Table 1.

Stollery Chronic Pain Clinic referral criteria.

Request for Consultation: Referral by Physician/Nurse Practitioner only	The goal of this service is to treat and care for children 17 years and under who are experiencing chronic, difficult-to-manage pain. Children should always have been seen and assessed first by the appropriate pediatric services prior to being referred to the Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic.
Inclusion criteria	• 0–17 years, 11 months
	• chronic pain of at least three months’ duration
	• chronic pain as primary complaint
	• chronic pain which impacts activities of daily living, school attendance, sleep, quality of life or family functioning