Welcome

 The Society for Pediatric Sedation welcomes you to the 14th Annual Conference, held this year in Denver, Colorado. The city’s proximity to the beautiful Rocky Mountains has inspired this year’s meeting theme, “Reach the Summit in Sedation Excellence”. Our program will be organized around our society’s guiding principles of Patient Care, Quality Improvement, Research, Education and Outreach. It is our great fortune to have assembled an outstanding group of faculty presenters for this conference, many of whom are new to the SPS podium. They will help you leave our meeting with the information and tools necessary to continue to deliver safe, high quality sedation to our young patients whether you are a novice or a seasoned veteran.

As always, our Sedation Provider Course will be offered the Sunday before the meeting starts. This course has been revised and updated, with this meeting marking the unveiling of the new curriculum. It consistently sells out, so sign up early if you want to take advantage of this excellent simulation-based course covering the recognition and management of the most common sedation-related adverse events.

I look forward to meeting with you all in Denver in the spring!

Mary Landrigan-Ossar, MD
Conference Program Chair