SPS Plenary Session May 21, 2019 | 9:00 am | Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, MBA
SPS 2019 Annual Conference attendees experienced a unique opportunity to explore revolutionary research on the topic of anesthetic- and sedative-related neurotoxicity with a pioneer in the field, Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at Colorado University … [Read more...] about Smart Tots UpdateReviewed by Sue Kost, MD, FAAP
Meeting Reviews
Smart Tots Update
Dental vs Medical Sedation: Is it really all that different?Reviewed by John Unkel, MD, MPA, DDS
SPS Plenary Session | May 20, 2019, 3:15 pm | James Tom, DDS, MS
Delivery of dental sedation is performed by various provider types, thus collaboration between disciplines is essential. Pediatric sedation provided by dentists often depends on the type of training and pediatric exposure received during residency. Pediatric dentists generally provide in-office moderate sedation … [Read more...] about Dental vs Medical Sedation: Is it really all that different?Reviewed by John Unkel, MD, MPA, DDS
Trends in PSRC SedationReviewed by Mary Landrigan-Ossar, MD, PhD
SPS Plenary Session | May 20, 2019, 1:30 pm | Pradip Kamat, MD
The Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC) has collected data on over 450,000 sedations from 2007-2018. Dr. Pradip Kamat’s presentation, “Trends in PSRC Sedation”, was an informative and, dare I say, entertaining (who will ever forget the immortal line, “any gorilla can push propofol”?) review of information … [Read more...] about Trends in PSRC SedationReviewed by Mary Landrigan-Ossar, MD, PhD
“What Happens When the Lights Go Out?” Addressing After Hours SedationReviewed by Anne Stormorken, MD
SPS Plenary Session | May 20, 2019, 12:15 pm
Moderator – Deb Faulk, MD | Presenters – Troy Sands, MD; Carmen Sulton, MD
The holy grail of any service line is providing the same level of care and customer service 24/7/365, and this is particularly true when caring for children. A panel of sedation experts provided insight into how various institutions have tried to confront thi … [Read more...] about “What Happens When the Lights Go Out?” Addressing After Hours SedationReviewed by Anne Stormorken, MD
Pediatric Sedation State ScaleReviewed by Jason Reynolds, MD
SPS Plenary Session | May 22, 2019, 8:00 am | Joseph P. Cravero, MD
Dr. Cravero opened with a reference to an obscure baseball team that apparently wears red socks. He then went on to hit a home run by walking us through the evolution of the Pediatric Sedation State Score (PSSS). The story really begins with the Dartmouth Summit of Pediatric Sedation that led to the p … [Read more...] about Pediatric Sedation State ScaleReviewed by Jason Reynolds, MD
