Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

New article published in Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians focuses on the effects of the opioid crisis on children and adolescents and is intended to inform institutional policies, improve education, advocate for evidence-informed guidelines, and improve the care of children affected by the opioid epidemic who are seen in the emergency department.

CLICK HERE to read the article.  

 

In early 2021, the Pediatric Pain Warrior program at U.S. Pain Foundation surveyed 125 families with one or more children living in pain. The results paint a portrait of families and children affected by chronic pain whose needs are not being met.

Read the full report HERE.

 

1st Pain360 Congress
1 – 3 December 2021
Austria, Vienna
pain-360.org

Pain360 is an innovative, multidisciplinary medical event, covering contemporary, holistic techniques and approaches to pain management and treatment, taught by experienced experts at the top of their field. 

The Congress will include practical workshops, hands-on training and scientific sessions discussing the lastest innovations in pain science, providing essential knowledge and experience to professionals dealing with any kind of pain, enabling them to acquire the skills in pain management needed to benefit the lives of their patients.  

Help us bridge the gap between pain disciplines and revolutionize the pain field by joining the 1st Pain360 Congress in Vienna, Austria between 1-3 December 2021 for 3 exciting days of insightful education, hands-on trainings, shared knowledge, collaboration and inspiration.

Learn more at pain-360.org .

 

Drs. Rita Agarwal, Vidya Chidambaram and Stephen Hays were featured in an article and podcast on the well known KevinMD platform regarding JAMA Surgery’s published guidelines on opioid use for acute pain management.  CLICK HERE to review these guidelines and letter to the editor. 

CLICK HERE for the podcast.

 

YC Lin – Springer

CLICK HERE to read the article.