Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain.

Giving Tuesday – December 3, 2024

  Dear Colleagues, Thank you for being part of SPPM, a Society dedicated to “Better Care of Children in Pain.” Your work, engagement and the vital contributions to pediatric pain management have made a difference to children’s lives, but together we can strive to do even more. On this Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024, when communities, […]

Rita Allen Foundation Pain Research Awards

The Rita Allen Foundation has provided a special award for early-career leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic pain.The Foundation has awarded annually two grants or more in the amount of $150,000 over three years to early-career investigators pursuing innovative research that […]

Under-Reporting of Children’s Pain During Humanitarian Crises

During humanitarian crises, assessment and treatment of acute pain in children and youth are often not prioritized.  A short but important letter in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness raises awareness of this important issue and the impact of unmanaged pain for children in these situations. Full letter can be read here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/painful-call-about-the-underreporting-of-childrens-pain-during-humanitarian-crises/089E211686ECA654B91B4D567D6E2483