You are invited to attend to the 2nd Biennial SPPM Global Conference. The virtual program will highlight “What’s Trending Worldwide in Pediatric Pain Medicine.”
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The Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM) aims to advance the quality of anesthesia care and the alleviation of pain-related conditions in children.
You are invited to attend to the 2nd Biennial SPPM Global Conference. The virtual program will highlight “What’s Trending Worldwide in Pediatric Pain Medicine.”
Click here for more information.
Dr. Katie Birnie and team have recently published a review to examine the efficacy of interventions that are delivered in-person versus virtually for youth with chronic pain, a shift that occurred during the pandemic and has persisted in some forms in many chronic pain programs.
Follow the link for the full review, that identified major gaps in our current literature: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/38863459/
A fascinating case report authored by several SPPM members – what is the next step for postdural puncture headache when blood patches are ineffective?
Read here to see what was offered to one particular patient:
https://www.cureus.com/articles/245081-postdural-puncture-headaches-in-pediatric-patients-a-review-of-options-when-repeated-epidural-blood-patches-do-not-work#!/
Do you have an idea for a Workshop, Round Table, or Problem-Based Learning Discussion (PBLD) that would benefit the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine membership? If so, please see the requirements and submission information below for the SPPM 12th Annual Meeting.
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Regional anesthesia for children undergoing cleft palate has been increasing in popularity. A new paper retrospectively reviews one center’s outcomes, and found that suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block reduced opioid consumption and length of stay when compared to surgical infiltration.
Read the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241234595
Also, Are you interested in learning about this block? Check out our visual pearl here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGo993f07t8&t=7s
SPPM 2024 Global Virtual Conference
Saturday, November 2, 2024