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* From the Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; the
Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario; the
Department of Anesthesia, Montreal Heart Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec; the
Department of Family Medicine, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec; the
¶ Health Science Centre Pain Clinic, Winnipeg, Manitoba; the
|| School of Nursing, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland; the
** Pain Management Unit, Queen Elizabeth II Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia;
St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia; the
Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta; the
¶¶ Chronic Pain Centre, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and the
Department of Anesthesia, Clinique Anti-douleur, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Address correspondence to: Dr. Philip Peng, McL 2-405 Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada. Phone: 416-603-5118; Fax: 416-603-6494; E-mail: philip.peng{at}uhn.on.ca
Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the services currently offered by multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities (MPTFs) dedicated for pediatric chronic pain management across Canada.
Methods: A MPTF was defined as a clinic that advertised specialized multidisciplinary services for the diagnosis and management of chronic pain and had a minimum of three different health care disciplines (including at least one medical speciality) available and integrated within the facility. The search method was previously described in an accompanying article. Designated investigators were responsible for confirming and supplementing MPTFs from the preliminary list in their respective provinces. Administrative leads at each eligible MPTF were asked to complete a detailed questionnaire on their infrastructure, clinical, research, teaching and administrative activities. Only MPTFs dedicated to pediatric populations were included.
Results: Only five centres surveyed had dedicated pediatric MPTFs, all located in major cities in five different provinces. While the median wait time was four weeks, it could be as long as nine months in one MPTF. Headache and neuropathic pain were the most commonly treated pain syndromes. All MPTFs included physicians, nurses and psychologists, and used a rehabilitation model that incorporated a wide variety of pharmacological, psychological and physical therapies. All centres provided training for medical and other healthcare professionals, and three of the five centres conducted research. Government funding was the major source of funding for patient services and overhead costs.
Conclusions: There are very few pediatric MPTFs in Canada. These facilities exist in five of ten provinces, each within large urban centres. Limited accessibility leads to variable and prolonged wait times for pediatric patients suffering from chronic pain.
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