Apply for IASP SIG Awards
Three IASP Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are offering five awards recognizing excellence in pediatric pain, pain in older persons, and musculoskeletal pain. These awards support both emerging investigators and established leaders in pain research and clinical care. Review the award opportunities below and apply before the upcoming March and June deadlines. Pain in Childhood SIG Early Career Award in Pediatric Pain Research The Early Career Award in Pediatric […]
Check These Out! Cool Websites Aimed at Patients, Families, and Clinicians
Meg Foundation for Pain — Helping Kids & Families Understand and Manage Pain Website: https://www.megfoundationforpain.org/ A nonprofit resource hub focused on empowering children, parents, caregivers, and providers with evidence-based pain management tools and education, so painful experiences are less scary and more manageable. The site provides Comprehensive Pain Education with Sections explaining pain basics, myths […]
Giving Tuesday
Friends, In the words of our motto, SPPM as an organization is dedicated to “Better Care of Children in Pain.” The work we do to advance pediatric pain management makes a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. It matters. Today is Giving Tuesday, a day on which individuals […]
Stanford Pediatric Pain Team Featured in the Pediatric Pain Letter
The Pediatric Pain Letter is published three times a year (February, June, and October) and serves as an important platform for advancing pediatric pain research and practice. The October 2025 issue of the Pediatric Pain Letter (Vol. 27, No. 3) features members of the Stanford pediatric pain team. This open-access publication provides peer-reviewed commentaries on […]
National Prescription Fall Take Back Day Announced
On October 25, 2025, the DEA and its federal partners will team up for the 29th bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to remove unused, unwanted medications from homes and medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it starts. Check the Take Back Day website for more information as it becomes available.