This Partners For Kids’ toolkit is designed to help health care professionals educate families on how to prevent and manage constipation at home, to reduce emergency department visits related to constipation. The toolkit includes a list of resources for providers and patients, including prescribing guidelines, educational webinars, helpful handouts and more. The information is updated regularly based on current clinical guidelines, recommendations and data.
Resources for Health Care Professionals:
- Constipation Over-The-Counter Medication Coverage Guide
- Constipation Guidelines for Primary Care Providers
- Emergency Department/Urgent Care Constipation and Fecal Impaction Clinical Pathway
- Constipation Management in Primary Care Webinar
- SMART Patient Handout
- QI Initiative Reduces Emergency Room Visits for Functional Constipation
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital Constipation Resources
Resources for Patients:
- SMART Patient Handout
- Poop Accidents Video
- Poop Withholding and What To Do When Kids Won’t Poop! Video
- What Your Poo is Telling You Video
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital Constipation Resources
If you have questions about these resources, please contact Melanie Pinnow at Melanie.Pinnow@NationwideChildrens.org or Rajitha Venkatesh at Rajitha.Venkatesh@NationwideChildrens.org.