Chair: Nina Deutsch, MD
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“The mission of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia is to advance the health and well-being of children through perioperative care, education, research, advocacy, and collaboration among members, patients, families, and professional organizations worldwide.”

To meet our mission and better serve our patients and their families through advocacy, the SPA Board of Directors has approved a restructuring and renaming of the Committee on Public and Professional Affairs to become the Committee on Professionalism and Public Advocacy (COPPA).

COPPA will support efforts and organizations that affect our patients, their families, and our society’s members. Funds will be available to allow proactive charitable advocacy and advocacy efforts in response to public events or disasters. Importantly, SPA is a non-profit organization that cannot participate in direct lobbying, which is not the goal of COPPA. Rather, it will allow for a thoughtful organized approach to advocacy.

The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) is dedicated to advocating for and improving the care of pediatric patients in the perioperative setting.  COPPA members will also work with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on advocacy efforts and guidelines regarding issues affecting pediatric patients.