Rita Allen Foundation in Pain Award
Since 2009, the Rita Allen Foundation has awarded annually the Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain, recognizing emerging experts in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic pain. Each year, the Foundation typically awards two grants in the amount of $50,000 per year over […]
JAMA Surgery Article – Concerns About Pediatric Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
In November 2020, JAMA Surgery published, “Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents After Surgery: An Expert Panel Opinion”. These new guidelines generated important conversation within the pediatric pain medicine community and SPPM. SPPM members Dr. Rita Agarwal, Dr. Vidya Chidambaran and Dr. Stephen Hays submitted a formal response to the study, which was then […]
Fourteen (14) Medical Specialty Organizations Achieve Pathway to Collaborative Guide for Acute Surgical Pain
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) hosted a virtual pain summit on February 20, 2021 with 14 medical specialty societies to discuss acute surgical pain principles that will serve as the basis for a multi-society acute pain resource. Follow link for more information: https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2021/02/14-medical-specialty-organizations-achieve-pathway-to-collaborative-guide-for-acute-surgical-pain
NIH Pain Consortium Grant-Mechanism Webinar Series
The NIH PainConsortium has developed a monthly webinar series on NIH grant mechanisms in pain research across career stages (training, transition and independent stages). The goal of this webinar series is to inform the pain research community of funding opportunities and other resources provided by the NIH. Each webinar will cover information on specific types of grant mechanisms […]
Preparing Kids (and Parents!) for COVID Vaccines: How can we help kids navigate needle phobia and pain?
Preparing Kids (and Parents!) for COVID Vaccines: How can we help kids navigate needle phobia and pain? Dr. Rachel Zoffness and Dr. Samina Ali have been published in Psychology Today column Pain Explained, titled Preparing Kids (and Parents!) for COVID Vaccines. The article offers tips and tools to address pediatric needle phobia and vaccine hesitancy. […]