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SPS Newsletter

An official publication of the Society for Pediatric Sedation

An official publication of the
Society for Pediatric Sedation®

Summer 2020

NPO for the Love…Let them drink!
By Benjamin F. Jackson, MD

An update on pre-procedural fasting and pediatric procedural sedation Among the more commonly recurring discussions and controversies in the realm of pediatric procedural sedation (PPS) surrounds the provision of sedation and its relationship to timing of a patient’s most recent oral intake. While PPS care remains one of the strongest examples of multidisciplinary overlap and c … [Read more...] about NPO for the Love…Let them drink!

By Benjamin F. Jackson, MD

2020 SPS Awards and Grant Recipients

The SPS Award nomination process will open in early 2021. Start thinking of a worthy colleague to nominate! 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 p … [Read more...] about 2020 SPS Awards and Grant Recipients

Creating New Metrics for Enhanced Sedation Quality Improvement
By Amber Rogers, MD
Chair, Quality and Safety Committee

In a new subcommittee collaboration between the SPS Research and Quality & Safety Committees, dedicated SPS members will be harnessing the resources of the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC) to take sedation quality analyses and metrics to the next level. Historically, quality sedation has been almost exclusively defined by safety, which of course must be the … [Read more...] about Creating New Metrics for Enhanced Sedation Quality Improvement

By Amber Rogers, MD
Chair, Quality and Safety Committee

New SPS Member Benefit – MOC Part 4
By Sue Kost, MD
Chair, MOC Subcommittee

As demonstrated by our SPS mission statement, “high quality care” and quality improvement (QI) has been a focus of our society since its inception. In this light, we are planning to offer a new member benefit to assist our members who participate in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Although the SPS is not an American Board of Ped … [Read more...] about New SPS Member Benefit – MOC Part 4

By Sue Kost, MD
Chair, MOC Subcommittee

President’s Message: Focus on Exciting Society Initiatives
By Anne Stormorken, MD

Every day brings new things it seems, some unwelcome, but hopefully more that are rewarding and gratifying. In this missive I would like to provide a positive focus by highlighting upcoming SPS events. The Society for Pediatric Sedation is excited to provide the first ever virtual conference exclusively dedicated to pediatric sedation. Providing an environment to draw our … [Read more...] about President’s Message: Focus on Exciting Society Initiatives

By Anne Stormorken, MD

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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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