September is Pain Awareness Month!

Help raise the awareness around pediatric pain, pain management and the tremendous work that pediatric pain professionals do during this month and beyond to improve the lives of children affected by pain. Message from SPPM President Dr. Rita Agarwal. The Pain Awareness Month theme for September 2020 is #MyPainPlan The focus of this year’s theme […]

SPPM Response to NPR’s Invisibilia Podcast “The Fifth Vital Sign”

We listened with interest to the NPR Invisibilia podcast “The Fifth Vital Sign”.  We are encouraged to see that pediatric pain is receiving long overdue acknowledgement and attention.  Your podcast has the power to influence the lives of millions as is evident from the response it has generated.  When dealing with medical and health information it is imperative to represent the information in an accurate and objective manner backed by scientific facts.

SPPM Education and Research Fund

The Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine has developed the SPPM Education and Research Fund to ensure the growth of the educational and scientific discovery endeavors of the Society and to establish a solid foundation for its successful future as an entity dedicated to better care of children in pain.