Didactic Curriculum
Review articles on EEG, pediatric EEG, anesthetic effects on pediatric EEG, and EEG-guided TIVA; research papers providing evidence for clinical practice; smartphone “look-up” tables for use in the OR; and lectures.
Pediatric anesthesia · EEG-guided care
Bringing EEG-guided anesthesia to every operating room — for every child.
PALNET is an international, clinician-led, not-for-profit educational organization (501(c)(3)) advancing EEG-guided pediatric anesthesia — supporting more precise dosing, safer practice, better outcomes, and more sustainable perioperative care.
What PALNET does
EEG monitors are now available in many pediatric operating rooms worldwide, but most clinicians have never been educated and trained to use them. PALNET closes that gap with a complete educational program — didactic curriculum, in-OR teaching, hands-on workshops, and long-term mentorship.
In-OR teaching
PALNET teachers — certified experts in EEG-guided pediatric anesthesia — visit your institution for two days of hands-on teaching during anesthesia care, bringing the education to real experience in your practice. PALNET uses a “train-the-trainer” model, focusing on training a few individuals during the site visit so they develop the confidence to grow their skills and teach their colleagues. PALNET members may also visit a PALNET teacher to spend a few days in the OR while the teacher performs EEG-guided anesthetics.
Community of practice
Workshops at society meetings worldwide. The 4-hour workshop includes lectures and small-group EEG interpretation with a PALNET teacher — using real cases from our EEG video library, and mock-up cases using an EEG simulator.
Registration open
UCSD–PALNET Workshop · San Diego · Oct 17–18, 2026
A half-day, hands-on EEG-guided pediatric anesthesia workshop at UCSD during the weekend of the ASA Annual Meeting — open to all PALNET members and prospective members worldwide. Focuses on learning EEG interpretation from real cases in an EEG video library, and pretend cases in an EEG simulator. Includes 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.
Bringing PALNET to your hospital
Our PALNET teachers travel to pediatric institutions worldwide for two days of intensive, hands-on training. Visits are tailored to your team and your equipment.