Anna Taddio’s program of research aims to improve pain mitigation during medical procedures, particularly for children, in order to optimize health outcomes. Specific objectives are to:

Advance the therapeutics of pain management by evaluating the effects of individual and combination drug and non-drug pain-relieving modalities
Document the effects of consistent pain management on the developmental trajectory of pain responses and health care behaviours
Develop and evaluate educational interventions to promote effective pain mitigation across diverse clinical settings and populations
Evaluate the feasibility of implementation of evidence-based pain mitigation interventions
Create and participate in networks to facilitate national and worldwide knowledge transfer and promote pain assessment and pain management as a standard of care for medical procedures.
She currently leads a national inter-disciplinary team that is studying and promoting evidence-based pain mitigation during vaccination, (HELPinKids&Adults). This work was used as the basis of a global guideline by the World Health Organization.