NIH Pain Consortium Webinar: Preparing/Writing the Application/Submitting the Grant
Dear Pain Researchers, We are reaching out to remind you about the next NIH Pain Consortium webinar in our series on NIH grant mechanisms
NIH HEAL FOA: Developing Quantitative Imaging & Other Relevant Biomarkers of Myofascial Tissues for Clinical Pain Management
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will sponsor two events on December 2, 2021 and January 6, 2022 related to the funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force Recommendations
The American Medical Association (AMA) convened more than 25 national, specialty and state medical societies in two task force efforts between 2014-2019 to provide specific
Advocacy Opportunity through #PainCareNow
Dr. Jamie Kitzman, SPPM member and member of our newly formed SIG on advocacy discusses #PainCareNow, an advocacy campaign by the US Pain Foundation (US
Giving Tuesday – November 30, 2021
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
A Step Towards Understanding Disparities: Linking Race, Ancestry, Epigenetics and Pain
Dr. Vidya Chidambaran and team have published a fascinating paper on epigenetics and pain. “While acknowledging racial differences in susceptibility to pain, the relevant and
Pediatric Pain Letter (PPL)
Pediatric Pain Letter (PPL) provides free, open-access, peer-reviewed commentaries on pain in infants, children and adolescents, published by IASP’s SIG on Pain in Childhood. PPL
DEA National RX Take Back Day
Saturday, October 23, 2021, from 10:00am to 2:00pm The DEA would like to ask your assistance in letting your patients know about the opportunity to
Check Out SPPM’s New Member Spotlight!
Name: Raymundo Gamboa Jacinto Professional Designation(s)/Title: Physician Assistant Organization/Hospital: John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Pain Area: Pediatric inpatient pain management and outpatient chronic pediatric pain management. CLICK HERE to learn
Zero Patient-controlled Analgesia is an Achievable Target for Postoperative Rapid Recovery Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
Study authors include SPPM member Dr. Michelle Kars, retrospectively assessing intrathecal micro-dose of opioid with oral analgesics, for the management of postoperative pain after posterior
2021 Poster Winners
In order to amplify and learn from award winning research by our membership, we will be sharing posters from the 2021 SPPM meeting. This month,
Guidelines Emphasize Need for Multimodal, Individualized Care for Surgery Patients
A recently published article summarizes guidelines outlining seven guiding principles for acute perioperative pain management to help institutions better care for patients having surgery. Despite
SPPM Advocacy Committee
This committee was founded several years ago to advance the mission of pediatric patients in pain everywhere. We work with parent/patient organizations like US Pain
Pain Awareness Month – Pediatric Pain Tip Sheet
The below tip sheet reviews pediatric pain facts, provides great tips on pediatric pain management as well as resources for pediatric pain. Click here for
Pain Awareness Month – Virtual Reality In Pain Management
As part of Pain Awareness Month, we would like to highlight our current newsletter featuring a section on Virtual Reality in Pain Management. Advances in