Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

International researchers  collaborated on the development of an educational resource in the format of a comic book. The comic book, “A Journey to Learn About Pain,” is designed to teach children about the main concepts of pain in an accessible and engaging way. The comic book is entirely free to use and available to download via IASP.

Follow the link for more information: https://www.iasp-pain.org/publications/relief-news/article/pain-education-children-book/

Dr. Christine Chambers and team has published an update to their 2014 systematic review examining the prevalence of chronic pain in the pediatric population. The study confirms that 1 in 5 children continue to experience chronic pain worldwide.

Read the study in free access format here: https://tinyurl.com/PediatricChronicPainPrevalence

Dr. Rita Agarwal (Past President) and SPPM Board Member, Dr. Amber Borucki are featured in a podcast from The California Society of Anesthesiology discussing the safety of ketamine and indications for use in pain management.

Check out the podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2009442/episodes/15728633-patient-safety-the-state-of-ketamine-use-a-conversation-with-californian-anesthesiologists-and-pain-specialists

Congratulations to SPPM Executive Member, Dr. Vidya Chidambaran for her just released study in Brain, Behavior and Immunity examining the impact of cytokines in the postsurgical development of pain after major musculoskeletal pain. Exciting to see research in this area, as prevention of chronic pain is a global priority in the pain community. 

Read the pre-print here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889159124005877