ID
M202610090758
Pathway
Health Systems Science
Structural Inequity, Advocacy, and Justice
Description
Recent CDC and ACOG guidance emphasizes the importance of medical providers addressing pain associated with IUD insertion. However at UMass, counseling and pain management practices still vary across clinicians and clinics, with no standardized institutional guidelines for managing insertion pain.
In the first phase of this quality improvement project, our team surveyed UMass clinicians to characterize current practices and attitudes toward pain management during IUD insertion. We are now working with family medicine, OB/GYN, and adolescent medicine clinicians to develop more consistent approaches to patient counseling and pain management.
Please contact one of the Class of 2028 student members with questions about the project before reaching out to faculty.
In the first phase of this quality improvement project, our team surveyed UMass clinicians to characterize current practices and attitudes toward pain management during IUD insertion. We are now working with family medicine, OB/GYN, and adolescent medicine clinicians to develop more consistent approaches to patient counseling and pain management.
Please contact one of the Class of 2028 student members with questions about the project before reaching out to faculty.
Goals
Develop and refine a patient handout on IUD insertion and pain management options for use in UMass clinics. Work toward implementing workflows that support consistent counseling and pain management across participating clinics.
Mentor
Manju Mahajan, MD, FAAFP, AAHIVS; Kristen Matteson, MD, MPH; Tara Kumaraswami, MD, MPH (Contact Jillian Wong)
Mentor E-mail
jillian.wong7@umassmed.edu
Department
Family Medicine and Community Health; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Prior Students
Current student members are Jillian Wong, Julia Devlin, Hannah Cahill, and Madison LaCasse (Class of 2028), and Alexindra Wheeler (Class of 2029).
Availability
No
Number Spots
0 (not seeking students for the current phases of the project, but if you have an idea for a new branch, please feel free to reach out)