Overview
The pain, palliative care, and integrative medicine program at Children’s Minnesota features a world-class model of pain management – a combination of state-of-the-art pharmacology, physical therapy, and integrative therapies such as massage, hypnosis and acupuncture. Palliative care is provided by a multidisciplinary team focused on providing relief from the symptoms and the stresses of serious illness – partnering with the child’s family and care team to optimize quality of life.
- Pain and other distressing symptoms
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Migraines
- Centrally-mediated abdominal pain syndrome
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Neurodegenerative/metabolic conditions
- Cancer-related pain
- Life-threatening medical illness
- Sickle cell disease
- Inpatient consultation services for palliative care, pain management and/or integrative care within the Children’s Minnesota hospitals
- Outpatient in-person or telehealth appointments in the Pain & Functional Rehabilitation Clinic, Palliative Care clinic or Integrative Medicine clinic. Home-based pediatric palliative care & hospice programs. Both programs are exclusively pediatric & patients are able to participate whether or not they continue to receive curative therapy.
Children’s Minnesota Physician Access is available 24/7 with a representative on the line throughout the call to assist with referrals, consultations and admissions and to provide general information: Call 866-755-2121. You can request a member of the palliative care team, pain care team and/or integrative team to assess your patient within the hospital. You can also request our services through electronic medical records.
Refer a patient to our clinics for pain, palliative and integrative care or refer a patient to our palliative or hospice home care team.
Information needed for all patient referrals:
- Patient Name
- DOB
- Referring provider
- Primary care provider
- Insurance information
- Diagnosis and isolation requirements
- Special needs requirements
- Patient’s city and state
