Resources to Address Substance Use and Prevention from AAP
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/
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