The Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM) aims to advance the quality of anesthesia care and the alleviation of pain-related conditions in children.
A study published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery retrospectively examines a 3 year cohort of patients who received cryoablation for management of pectus repair pain. Length of stay was reduced as well as need for post op ICU admission in those who received cryoablation.
Article can be found here: https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(22)00173-7/fulltext
American Academy of Pediatrics offers a number of resources to support clinicians in addressing substance use.
Follow the link for professional tools and resources which may be of value: https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/substance-use-and-prevention/
The Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine supports our parent organization, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia in recognizing that gender-affirming care is life-saving and medically necessary. The SPPM will continue to support the rights of TGD youth and help ensure that they receive the gender-affirming care that they seek.
Please read the full statement HERE
Our Immediate Past-President, Dr. Rita Agarwal, will be a panelist on a new AMA webinar, “The nation’s drug overdose epidemic: Helping children and families, patients with pain,” on Tuesday, April 5 at 1 pm (central time).
Follow this link to register: https://meetingregistration.ama-assn.org/mtgregcvent/register/search?ECODE=4b041a94-68e0-4f48-884d-8d3025cb0f78
PedPalASCNET maintains a collection of articles related to pediatric palliative care.
Follow this link for the latest citation list:
SPPM 13th Annual Meeting
March 12, 2026
Sheraton Denver Downtown
Denver, CO