Pediatric anesthesia · EEG-guided care

Bringing EEG-guided anesthesia to every operating room — for every child.

PALNET is an international, clinician-led network training pediatric anesthesia teams to use EEG for safer, more precise, and more sustainable anesthetic care.

PALNET logo — vertical letters spelling Pediatric Anesthesia Learning Network Electroencephalography Technologies, with a child's face above a global EEG density spectral array.

What PALNET does

Processed-EEG devices are now in pediatric operating rooms worldwide, but most clinicians have never been trained to read them. PALNET closes that gap with a complete educational program — curriculum, in-OR teaching, simulators, and long-term mentorship.

Curriculum & lectures

Evidence-based EEG modules built for pediatric anesthesia — from the basics of raw EEG and the density spectral array to case-based reasoning at every developmental stage.

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In-OR teaching

Network teachers visit your institution for two to three days of hands-on, case-based training during live anesthetics — then train local faculty to keep teaching after we leave.

How site visits work →

Community of practice

Workshops at international meetings, a portable EEG simulator, an online video library, and ongoing mentorship from a network of pediatric EEG experts.

Meet our members →

Registration open

PALNET Workshop · ASA San Diego · Oct 17, 2026

A half-day, hands-on EEG-guided pediatric anesthesia workshop during the ASA Annual Meeting — open to clinicians from around the world. Includes simulator sessions, video library, table assignment, and a PALNET certificate.

Register for the workshop →
Why EEG?

Anesthesia titrated to the brain, not the body.

Anesthetic depth varies dramatically between a six-month-old and a teenager — but standard dosing has long relied on age and weight rather than what the brain is actually doing. EEG-guided anesthesia gives clinicians a direct window into cortical activity, helping prevent both under- and over-dosing, reducing intraoperative drug use, and shortening recovery.

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Supported by

Vendor partners & collaborators

PALNET is vendor-agnostic. Our work is supported by EEG technology partners and a coalition of pediatric anesthesia organizations focused on safety and sustainability.

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Bringing PALNET to your hospital

Our site-visit teachers travel to pediatric institutions worldwide for two to three days of intensive, hands-on training. Visits are tailored to your team and your equipment.