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SPS Newsletter

An official publication of the Society for Pediatric Sedation

An official publication of the
Society for Pediatric Sedation®

Leadership Messages

Education: Mission Critical
By Sue Kost, MD

We’re starting the New Year with an issue devoted to a topic fitting to beginnings—education! Education is one of our “mission critical” endeavors as a society, and 2019 will mark a banner year for SPS sedation education.  We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the SPS Sedation Provider Course® with a comprehensive upgrade and expansion, with the goal of making the course be … [Read more...] about Education: Mission Critical

By Sue Kost, MD

The Society in Action: Quality Initiatives
By Sue Kost, MD
President

The focus of this issue of the SPS News is on Quality, and in an attempt to lend structure to this President’s Message, I’ll provide an update on the happenings of the Society using the Six Domains of Healthcare Quality as a frame of reference. In the realm of safety, SPS representatives were invited to review and comment on new guidelines to be published this fall by the Ame … [Read more...] about The Society in Action: Quality Initiatives

By Sue Kost, MD
President

SPS News Version 20.19…Featuring New and Expanded Content!
By Trish Scherrer, MD
Editor

Starting with this edition, the SPS News will have a fresh and updated format featuring a topic focus for each edition.  We’ll be including more in-depth content as well as a number of new review articles and interviews.  And, we will be resuming the quarterly publication schedule, providing you with more news more often. This fall issue of the newsletter will focus on qua … [Read more...] about SPS News Version 20.19…Featuring New and Expanded Content!

By Trish Scherrer, MD
Editor

Culture of Diversity in SPS
By Sue Kost, MD
SPS President

Dear SPS Members, As I take on the presidency of the SPS, my youngest child is finishing his junior year of high school, and I have recently had the pleasure of sitting through nearly a dozen “information sessions” where college admissions officers extol the virtues of their various institutions. Chief among these virtues, touted by all, is that of diversity. Fir … [Read more...] about Culture of Diversity in SPS

By Sue Kost, MD
SPS President

Planning for the Future…
By Jason Reynolds, MD
SPS President

In the summer of 2015 a group of past, present, and future SPS leaders met in Atlanta for a pivotal meeting regarding the future direction of the Society.  This meeting was championed by the immediate past president, Trish Scherrer.  The goal of the meeting was to build on the progress from the first ten years as a Society by clearly defining our goals for the future.  One of th … [Read more...] about Planning for the Future…

By Jason Reynolds, MD
SPS President

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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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