UCI Center on Stress & Health awarded $6.3 million by National Institutes of Health
Funding will advance digital methods to alleviate pediatric surgery stress and pain
Funding will advance digital methods to alleviate pediatric surgery stress and pain
Dr. Zeev Kain, professor and chair of anesthesiology & perioperative care, led the first-ever study of chronic postoperative pain in children. Out of 113 youngsters studied, 13 percent reported pain that lingered for months.
New Calit2 division uses technology to put patients in control of their health.
Michelle Fortier, Ph.D., of UC Irvine’s Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, has received $450,000 from the Hoag Foundation and $50,000 from the Children’s Miracle Network.