Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

Sickle cell disease is one of the most painful syndromes presenting in children and youth. Even with liberal use of analgesics, including opioids, pain can often be difficult to manage. A systematic review looks at non-pharmacological interventions that can supplement pain management strategies.

Read the paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pbc.30315

Thank you to all our attendees of our 10th anniversary Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. We had record attendance this year with attendees joining in-person and virtually. Check out the meeting highlights in our slide show, and we will see you next year in Anaheim, California!

Dear SPPM Members:

We are delighted as a Society to have so many eager, qualified, and enthusiastic members who want to be involved with and contribute to the Society. All of our candidates for office were imminently qualified and deserving of the positions they were running for. It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine’s Election:

Secretary-Treasurer: Vidya Chidambaran, MD, MS, FASA

Board of Directors: Elisha Peterson, MD, FAAP; Genevieve D’Souza, MD;  Jamie Kitzman, MD, FASA, DABMA

Please also welcome and congratulate our incoming President:  Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH

Congratulations to all!

Sincerely,

Rita Agarwal MD, FAAP, FASA (she, her, hers)
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Past President Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine