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 recently published article summarizes guidelines outlining seven guiding principles for acute perioperative pain management to help institutions better care for patients having surgery. Despite being adult focused, these guidelines are relevant to pediatric care as well.
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This committee was founded several years ago to advance the mission of pediatric patients in pain everywhere. We work with parent/patient organizations like US Pain Foundation and their Pediatric Pain Warriors Program https://pediatricpainwarrior.org and collaborate with other organizations/SIGs such as the US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), the IASP SIG for Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Advocacy Committee is currently working on increasing awareness for #PainAwarenessMonth by creating short audio interviews with authors of important new articles, parents and others.
While some members of the SPPM Advocacy Committee are on the Board of Directors of the US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), the AMA Pain and Opioid Taskforce, the AAP Section of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and advisory committees of several parent/patient organizations the Committee needs all voices and points of view to help with these efforts. The SPPM Advocacy Committee is open to SPPM Members
The below tip sheet reviews pediatric pain facts, provides great tips on pediatric pain management as well as resources for pediatric pain. Click here for a printable version.
As part of Pain Awareness Month, we would like to highlight our current newsletter featuring a section on Virtual Reality in Pain Management. Advances in technology are showing promise in helping decrease pain in children and youth, check out four fantastic articles reviewing several strategies for implementing technology as a tool in managing pain.
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September is Pain Awareness Month! Our Society strives for “Better Care for Children in Pain” and we are proud to raise awareness of pain in children and youth. Our president, Dr. Robert Wilder, shares a message for our membership as we kick off our campaign and spread the word that poorly treated pain in the pediatric population is unacceptable and requires our ongoing research, clinical advancements and advocacy.
Join us on social media by using hashtags: #PedsPain & #PainAwarenessMonth.
SPPM 13th Annual Meeting
March 12, 2026
Sheraton Denver Downtown
Denver, CO