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SPS Newsletter

An official publication of the Society for Pediatric Sedation

An official publication of the
Society for Pediatric Sedation®

    • President’s Message
    • Committee Updates
      • New SPS Member Benefit – MOC Part 4
    • General Articles
      • Don’t Miss This Spooktacular Event!
      • Creating New Metrics for Enhanced Sedation Quality Improvement
      • 2020 SPS Awards and Grant Recipients
      • NPO for the Love…Let them drink!
      • Safety and Efficacy of the Combination of Propofol and Ketamine for Procedural Sedation/Anesthesia in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
      • Perspectives of SPS Members in Advancing Pediatric Sedation Care
      • How Do You Do It? Exploring VCUG’s in Two Programs

2020 SPS Awards and Grant Recipients

The SPS Award nomination process will open in early 2021. Start thinking of a worthy colleague to nominate!

Vivian Yuen, MD

Blike/Cravero International Pediatric Sedation Advocacy Award

Vivian Yuen, MD

Dr. Yuen is an anesthesiologist at the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, and an Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Hong Kong. She has been advancing the field of pediatric sedation for the last several years with her innovative research investigations into different sedation medication options, particularly with the use of intranasal and buccal dexmedetomidine for noninvasive procedures.  See her published works on PubMed.

She also is a strong advocate for in-situ simulation for training in crisis management and team work. Her dedication to evidence-based practice and advancing safe sedation aligns with the SPS goals and mission.


Katelyn Beyer, CCLS

Kristine K. Murray Child Life Award and Scholarship

Katelyn Beyer, CCLS

Katelyn was selected for this award because of her commitment of care across a range of locations within a four-hospital system, including pediatric/adolescent inpatient unit, operating rooms, emergency department, radiology department, neurology clinic, cardiac imaging, and neonatal intensive care unit. Katelyn introduced virtual reality headsets to their pediatric practice to distract the patient and decrease anxiety.


Lowell Clark, MD

Joseph P. Cravero, MD Leadership Award

Lowell Clark, MD

Dr. Lowell’s accomplishments over a four-decade career reveal a tremendous impact in his community. He was instrumental in founding not only the first pediatric intensive care unit in southern Georgia, but also a sedation/infusion service, a child advocacy center, and a transport team, all in an area where none of these services existed.

He’s contributed greatly to SPS over the years, in the form of long informative listserv posts chock-full of sage advice and thought-provoking questions, as well as several inspiring lectures at our conferences. Those of us fortunate to interact with him in person know him as a warm, unassuming, kind human being, well deserving of this recognition.


Lauren R. Edwards, MD

SPS Scholarly Grant

Lauren R. Edwards, MD

Dr. Edwards is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Section of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She was selected for this year’s Scholarly Grant for her project submission, “Sedation for Congenital Lacrimal Duct Obstruction Stenting—Safety and Cost Analysis”.

 

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About SPS News

SPS News is an official publication of the Society for Pediatric Sedation®

SPS News Editor
Carmen D. Sulton, MD

Contributing Authors
Nancy Crego, PhD, RN, CCRN
Benjamin F. Jackson, MD
Sue Kost, MD
Ali Ozcan, MD
Amber Rogers, MD
Anne Stormorken, MD

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