Our Spring Issue Focus is ResearchBy Sue Kost, MD
I find it very appropriate that the Spring issue of our Newsletter, leading up to our Annual Conference, puts the spotlight on Research. Our society grew from its roots in the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC), and our conference provides a fantastic venue for renewing that growth. Some research highlights will include the poster … [Read More...]
Efficacy Outcome Measures for Pediatric Procedural Sedation Clinical TrialsReviewed by Carmen D. Sulton, MD and Patricia Scherrer, MD
Williams, MR, Nayshut M, Hoefnagel, A., et al. “Efficacy Outcome Measures for Pediatric Procedural Sedation Clinical Trials.” Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 126, no. 3, 2018, pp. 956–967, doi:10.1213. Throughout the sedation literature, there is an overall lack of consistent and reliable measuring tools for assessing sedation efficacy and … [Read More...]
Reviews of Articles About Anesthetics and Their Impact on Neurodevelopment In ChildrenBy Jonathan Bennett, MD
Jonathan Bennett, MD, is our new SPS liaison to SmartTots, a public-private partnership organization launched to facilitate and support studies of existing anesthetic drugs and their effects on childhood development. He reviews two original research articles “hot off the presses” (is that a term anyone uses anymore in this electronic age?) … [Read More...]
PSRC UpdateBy Kevin Couloures, DO, MPH
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee
The Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC) has continued to be a source of data for researchers exploring novel questions about procedural sedation. James Hertzog et al. published, “Incidence and Nature of Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions During Pediatric Procedural Sedation: A Report from the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium,” in … [Read More...]
Interview with a Sedation Research Expert – Kevin Couloures DO, MPHBy Trish Scherrer, MD
For this research edition of the SPS News, we’re privileged to interview Kevin Couloures DO, MPH, as our sedation research expert. Many of you have been fortunate to work with Dr. Couloures through the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC), where he has been very involved with overseeing the database and resulting projects and support for … [Read More...]
How to Write a Good SurveyBy Kevin Couloures, DO, MPH
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee
Surveys are a useful tool to get a better understanding of how others perceive a problem or perform a task. However, the answers are only as good as the questions. And while the temptation is to capture things that the survey initiator did not think of by adding an other box to each question, this may lead to answers that cannot be categorized … [Read More...]
Tips on Successful Grant WritingBy Vince Faustino, MD
During my orientation as a reviewer for the National Institutes of Health, the study review officer said there are only two things that I, as a reviewer, should decide. First is whether the proposal is worth doing. Second is whether the principal investigator (PI) and team can do the proposal. This advice has also served me well as a PI applying … [Read More...]
Incorporating Research into Your Pediatric Sedation PracticeBy Èlise van der Jagt, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care,br>Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, GCH Regional Health Operations
University of Rochester Medical Center/Golisano Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care,br>Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, GCH Regional Health Operations
University of Rochester Medical Center/Golisano Children’s Hospital
Curiosity about how things work (knowledge), how things might be improved using treatments/interventions, and the impact of these changes on our patients, institutions and society are at the heart of research. Every day a clinician uses this pattern of thinking in seeing patients. We gather knowledge about the patient by taking a history, … [Read More...]
Survey Science in Pediatric Sedation Research and PracticeBy Daniel J. Sedillo, MD, MBA
Baylor College of Medicine & The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
Baylor College of Medicine & The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
All of us have the experience of opening our email and coming across a survey request about some aspect of clinical practice or our preferences towards a genre of art, music, or even our restaurant preferences. Recently, many pediatrician practitioners received a survey about the MOC process from the American Board of Pediatrics. For many people, … [Read More...]
