Sedation Provider Course

SPS Sedation Provider Course® Schedule and Information

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Limited to 30 participants

Arthur M. Blank Hospital Simulation Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
2220 North Druid Hills Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329

Register through the conference form. 

Target Audience

The target audience for the SPS Sedation Provider Course® includes health care providers who have clinical experience in the area of pediatric sedation outside the operating room and who desire to enhance their knowledge and clinical competency in the field. This group includes physicians, dentists, nurses and advance-practice nurses involved in the field of pediatric sedation.

Statement of Need

This course is designed to meet the needs of the sedation provider seeking both simulation-based training and didactic content focused on patient selection, patient safety, pharmacology and the management of common adverse events. As significant adverse events are rare, this “hands-on” model of training is especially pertinent.

Purpose

Participants will gain hands-on experience,  critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding regarding issues related to the assessment of sedation patients, development of a sedation plan, recognition and management of both common and life-threatening adverse events in sedation practice and sedation pharmacology. This course is designed to provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills that promote safe and effective high-quality procedural sedation to children.

Objectives

The goal of the provider course is to provide practitioners with the knowledge, competencies and tools to promote high quality procedural sedation to children. Upon successful completion of this course, the registrant should be able to:

1. Perform a pre-sedation risk assessment effectively;

2. Describe the effects of sedation on pediatric airway tone and respiratory physiology

3. Explain the principles of and interpret the information from pulse oximetry and capnography monitoring;

4. Define, diagnose and treat adverse airway and cardiopulmonary events during sedation;

5. Demonstrate knowledge of the pharmacology and uses of common sedative/analgesic drugs;

6. State the hands-on competencies required to intervene for sedation-related adverse events including airway management, bag-mask ventilation, appropriate use of resuscitative measures and resource management;

7. Describe effective teamwork dynamics and communications skills required by pediatric sedation teams; and

8. Develop a systematic and rational approach to pediatric sedation.
   
   

Course Schedule

Faculty

Haroon Ali, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Jonathan Chang, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, OH

Rebecca Burger, MD
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Monica Gray, MD
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Keith Hanson, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
OSF Healthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois
Peoria, IL

Jaimee Holbrook, MD
University of Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL

Dorshay Johnson, RN, CPN
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Laura Mitchell, CCLS
Nemours Children's Health System
Newark, DE

Alexa Nienhuis, MSN, ARNP
APP Clinical Lead | Mobile Anesthesia Sedation Team and Acute Pain Service
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA

Melissa Patel, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Amita Shroff, MD
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Andrea Scioscia, MD, MS
Fellowship Director - Pediatric Critical Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Case Western Reserve University
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Nadia Shaikh, MD
Medical Director Pediatric Sedation
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Peoria, IL

David Speicher, MD
Medical Director of The Pediatric Sedation Unit
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Emine Tunc, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Children's Hospital
Coppell, TX

Course Planning Committee

Haroon Ali MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Ingrid Anderson, MD
UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Rebecca Burger MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Jaimee Holbrook MD, Course Co-Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL

Anne Stormorken MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Society for Pediatric Sedation  (SPS). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians (ACCME)

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 7.0 ANCC contact hours.

Dentists (ADA) Credit Designation

Amedco LLC is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Amedco LLC designates this activity for 7.0 continuing education credits.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP