Members needed for Working Group on the Management of Neonatal Pain and Agitation

BAPM is seeking members to join a working group to develop a Framework for Practice on the Management of Neonatal Pain and Agitation. 

There is currently no standard practice for prevention, assessment and management of pain and agitation across neonatal intensive care units and the management continues to challenge the clinicians. In this setting, clinicians must establish safe and compassionate standardized practices that consider available efficacy data, long-term outcomes, and research gaps.  

This framework will provide a practical clinical approach to pain assessment and avoidance, procedural analgesia, postoperative analgesia, sedation during mechanical ventilation and therapeutic hypothermia, and the issues of tolerance and weaning. 

Vacancies* on the group are: 

2 NICU Consultants
1 LNU/SCU Consultant
1 Trainee
1 ANNP
1 Psychologist
Other 

No previous experience of BAPM working groups is required and applications from BAPM members will be given priority. 

The first meeting will be held on 24 June, with the second meeting scheduled for 1 July. It is envisaged that this work will take approximately eight months and involve six virtual meetings. Please see attached terms of reference for more details. 

To apply please complete the application form by 27 May 2024. 

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*Please note that only the roles not yet filled are listed in this advert. The full group may include others invited through a relevant stakeholder group or because of their personal expertise. Please see the terms of reference for more details. If you have experience relevant for the group but do not fit one of the categories above you are still welcome to put in an application. BAPM groups are usually oversubscribed so we will not be able to accept all applicants in order to keep the group to a workable size.