Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

What Society for Pediatric Anesthesia does

The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) is a US-based nonprofit professional medical society founded in 1986 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, that serves pediatric anesthesiologists, fellows, residents, and academic training programs across North America and internationally. Its core function is to advance the safety, quality, and practice of anesthesia, perioperative care, and pain management in children through continuing education, research funding, advocacy, and clinical resource development. SPA generates revenue primarily through tiered annual membership dues (Active, International, Transitional, and Trainee categories), registration fees for its Annual Meeting and the joint SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting, branded merchandise sales, and donations to its Patient Safety Education & Research Fund.

The society's product surface spans a mobile application (the Pedi Crisis 2.0 Critical Events Checklists app, distributed via iOS and Android), a content library of educational resources (Questions of the Week, One-Pagers, Case Guides, PowerPoint Lecture Series, Wellbeing Curriculum), research grant programs (SPA Young Investigator Research Grants and the co-sponsored SPA-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant), mentoring and leadership programs (MDMP, ViSiPAP), and annual in-person conferences. Distribution occurs through the pedsanesthesia.org website, mobile app stores, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, X), email communications, and a member portal managed via societyhq.com.

SPA operates as a member-governed organization with an elected Board of Directors led by President Dr. Jim Fehr (since October 2022), and is structured around four affiliated sections — the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS), the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM), the Pediatric Anesthesia Leadership Council (PALC), and the Pediatric Anesthesiology Program Directors Association (PAPDA) — alongside partner organizations including WakeUp Safe, PRAN, and WELI. It maintains strategic alliances with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), and OpenAnesthesia, which collectively position SPA as a recognized voice in pediatric anesthesia safety standards and clinical guidelines.

Name

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

Legal name

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

Website

https://pedsanesthesia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia is a US nonprofit professional medical society founded in 1986 that serves 3,000+ pediatric anesthesiologists, fellows, and academic programs through continuing education, research grants, advocacy, the Pedi Crisis mobile app, and annual conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Perioperative Anesthesia Services & Management (HLAFAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric anesthesiology
• Professional medical society
• Continuing medical education
• Anesthesia patient safety
• Medical research grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from Active, International, Transitional, and other membership categories
2. Meeting Registration: Registration fees for Annual Meetings and SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology meetings
3. Merchandise Sales: Online store sales of SPA branded merchandise

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) is a professional medical society that advances the safety and quality of anesthesia, perioperative care, and pain management for children through membership programs, continuing medical education, research grants, annual conferences, and specialized resources such as the Pedi Crisis 2.0 Critical Events Checklists mobile app.

Product overview

The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) is a professional medical society focused on advancing pediatric anesthesia care through education, research, and advocacy. The organization operates primarily as a membership-based professional society offering educational resources, grant programs, mentorship opportunities, and annual conferences. Key products include the Pedi Crisis 2.0 mobile app for critical event checklists, various educational resources (Questions of the Week, One-Pagers, Case Guides, Wellbeing Curriculum), research grant programs (Young Investigator Grants, SPA-FAER MRTG), and professional development programs (MDMP mentoring). The society organizes annual meetings and SPA-AAP joint meetings as its primary educational events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pedi Crisis 2.0 Critical Events Checklists Mobile App: A critical events checklists mobile application for pediatric anesthesia emergencies
• SPA Young Investigator Research Grants
• SPA-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant
• Mission Driven Mentoring Program (MDMP)
• SPA Myron Yaster Lifetime Achievement Award
• Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP)

Products and services

• SPA Membership Annual membership program for individual pediatric anesthesiologists and institutions, providing access to educational resources, networking, advocacy, and member-only content.
• Pedi Crisis 2.0 Critical Events Checklists Mobile App A mobile application providing critical events checklists for pediatric anesthesia practitioners facing perioperative emergencies, available on iOS and Android platforms.
• SPA Annual Meeting Annual professional conference for pediatric anesthesia practitioners featuring educational sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities.
• SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Meeting Joint annual meeting with the American Academy of Pediatrics featuring workshops, seminars, lectures, and roundtables for pediatric anesthesiology professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pedi Crisis App available on iOS and Android platforms for crisis management
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American College of Surgeons (ACS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2017Collaboration on ACS Children's Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program to develop standards for improving surgical care for children. Supported by SPA, American Pediatric Surgical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology meetings held annually. Collaborative programming including workshops, seminars, lectures, and roundtables for pediatric anesthesiology professionals.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple joint statements and collaborations on patient safety, practice guidelines, and advocacy issues affecting pediatric anesthesia and public health.
• International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint press releases on anesthesia safety studies and research findings relevant to pediatric anesthesia.
• FAER (Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored SPA-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant supporting research training for pediatric anesthesiologists.
• WakeUp SafeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization focused on patient safety initiatives in pediatric anesthesia.
• Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network (PRAN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner organization for pediatric regional anesthesia research and practice.
• Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSection/partner organization within SPA focused on congenital cardiac anesthesia, with representation on SPA Board.
• Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSection/partner organization within SPA focused on pediatric pain medicine, with representation on SPA Board.
• Pediatric Anesthesia Leadership Council (PALC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSection/partner organization within SPA focused on leadership and professional development.
• Pediatric Anesthesiology Program Directors Association (PAPDA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSection/partner organization within SPA focused on fellowship program directors and training standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American College of Surgeons (ACS): Partner on the Children's Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program. A broad incumbent in surgical care that overlaps with SPA's pediatric surgical patient safety agenda but is not a membership-based anesthesia society.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): Parent professional society for anesthesiologists in the U.S. SPA has an ongoing core partnership with ASA on joint statements, practice guidelines, and pediatric-specific committees; ASA is the broader incumbent that SPA complements rather than directly competes with.

Direct peers

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Co-hosts the annual SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology meeting and serves as the broader pediatrics professional society. AAP and SPA share physician membership constituencies and collaborate on joint advocacy and education.
• Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA): A subspecialty professional society for anesthesiologists focused on ambulatory settings. Comparable in structure (membership-based, educational meetings, advocacy) but addresses a different anesthesiology subspecialty than SPA.
• Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS): A section within SPA focused on anesthesia for children with congenital heart disease. Shares the same member base and offers comparable educational programming and meetings in a narrower subspecialty.
• Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM): A section/affiliated society under SPA focused on pediatric pain medicine. Operates under SPA's umbrella with board representation, making it the closest internal peer in mission and member base.
• International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS): An international professional society advancing anesthesia research and education. IARS and SPA co-issue press releases and share overlap in anesthesiology research dissemination and global physician audiences.

Others

• Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER): A research and education foundation that co-sponsors the SPA-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant. Highly complementary to SPA's mission and operates as an enabling/funder rather than direct competitor.

Emerging players

• OpenAnesthesia: A digital education platform partnered with SPA for content distribution. Comparable in providing anesthesiology educational content to trainees and practitioners, with stronger digital-native distribution that could compete with SPA's traditional resource library.

Regional players

• European Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA): The European counterpart to SPA, serving pediatric anesthesiologists across Europe. Highly comparable in mission, membership model, and educational offerings, but operating primarily outside SPA's North American footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PediAnesthesia
• Facebookfacebook.com/pedsanesthesia
• Instagraminstagram.com/pedianesthesia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/society-for-pediatric-anesthesia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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