virtual reality solution that “redefines fear through positive technology.”
Resources:
Chan, E., Hovenden, M., Ramage, E., et al. Virtual reality for pediatric needle procedural pain: two randomized clinical trials. J. Pediatr. 2019;209:160–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.02.034