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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
      • Education: Mission Critical
    • Literature Reviews
      • Evaluating the Need for Pediatric Procedural Sedation Training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
    • Committee Updates
      • SPS Sedation Provider Course® 2018 Update and Beyond: The Future is Bright!
      • SPS Online Education Needs You!
      • Education Committee Offers Many Opportunities in 2019
      • Sedation Provider Course® Offers Simulation Training for Procedural Sedation Outside the Operating Room
    • General Articles
      • Defining Quality and Safety in Autistic or Aggressive Patients
      • Child Life 101 – Education
      • Interview With a Sedation Education Expert
      • Video: Pradip Kamat, MD, MBA on OPENPediatrics

Volume 8 – Number 1 – Winter 2019 – Focus on Education

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 … [Read More...]

Volume 9, Number 2 – Fall – 2020 – Research, Quality & Safety

September 10, 2020 By ray 

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Don’t Miss This Spooktacular Event!

September 8, 2020 By ray 

Virtual sessions for Saturday and Sunday have been scheduled to allow plenty of time for your Halloween festivities. … [Read More...]

How Do You Do It? Exploring VCUG’s in Two Programs

September 8, 2020 By ray 

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at Virtua Voorhees Katherine Friend, CCLS Sedation planning: Who receives … [Read More...]

Perspectives of SPS Members in Advancing Pediatric Sedation Care
By Nancy Crego, PhD, RN, CCRN

September 1, 2020 By ray 

Among the many benefits of the SPS, I find that the different perspectives, experiences, knowledge and insights that are … [Read More...]

Safety and Efficacy of the Combination of Propofol and Ketamine for Procedural Sedation/Anesthesia in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Reviewed by Ali Ozcan, MD

September 1, 2020 By ray 

Hayes J.A. et al. Published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 7. Anesth … [Read More...]

Evaluating the Need for Pediatric Procedural Sedation Training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Hooper, MC, Kamat, PP, Couloures, KG Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2018, p. 1., doi:10.1097/pcc.0000000000001809 Within the past 10 years, the need for non-anesthesia providers outside of the operating room has continued to increase. Many of these sedation providers are trained in pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM).   Although PCCM p … [Read More...]

SPS Sedation Provider Course® 2018 Update and Beyond: The Future is Bright!
By Corrie E. Chumpitazi, MD, MS
Provider Course Chair

What is the SPS Sedation Provider Course® you ask? Since its inception in 2008, the SPS Sedation Provider Course® has been well received by student learners in over 16 states. Our simulation-based sedation provider course is aimed at improving sedation knowledge and core competencies to promote safe and effective procedural sedation to c … [Read More...]

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 R … [Read More...]

Sedation Provider Course® Offers Simulation Training for Procedural Sedation Outside the Operating Room
By Kamal Abulebda, MD

Pediatric procedural sedation outside the operating room is a growing practice provided by multiple subspecialists with different skills in a variety of settings. The Society for Pediatric Sedation has successfully integrated simulation as a training tool and safety probe in this field by implementing the full day Sedation Provider Course® (PC).  T … [Read More...]

Defining Quality and Safety in Autistic or Aggressive Patients
By Holly DeLorme, MSN, BSN, CPN

Quality and safety in sedation is often reflected by how we, as providers, deliver safe, effective sedation for an imaging study or procedure. Managing a child on the autism spectrum can be a wild ride, particularly if that child has the added barriers of being non-verbal or exhibits aggressive behaviors when confronted with an interruption in … [Read More...]

Child Life 101 – Education
By Sarah Davis, CCLS

When a child is referred to the sedation team, it is often for a procedure that would be stressful or traumatizing for the child to complete while awake. Even though sedation is used to decrease stress and anxiety in children, the sedation itself can be perceived or experienced as stressful. In order to decrease this pre-procedure stress, child … [Read More...]

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 chi … [Read More...]

Video: Pradip Kamat, MD, MBA on OPENPediatrics

Dr. Pradip Kamat, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine, Director of Children’s Sedation Services at Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, and Society of Pediatric Sedation, explains the changing landscape of pediatric anesthesiology, the growing involvement of pediatric intensivists, and provides a forecast for the futu … [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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