SPS Newsletter

An official publication of the Society for Pediatric Sedation

An official publication of the
Society for Pediatric Sedation®

Education

Dex is more than just a buzzword…
By Matthew Coplin, DMD
Kalmor Dental
Helena, MT

Aren’t there more options out there? I repeatedly asked myself this question each time I attended a dental sedation conference. I never seemed to find an answer.  A few years back, I chose to venture outside the dental world of continuing education (CE) and found a universe that I never knew existed…SPS. I found answers to this question and many others.  The “ah-ha” moments b … [Read more...] about Dex is more than just a buzzword…

Training for High Stakes Low Frequency Adverse Events Can be used in Credentialing Pathways
Nicole M. Johnson, MD
Co-Director Pediatric Sedation Unit
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Children can reap the benefits of advances in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities; however, these often require procedural sedation. Nationally, pediatric procedural sedation is provided by a wide spectrum of physicians and other practitioners in variable locations for both inpatient and outpatient populations. Serious sedation-related adverse events, which are primarily … [Read more...] about Training for High Stakes Low Frequency Adverse Events Can be used in Credentialing Pathways

Interview With a Sedation Education Expert
By Trish Scherrer, MD

Donna Eull, RN, MA, CHPN For our winter newsletter, Focus on Education, we are fortunate to offer an interview with Donna Eull, RN, MA, CHPN.  Donna is a pain and palliative care nurse at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, where she has been instrumental in staff education and implementation of the Children’s Comfort Promise for children and their fami … [Read more...] about Interview With a Sedation Education Expert

Education Committee Offers Many Opportunities in 2019
By Anne Stormorken, MD
Chair

The New Year brings with it resolutions to learn more and network with other sedation providers. The SPS Education Committee will offer many opportunities to meet these resolutions in 2019. Online CME Dr. Jim Hertzog and the Online CME Committee are recruiting talented sedation experts who wish to increase knowledge of a particular aspect of procedural sedation within the … [Read more...] about Education Committee Offers Many Opportunities in 2019

SPS Online Education Needs You!
By James Hertzog, MD

The SPS Online Education Subcommittee is fortunate to have several SPS members share their passion and expertise in sedation care and education as they prepare modules for soon to be released viewing for both CME and Nursing Contact hours.  These modules include: “Overview of Pediatric Sedation in Radiology” (a two-part presentation) by Lorie Reilly “Apoptosis and Sedati … [Read more...] about SPS Online Education Needs You!