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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
      • The Society in Action: Quality Initiatives
    • Committee Updates
      • Committee in Action: Quality and Safety Projects Update
      • MOC Subcommittee Update
    • Literature Reviews
      • Outpatient Procedural Sedation of Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorders for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain Using Propofol
    • General Articles
      • Society for Pediatric Sedation® Scholarly Grant – LOI Deadline Approaches November 2
      • Kids Do the Darndest Things…..
      • SPS News Version 20.19…Featuring New and Expanded Content!
      • I can see clearly now…
        What exactly is a clear liquid?
      • Interview with a Sedation Center of Excellence
        University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital

Volume 7 – Number 3 – Fall 2018 – Quality & Safety

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 n … [Read More...]

Committee in Action: Quality and Safety Projects Update
By Cheri Landers, MD
Chair, Quality and Safety Committee

Much of the work from the Quality and Safety Committee is done by smaller workgroups, each with a specific task or project at various stages of completion.  This very active committee has accomplished many safety projects, with more in progress. We are always looking for members interested in serving. Repository of Guidelines One of the ongoing … [Read More...]

Society for Pediatric Sedation® Scholarly Grant – LOI Deadline Approaches November 2

The Society is now accepting Letters of Intent for the SPS Scholarly Grant to support pediatric sedation-related quality improvement projects, research activities, or educational (teaching) initiatives that aim to advance the mission of the Society. Applicants may request up to $10,000 in direct costs for one year. The awarded project results … [Read More...]

MOC Subcommittee Update
By Elise W. van der Jagt, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care
MOC Sub-Committee;
and Urmila Tirodker, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
MOC Sub-Committee

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is necessary for any physician who wants to provide evidence of ongoing competence in the specialty and/or subspecialty in which training was originally received.  However, the process for obtaining MOC is often cumbersome, unduly repetitive, and may even be devoid of anything relevant to the actual practice of … [Read More...]

I can see clearly now…
What exactly is a clear liquid?
By Trish Scherrer, MD

With apologies to Johnny Nash for the title, this edition of Cautionary Tales explores the concept of clear liquids prior to sedated procedures.  What is a clear liquid?  What impact does clear versus not clear have on gastric emptying time?  And, does clear really mean what we think it means? Here’s how this topic came about.  A few months ago, … [Read More...]

Outpatient Procedural Sedation of Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorders for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain Using Propofol
Kamat PP, Karaga MK, Wisiewski BL, et al
Journal of Child Neurology, vol. 33, no. 5, 2018, pp. 313–319. PMID: 29439610

Performing procedures, imaging studies and sedation for children with developmental delays can be particularly challenging.  Increased anxiety, aggressive behaviors, inability to communicate and parental stress are some factors in particular that are of concern. This may lead to delays for the sedation team and the need for increased … [Read More...]

Kids Do the Darndest Things…..
By Lorie Reilly, MSN, CRNP, CPNP

A four-year-old female comes to the unit for a sedated brain MRI. She has a history of seizures.  She receives oral midazolam prior to IV placement, and is sedated with propofol without incident. Approximately five minutes into the scan, she has to be removed from the scanner because there was significant artifact showing up on the MRI. Two … [Read More...]

Interview with a Sedation Center of Excellence
University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
By Trish Scherrer, MD

The Pediatric Sedation Team at Comer Children’s, along with Remoc (Comer spelled backwards), a friendly green monster that greets patients, families, and visitors in the hospital lobby. As part of our fall newsletter focus on quality, we present the inaugural edition of, “Interview with a Sedation Center of Excellence.”  Dr. Mark Abe and the sedati … [Read More...]

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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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