Statement on Transgender Care
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
Webinar: “The Nation’s Drug Overdose Epidemic: Helping Children and Families, Patients with Pain”
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
Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care Research
PedPalASCNET maintains a collection of articles related to pediatric palliative care. Follow this link for the latest citation list: https://pediatricpalliative.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9dab53829381faef9b9cb31&id=ddb82016fb&e=ec058daff1
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among Pediatric Patients with Chronic Postsurgical Pain after Major Musculoskeletal Surgery
An interesting study looking at a sample of pediatric patients without serious comorbidities undergoing their first elective major musculoskeletal surgery at a specialty pediatric hospital in the northwestern United States and the healthcare costs associated with the development of chronic postsurgical pain. Link to article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14402
Multimodal Continuous Ambulatory Erector Spinae Catheter Pain Protocol for Early Recovery Following Nuss Procedure: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Cincinnati Children’s, led by SPPM board member Dr. Vidya Chidambaran, has published a study describing their multimodal protocol for NUSS procedure incorporating erector spinae catheters. LOS was decreased while maintaining adequate analgesia, allowing postoperative opioid tapering and avoiding increased readmissions. Read the study here for more! https://rapm.bmj.com/lookup/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=35086901