Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

The American Medical Association (AMA) convened more than 25 national, specialty and state medical societies in two task force efforts between 2014-2019 to provide specific guidance to end the nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic and focus on the unique needs of patients with pain. The AMA task forces released recommendations urging physicians to take action to improve opioid prescribing practices, help prevent opioid use disorder and provide evidence-based, compassionate care for patients in pain. Follow the link to read the recommendations: 

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/overdose-epidemic/ama-substance-use-and-pain-care-task-force-recommendations

Dr. Jamie Kitzman, SPPM member and member of our newly formed SIG on advocacy discusses #PainCareNow,  an advocacy campaign by the US Pain Foundation (US Pain), to increase awareness of the Pain Management Task Force (PMTF) Report.

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Dr. Vidya Chidambaran and team have published a fascinating paper on epigenetics and pain. 

“While acknowledging racial differences in susceptibility to pain, the relevant and necessary question is: do racial disparities in chronic pain susceptibility have an inherently genetic origin or are these disparities socially and environmentally driven?” CLICK HERE for more information! 

Pediatric Pain Letter (PPL) provides free, open-access, peer-reviewed commentaries on pain in infants, children and adolescents, published by IASP’s SIG on Pain in Childhood. PPL is published online in February, June, and October. Follow this link to read their latest letter: http://ppl.childpain.org/Pediatric Pain Letter (PPL)