Introducing SPPM Visual Pearls
Welcome to the Monthly SPPM Visual Pearls! This NEW feature from the SPPM is aimed at educating clinicians, researchers, psychologists, and allied health practitioners interested in pediatric pain management. The Visual Pearls will rotate between a variety of topics such as: Regional Anesthesia Techniques – New Equipment, Focus on POCUS, Beyond Catheters, New Local Anesthetics and […]
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Pain
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Pain By M-Irfan Suleman, MD, FAAP, FASA; Souraya Torbey, MD; Keith J. Slifer, PhD Dr. Suleman, an active member of SPPM, was recently published in the ASA Monitor a publication of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. CLICK HERE to read his wonderful summary of a team […]
Rita Allen Foundation in Pain Award
Since 2009, the Rita Allen Foundation has awarded annually the Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain, recognizing emerging experts in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic pain. Each year, the Foundation typically awards two grants in the amount of $50,000 per year over […]
JAMA Surgery Article – Concerns About Pediatric Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
In November 2020, JAMA Surgery published, “Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents After Surgery: An Expert Panel Opinion”. These new guidelines generated important conversation within the pediatric pain medicine community and SPPM. SPPM members Dr. Rita Agarwal, Dr. Vidya Chidambaran and Dr. Stephen Hays submitted a formal response to the study, which was then […]
Fourteen (14) Medical Specialty Organizations Achieve Pathway to Collaborative Guide for Acute Surgical Pain
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) hosted a virtual pain summit on February 20, 2021 with 14 medical specialty societies to discuss acute surgical pain principles that will serve as the basis for a multi-society acute pain resource. Follow link for more information: https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2021/02/14-medical-specialty-organizations-achieve-pathway-to-collaborative-guide-for-acute-surgical-pain