Reaching the paediatric chest pain audience outside of ambulatory clinic using internet-based education

Adam W Powell; Zachary Ritzenthaler; Katherine W Powell; Rachel Camper; Nicholas L Madsen

doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000778

Reaching the paediatric chest pain audience outside of ambulatory clinic using internet-based education

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020 Sep 17;4(1):e000778. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000778. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Adam W Powell^{1

2}, Zachary Ritzenthaler³, Katherine W Powell⁴, Rachel Camper², Nicholas L Madsen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
² The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
³ Undergraduate Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Abstract

Paediatric chest pain is common, yet there remain significant barriers to educating and reassuring patients and their families. In July 2014, a blog titled 6 Questions to Ask When Your Child Complains of Chest Pain was posted to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center website to help educate children and parents about paediatric chest pain. The enhanced interactions through internet-based resources create the opportunity to address chest pain in a way that both educate and provide reassurance. Through the reassurance, there is the potential to meaningfully reduce patient stress all while also decreasing medical costs and potential medical visits.

Keywords: cardiology; technology.