Pediatric Pain Standard – Public Review Open until February 4, 2022
Dear Colleagues, A draft Pediatric Pain Management Standard has been developed by the Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) in consultation with: patients and family members, clinicians and health service administrators, government and health services stakeholders, and researchers. Once approved, the Standard will apply across the continuum of care to all Canadian health and social services organizations […]
Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia: Postoperative Pain Management
Management of acute pain following the NUSS procedure continues to be investigated in order to achieve optimal analgesia and short length of stay in hospital. With novel regional anesthetic techniques, exciting new modalities are being explored. A new study examined ESP block versus thoracic epidural for this indication. CLICK HERE to read more.
Considerations in Establishing an Anesthesiology Department in the Middle East
Rosalie Tassone, MD MPH, a member of the SPPM Executive Board has recently published an article in International Anesthesiology Clinics. Of interest to our membership, would be the section on management of acute pain utilizing opioids, in the context of establishing practices in a hospital in the MIddle East, including a bias to undertreat pain. […]
New Research Training Funding Announcements
Dear Pain Research Community, There is an urgent need for more research to establish best practices in the pain management field, however, there is a limited workforce pipeline of pain researchers to meet NIH’s long-term goals of providing effective non-opioid options for the treatment of pain conditions and better pain management overall. We are excited […]
Study Explores Pathology of Pediatric Chronic Post-op Pain
Long-term chronic postsurgical pain is common in pediatric patients, occurs across a wide range of surgeries and has a marked impact on children’s quality of life, a new survey study by SPPM member T. Anthony Anderson, MD, PhD has concluded. Dr. Anderson will be presenting a lecture at our upcoming annual meeting in Tampa, […]