ASRA News: Recent Episodes
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
ASRA News is the official newsletter of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA). Published quarterly online (www.asra.com/asra-news) in February, May, August, and November, newsletter articles address hot topics in the field and provide an opportunity for regional anesthesiology and pain medicine physicians and healthcare providers to share their experiences and recommendations for various aspects of practice. The publication also includes organization news, updates, and meeting information. Note: Mention of specific products do not indicate or imply endorsement. Author opinions do not necessarily represent those of ASRA.
"Advance Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) and Waiver of Liability in Pain Medicine." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Darwinian Digitalization: Modern Evolutions in Medical Education." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Obstetric Anesthesiologist." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Understanding Neuroplastic Pain: Clinical Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Xylazine, Nitazenes, and the Changing Street Drug Landscape: What Pain Physicians Should Know" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Pro-Con: Mixing Local Anesthetics: Best of Both Worlds or Playing With Fire?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Iatrogenic Nerve Injury: Can We Do Better For Our Patients?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"CGRP Targeting Treatments: A Valuable Addition to the Migraine Armamentarium." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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Private Generative AI for Anesthesiologists: Part 2
"From Plug-and-Play to Agentic AI: Three Ways to Build Your Private Generative AI." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASRA Answers: Premedication Before Interventional Spine Procedures in Patients with Iodinated Contrast Allergy—Is It Necessary?." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President’s Message: Connecting, Learning, and Leading—New Opportunities with ASRA Pain Medicine in 2026." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: A Bogeyman." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2026. See the original article at www.asra.com/february26news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Your Own AI Assistant: Personalized, Private, and Built for Clinical Thinking." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Defining Competency in Point of Care Ultrasound." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASRA Answers: Continuous Catheter Techniques in Regional Anesthesia: How Long Is Too Long?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Suzetrigine as a Non-Opioid Analgesic: Balancing Promise with Prudence." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Dr. Antoun Nader." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2025 John J. Bonica Award Winner: Dr. Marc Huntoon." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Mentorship and Training in RA: How a European Institution Built RA Expertise Through Partnership with a University in the United States." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How Africa is Revolutionizing Obstetric Anesthesia for Safer Births." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Regional Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Discover What’s Ahead at the 51st Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Meeting." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: Strength in Diversity" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President's Message: Around-the-Clock Commitment: ASRA Pain Medicine in Action" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/november25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASRA Answers: Timeouts Before Regional Anesthesia Procedures—What Are the Minimum Requirements?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Ultrasound-Guided Point of Care Diaphragm Assessment." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The Burden of Prior Authorizations in Pain Medicine: A Call for Reform." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Focused Ultrasound: A Novel Approach to Pain Relief." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Blocking Beyond: Regional Anesthesia in Space." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Denervation of the Hip Joint Under Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Lumbar Plexus Block." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The Wisconsin Perspective: How Artificial Intelligence Could Shape Regional Anesthesia Education and Ultrasound Training." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Female Leaders in Interventional Cancer Pain Management." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"A Canadian Perspective of Remote Teaching of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia: Providing Equity of Medical Care Around the World." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: The March of Progress." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President’s Message: My Foray Into the Most Enthusiastic, Capable, and Resourceful Pain Medicine Community." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/august25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2025 Gaston Labat Award Recipient: Dr. Ban C.H. Tsui." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASRA Answers: Does an Intercostobrachial Nerve Block Alleviate Tourniquet Pain During Upper Extremity Surgery?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Artificial Intelligence: Is the Best Way Out of Our Environmental Crisis to Dig Deeper Into It?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Transcranial Doppler" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Psychedelics and Chronic Pain: A Trip Worth Taking?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: X-Ray-Guided Thoracic Nerve Root Block." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The Full Spectrum of Pain Care": Get Ready for the 24th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in Austin, Texas!" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: Celebrating 50 Years of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia Pain Medicine." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President's Message: Dream Another Dream." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/may25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Neuromuscular Ultrasound: An Overview and Clinical Interpretation for Pain Physicians." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Guyana’s RAAPM Fellowship: The Case for Global Health for Regional Anesthesiologists." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Pros and Cons: The Transdiscal Approach to Celiac Plexus Block With or Without Neurolysis." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"AI Frontiers: An Automated Ultrasound-Guided Spinal Landmark Identification Program for Lumbar Neuraxial Procedures." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Optimizing PRP Therapy: Can Platelet-Rich Plasma Characteristics Predict Treatment Outcomes for Knee Osteoarthritis?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The Imperative of Physician Advocacy: A Call for ASRA Pain Medicine’s Strategic Action." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASRA Answers: Is the Use of Skin Wheals in Interventional Pain Procedures an Obsolete Practice?" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Enhancing Patient-Physician Interactions: Addressing Barriers and Strengthening Relationships in the Perioperative Setting." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"From Rag to Riches: The Early Years of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASA and ASRA Pain Medicine: Speaking With One Voice." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: Look Back and Leap Forward." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President’s Message: ASRA Pain Medicine: The Gold Standard in Guidelines and Education." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2025. See the original article at www.asra.com/february25news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"What is a Mentor? An Institutional Perspective." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The ASRA Pain Medicine Mentor Match Program: Nationally Awarded and Locally Realized." From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Cannabis in the Management of Multiple Sclerosis-Related Pain and Spasticity" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Assessment of Right Ventricle with Echocardiography" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Scrambler Therapy: Thinking Beyond the Gate Control Theory" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Nerve Blocks Under General Anesthesia: Safety Versus Benefits" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"A Review of Small Fiber Neuropathy" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Collaborative Excellence: The Multi-Society Post-Dural Puncture Headache Guidelines" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The ASRA Pain Medicine Excellence in Education Award" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President's Message: ASRA Pain Medicine, Member Focused and Member Driven" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2024 Chronic Pain Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Dr. Hariharan Shankar" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Annual ASRA Spring Meeting in Orlando, Held May 1-3, 2025" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: The People of ASRA Pain Medicine" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President's Message: ASRA Pain Medicine, Member Focused and Member Driven" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2024. See the original article at www.asra.com/november24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Research Grants: 2024 Update" From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access" by Beth VanderWielen, MD and Bridget Pulos, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Nociception Monitors in 2024: Validity and Usefulness for Clinical Practice in Anesthesia" by by Walid Oulehri, MD, MSc, DESAR, Olivier Verdonck, MD, MSc, DESAR, and Philippe Richebe, MD, PhD, DESAR. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The Role of Anesthesiologists in Supporting Workforce Diversity via Education and Community Engagement" by Ankith Reddy, BA and Milaurise Cortes, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Opioid Analgesia for Acute Low Back Pain and Neck Pain: Putting the OPAL Trial Findings in the Right Context and Perspective" by Mohammad R. Rasouli, MD, Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, MMM, and Harsha Shanthanna, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FIPP, EDRA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Insights for the Burgeoning Global Health “Educator”: 5 Things I Did Not Realize About Offering My “Expertise” to Low-and Middle-Income Countries" by Linda Le-Wendling, MD, Lena E. Dohlman, MD, MPH, and Federico Jimenez-Ruiz, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Pain Management in Resource-Limited Conflict Zones: Can Teaching Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Help?" by Sara Amaral, MD, DESAIC and Lena E. Dohlman, MD, MPH. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: The Global Community of Pain Medicine" by Anthony Machi, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"United for Change: Advocating for the Future of Pain Medicine and Healthcare" by Lee Tian, MD and Edgar Remotti, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President's Message: ASRA Pain Medicine Advocacy and the Development of Future Physician Leaders" by David Provenzano, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/august24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Point-of-Care Ultrasound of the Eyes" by Chetan Mehra, DA, DNB, EDRA, FIPM, Arunangshu Chakraborty, MBBS, MD, and Amit Dikshit, MBBS, DNB, PDCC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Learning POCUS, Part 2: Training for Anesthesiologists and Our Future Generations" by Calah Myhre, MS2, Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, and Hari Kalagara, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Does AI Have a Role in Discharge Instructions? Exploring the Clinical Utility of AI-Generated Discharge Instructions Following Interventional Spine Procedures" by Michael Glicksman, MD, Pawan Solanki, MD, Scott Brancolini, MD, MPH, Danielle Zheng, MD, PhD, and Trent Emerick, MD, MBA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Extended Acute Pain Management after Amputation: The Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Experience" by Keith O’Conor, MD, Shane Barre, DO, and Sanjib D. Adhikary, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Transversalis Fascia Plane Block" by Joanne Tan, BMed, MD, FANZCA, and Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, FANZCA, FRCPC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Plastic in Healthcare: Everywhere and Hidden in Plain Sight" by Trent Emerick, MD, MBA and Rene Przkora, MD, PhD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Plastic in Healthcare: Everywhere and Hidden in Plain Sight" by Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD, and Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Embracing Diversity: The Adequacy and Importance of Cultural Competency Education in Medical School and Residency" by Edward Pingenot, DO, Iyabo O. Muse, MD, FASA, and Renuka George, MD, FASA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Evidence for Diagnostic Blocks Prior to Radiofrequency Ablation of Innervation to the Lumbar Facet Joints—None, Once, or Twice?" by by Sireedhorn Assavanop, MD, and Anuj Bhatia, MD, PhD, FRCPC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"“LET’S GO!” Don’t Miss the 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in Las Vegas!" by Christy Hunt, DO, MS. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: Starting a New Chapter" by by Anthony Machi, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Pro-Con Debate | Peer-review: Is it an Unnecessary, Dispensable Process with Alternative Options or Fortifying Scientific Rigor?" by Ratan K. Banik, MD, PhD, and Ashlyn V. Brown, MD, MBA, MS. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President’s Message: The Power of ASRA Pain Medicine Volunteers" by David Provenzano, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/may24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Virtual Reality in Pain Management & Rehabilitation: An Update" Dr. Sadiq Bhayani, MBBS, FRCA, FFPMRCA, EDRA, CIPS, FIPP, Dr. Amit Verma, MD, EDPM, FIPP, Dr. Himanshu Chauhan, MD, EDPM, DESIAC, and Dr. Jaya Batra, MD, EDPM, DESIAC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Implementing Virtual Reality for Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation" by Kenneth Schmitt, BS, Robert Miller, BS, Ariana Nelson, MD, and Navid Alem, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Erector Spinae Plane Block and Spinal Anesthesia for Same Day Lumbar Spine Surgery" by Elird Bojaxhi, MD, and Eric Deloso, DO, MS. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Reflections of Creating a Sustainable Regional Anesthesia Curriculum in Ghana" by Erica Alcibiade, DO. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2024 Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Dr. Colin J. McCartney" by Adeeb Oweidat, MD, DESAIC, EDRA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2024 Gaston Labat Award Recipient: Dr. Christopher L. Wu" by Adeeb Oweidat, MD, DESAIC, EDRA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASRA Pain Medicine Collaboration Expanding up North: Working Together with the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Regional and Acute Pain Section" by Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, and Vishal Uppal, MBBS, FRCA, EDRA, MSC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"ASA and ASRA Pain Medicine: Partnering for a Better Future for Our Patients" by Ronald L. Harter, MD, FASA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Building Bridges: ASRA Pain Medicine and ESRA's Path to Collective Success?" by David Provenzano, MD, and Thomas Volk, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"In Pursuit of the Practice of Personalized and Patient-Centered Perioperative Pain Management" by Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, FANZCA, FRCPC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Editor’s Corner: Bidding Farewell to a Great Year and Much to Look Forward in the Next for ASRA Pain Medicine News" by by Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President’s Message: What Have We Done, and Where Are We Going?" by David Provenzano, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2024. See original article at www.asra.com/feb24news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Distal Upper Extremity Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks" by Herman Sehmbi, MBBS, MD, EDRA, EDAIC, MSC, Ushma Jitendra Shah, MBBS, FRCA, EDRA, EDAIC, and Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA, EDRA, MSC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Low Dose Naltrexone: Is it Really Worth the Hype?" by Priyanka Singla, MD, Yasmin Sritapan, DO, and Bhavana Yalamuru, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Advanced Focused Assessment in Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE)" by Deepak Borde, MD, DNB, FCA, FTEE, Kumar Chidambaram, DA, DNB, PDCC, FTEE, Amit Dikshit, DNB, DA, and Vinayak Desurkar, MD, PDCC, FRCA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Learning POCUS, Part 1: The Benefits of an Early Introduction" by Calah Myhre, MS2, and Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"The Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and the Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)" by Marissa Weber, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"TRPV1 Modulation: A “Spicy” Approach to Pain Relief" by Neel Atawala, Vats T. Ambai, MD, and Arun Kalava, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Embracing Diversity: A Healthcare Immersion Program for Under-Represented High School Students, Creating a Pipeline for Diversity in Medicine" by Uchenna O. Umeh, MD, FAFSA, Christopher J. Li, MD, and James D. Beckman, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Discontinuation of Opioid Prescription" by Sudheer Potru, DO, FASA, and Ariana Nelson, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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Editor’s Corner: Collaboration Makes Us Stronger by Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"President’s Message: Cultivating Global Friendships and Partnerships with our Sister Societies" by David Provenzano, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Interview with the 2023 John J. Bonica Award Recipient: Dr. David Julius" by Harsha Shanthanna, MD, PhD, from McMaster University. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/nov23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Weaning Strategy for Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Sublingual Buprenorphine-Naloxone Microdosing Schedule" by Vanessa Choi Yin Wong, BSc, MD, Jill Osborn, MD, PhD, FRCPC, and Vishal Varshney, MD, FRCPC, FRCPC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/aug23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"POCUS Spotlight: Venous Excess Ultrasound Score (VExUS)" by Eduardo R Argaiz, MD, PhD, Francisco Miralles, MD, and Abhilash Koratala, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/aug23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"How I Do It: Occipital Nerve Stimulator Implant Procedure Guidance" by by Alexander Nurre, MD, Haider Ali, MD, Maddassir Sana, MBBS, Maged Guirguis, MD, and Yashar Eshraghi, MD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/aug23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
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"Mentorship in Medical Training: Shaping the Future in Medicine" by Natalie Vankka, BSc, PhD, and Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/august23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Defining and Assessing Competence in Regional Anesthesiology Training" by Olga E. Paniagua, MD, and Danielle Ludwin, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/august23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block" by by Sree Kolli, MD, EDRA, Sindhuja R. Nimma, MD, Promil Kukreja MD, PhD, CMQ, FASA, and Philip Peng MBBS, FRCPC. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/august23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Letter to the Editor: In Response to “Perioperative Management of Patients on Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder" by by Aurora Quaye, MD, and Yi Zhang, MD, PhD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/august23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Message from the Chair: Join Us at #ASRAFall23, an Exploration of Precision Pain Medicine" by by Alexios Carayannopoulos, DO, MPH, DABPMR, FAAOE, FFSMB. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/august23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"AMA Update: Together For a Brighter Future" by Lee Tian, MD. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/august23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: Moving the Needle to Improve Daily Practice Through Organized Medicine" by David A. Provenzano, MD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/august23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Fundamentals of Electromyography for Chronic Pain Physicians" by Dr. Eugene Maida, and Dr. Adrian Opala, both from McMaster University. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Exosomes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" by Drs. Apoorv Chaturvedi and Fabian Camilo Dorado Velasco, from St. Michael’s Hospital, Dr. Harsha Shanthanna, from McMaster University, Dr. Xiang Qian, from Stanford University, and Dr. Akash Goel, from the University of Toronto. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Exosomes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" by Drs. Jeffrey S. Grzybowski, and Kristopher M. Schroeder, with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Exosomes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" by Dr. Aaron Hanyu-Deutmeyer with Ochsner Health, and Dr. Thomas Buchheit with Duke University. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: Lower Extremity DVT Scanning" by Dr. Bridget Pulos, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and Dr. Robert Jones, from the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University, both in Cleveland, OH. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Tele-Simulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Blueprint for Innovation in Medical Education?" by Whitney Carter, Bhavana Yalamuru, and Dr. Lynn R. Kohan, from the University of Virgina, Dr. Jordan Newmark, from Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Taylor Purvis from Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Gary Brenner, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and David Brodnik, from Eastern Virginia Medical School. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Development of a Multimodal Pain Management Protocol and Inpatient Consult Service for Parturients Diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Undergoing Cesarean Delivery ," by Dr. Michael G. Taylor, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Dr. Laura L. Sorabella from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: External Oblique lntercostal Plane Block ," by Dr. Leigh White, consultant anaesthetist in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Sunshine Coast University; Dr. Michael Kerr, a consultant anaesthetist, in the Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Management at QEII Jubilee Hospital in Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia and Dr. Matthew Bright, an anaesthetic registrar in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: Working Together for a Better Future," David A. Provenzano, MD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"ASRA Pain Medicine's Growing Role in the American Medical Association (AMA) and the RVS Update Committee (RUC)," by by Trent Emerick, MBA, associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine and bioengineering, and chronic pain medicine fellowship director and associate chief in the department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"What Do We Know About the Environmental Benefits of Regional Anesthesia," by Rachel E. Outterson, MD, clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology, perioperative, and pain medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, CA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/may23news for references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Celiac Plexus Block," by Kevin Neal, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/feb23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: Working for You, Advancing the Field," by Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/feb23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"100 Years of Regional Anesthesia: A Century of Innovation and a Future of Inclusivity," by Stephen Haskins, MD, Chair of ASRA Spring 23. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2023. See original article at www.asra.com/feb23news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Working with Acute Pain Colleagues on Opioid Reduction in the Postsurgical Population," by Priyanka Singla, MD, Assistant Professor; Christian Renwick, Medical Student; Lynn Kohan, MD, Professor and Program Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship; and Bhavana Yalamuru, MD, Assistant Professor; all of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Combating the Opioid Crisis: An Unexpected Collaboration", by Michiko Maruyama, MD, BDes, Cardiac Surgery Perioperative Care Physician, Department of Surgery; Vivian Ip, MBChB, FRCA, Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; and Cheryl Mack, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist and Chair of Clinical Ethics, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; all of the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada; and "The Chapter of the Doctors Against Tragedies Card Game in Eastern Canada," by Jennifer Szerb, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The Pain Medicine Paradox: Why Women Avoid this Field, and What Can be Done About It," by Kelsey R. Lawrence, DO, MBS, PGY-I Resident; Gautam Sharma, MD, PGY-IV Resident, both of the Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; and Veena Graff, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: Perioperative Hemodynamic Assessment in Noncardiac Surgery," by Marcus Peck, MD, Consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Surrey, United Kingdom; Jonny Wilkinson, MD, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom; and Ashley Miller, MD, Consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals, Shropshire, United Kingdom. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Autonomic Modulation’s Emerging Role in Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection," by Arun Ganesh, MD, Assistant Professor, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Sunil Agarwal, MD, Pain Medicine Fellow; and Yawar J. Qadri, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, both of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Stellate Ganglion Blocks for Refractory Ventricular Electrical Storm," by Jackson M. Condrey, MD, Assistant Professor; Renuka George, MD, Associate Professor; and Sylvia H. Wilson, MD, Professor; all of the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"A Comparison of Various Peripheral Nerve Stimulators Available Currently on the Market," by Vinita Singh, MD, MS, Director of Cancer Pain, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"International Consensus Meeting on Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in Orthopedic Surgery," by Crispiana Cozowicz, MD, Anesthesiology Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria; and Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, MBA, Clinical Professor and Director of Critical Care Services, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Interview with a Leader in the Field: Steve Orebaugh, MD," by Anthony Machi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/nov22news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Interview with a Leader in the Field: Jose De Andrés - 2022 Bonica Award Recipient," by Anthony Machi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: One Year Later, How Has Our Rebranding Initiative Been Going?" by Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Prolotherapy: Background History, Mechanism of Action, and Current Evidence," by Yogesh Taheem, MD, Anesthesiology Resident, Rush University Medical Center; and Tolga Suvar, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Rush Medical College; both in Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Tools to Assess Regional Anesthesia Skills Within a Competency-Based Curriculum," by Graeme McLeod, MBChB, MD, Honorary Professor, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom; and Alwin Chuan, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Global Warming and Ozone Depletion: The Real Cons of Nitrous Oxide Use," by Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, Assistant Professor; and E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD, Assistant Professor; both of Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Electrical Neuromodulation – Past, Present, and Future Directions," by Bradley H. Due, MD, Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Muhammad A. Farooq Anwar, MD, MBA, Fellow; and Kevin Vorenkamp, MD, FASA, Associate Professor; both of the Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Interview with a Leader in the Field: Ban Tsui – 2022 Distinguished Service Award Recipient," by Anthony Machi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Interview with a Leader in the Field: Brian Ilfeld – 2022 Gaston Labat Award Recipient," by Anthony Machi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
ASRA Pain Medicine News Editors sat down with Drs. Manoj Kumar Karmakar and Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar to discuss their popular article "How I Do It: Costoclavicular Brachial Plexus Block," from the November 2021 issue of the ASRA Pain Medicine News. The following is their discussion from August 3, 2022.
"President’s Message: ASRA Pain Medicine Advances Its Work in Advocating for Its Membership," by Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Editor's Corner," by Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, ASRA Pain Medicine News Editor. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, August 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The Future of Pain Medicine, Is It Surgical?" by “Sisi” Siyun Xie, MD, Anesthesiology Resident, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Taif Mukhdomi, MD, Tri-Institutional Pain Fellow, New York, New York; and Yashar Eshraghi, MD, Pain Research Medical Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Pharmacists on the Front Line of The Opioid Epidemic," by Randall W. Knoebel, PharmD, BCOP, Pharmacy Director of Health Analytics and Drug Policy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Chris Herndon, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, Edwardsville, Illinois; and David M. Dickerson, MD, Medical Director of Anesthesia Pain Management Services, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Motivational Interviewing and Brief Action Planning to Promote Health Behavior Change," by Nancy Beckman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Running an Inpatient Pain Service," by Carlyle Hamsher, MD, Assistant Professor, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Genicular Nerve Blocks for Acute Pain," by Sophia Dunworth, MD, Fellow; and Jeff Gadsden, MD, Associate Professor; both of Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President's Message: Advancing the Field of Pain Medicine," by Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Considerations for Starting an Outpatient Adductor Canal Catheter Program," by Yehoshua (Josh) Gleicher, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Director of Quality and Safety, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, Canada; and Richelle Kruisselbrink, MD, FRCPC, Regional Anesthesia Lead, Grand River Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation," by Nibras Bughrara, MD, FCCM, FASA, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York; Oliver Panzer, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and Aliaksei Pustavoitau, MD, MHS, FCCM, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm: Should Gabapentinoids Be a Routine Component of Multimodal Analgesia?" by Bassam Farhat, MD, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Fellow, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa; Vivian Ip, MB, ChB, FRCA, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Rakesh V. Sondekoppam, MBBS, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Post-COVID Pain Treatment and Management," by Thien T. Le, MD, Chief Anesthesia Resident; and Nan Xiang, MD, Assistant Professor; both of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Is Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Chronic Pain Conditions an Underused Treatment Option?" by Nirguna Thalla, MD, MBA, Resident, MedStar Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Keith Newton, MD, Resident, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida; and Dalia Elmofty, MD, Associate Professor, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Disparities in Access to Neuromodulation Therapies: What Factors Are at Play?" by Wenyu Pan, MD, Anesthesiology Resident, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Abrar Hussain, DO, Anesthesiology Resident, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; and Reda Tolba, MD, Chair, Pain Management Department, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation," by Guy Greco, MD, Resident Physician, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia; Joseph Torres, MD, Pain Management Fellow, and Lynn Kohan, MD, Associate Professor, both of University of Virigina, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: Lung Ultrasound," by William Manson, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; and Rosie Hogg, MB, ChB, FRCA, MD, Consultant Anaesthetist, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Anterior Suprascapular Block, Superior Trunk, and the Significance of the Suprascapular Posterior Anterior Anatomy," by David B. Auyong, MD, Medical Director, Lindeman Ambulatory Surgery Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Ultrasound-Guided Sciatic Nerve Block at the Popliteal Fossa," by Poonam Pai, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai West, New York, New York; and Samiat Jinadu, MD, Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: Here’s Why Newer Practitioners Should Join the ASRA Pain Medicine Family," by Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"47th Annual Spring Meeting Offers Something for Everyone—All with a Focus on Regional Anesthesia Sustainability," by Rebecca Johnson, MD, 2022 Meeting Chair. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
Register for ASRASPRING22 at asra.com/spring22.
"The ASRA Pain Medicine Mentor Match – Building a Society Where Everybody Knows Your Name," by Kristopher M. Schroeder, MD, ASRA Pain Medicine News Editor; and Ashley Shilling, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, February 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
Register as a mentee and mentor atconnect.asra.com/mentoring.
"They Didn’t Teach Me This in Training: Successful Approaches to Denials and Peer to Peers," by Robert Bolash, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Departments of Pain Management and Medical Operations, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Diet and Dietary Supplements in Chronic Pain," by Evan Z. Cohen, DO, Resident, Postgraduate Year 3, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and Tina Doshi, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine; both of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Costoclavicular Brachial Plexus Block," by Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, Regional Anesthesia Fellow; and Manoj Kumar Karmakar, MD, FRCA, Professor and Consultant Anesthesiologist; both of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Neuraxial Ultrasound," by Sree Kolli, MD, EDRA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, Ohio; Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; and Hari Kalagara, MD, FCARCSI, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Scalp Blocks for the Neuroanesthesiologist," by Cassandra Dean, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; and Alexander Papangelou, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Division Chief of Neuroanesthesiology; both of Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Reduce Radiation Exposure Through Improved Education, Prevention, and Monitoring," by David Provenzano, MD, Pain Medicine Specialist, Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley, Pennsylvania; and Jason Kilgore, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"A Reflection on 2021," by Dalia Elmofty, MD, ASRA Pain Medicine News Editor. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President's Message: ASRA Pain Medicine: Acute and Chronic Pain – This is YOUR Home," by Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, ASRA Pain Medicine President. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: Gastric Ultrasound," by Anahi Perlas, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Richelle Kruisselbrink, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist, Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. From ASRA News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Buprenorphine Treatment Recommendations for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder," by Kristina Michaud, DO, Anesthesiology Resident; Harrison Plunkett, MD, Anesthesiology Chief Resident; and Lynn Kohan, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; all of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Find a Whole New World at the Golden Gates" by Maged Guirguis, System Chair, Department of Interventional Pain Management, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana. From ASRA News, November 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"What Can We Learn From Nonaccredited Pain Medicine Fellowships?" by Reda Tolba, MD, Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Janus Patel, MD, Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Minority Underrepresentation Is Growing in Medicine: Where Are We Today, and Where Will We Be Tomorrow?" by Stephen R. Estime, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; and Ashley Reed, MD, Pain Medicine Fellow; both of the University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: Canadian Perspectives," by Teresa Eliasson, MD, FRCPC, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Moral Injury: Losing Ourselves in the Pandemic Aftermath," by Daniel Garros, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Division, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Restorative Neurostimulation for Intractable Mechanical Chronic Low Back Pain," by Christopher Gilligan, MD, MBA, Chief of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Closed Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation," by Corey W. Hunter, MD, Executive Director, Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management, New York, New York; and Jason Pope, MD, President, Chief Executive Officer, Evolve Restorative Center, Santa Rosa, California. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regenerative Therapies for Arthritis: Mechanisms of Analgesia," by Thomas Buchheit, MD, Director of Regenerative Pain Therapies, Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University and Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina; and Yashar Eshraghi, MD, Medical Director of Pain Research, Ochsner Health System, University of Queensland Ochsner Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The Evolution of Wireless Peripheral Nerve Stimulation," by Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH, FASA, Physician, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Chronic Pain in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Setting: An Undertreated and Inherently Complex Problem," by Sherwin Barvarz, MD, Pain Medicine Clinical Fellow, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: My 20-Year Journey with ASRA, Embracing Diversity and Inclusion" by Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, ASRA President; and "From the Editor’s Desk: The Silver Lining" by Dalia Elmofty, MD, ASRA News Editor. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: The Future Is Getting Smaller – Handheld Ultrasound Technology," by Jonathan N. Wilkinson, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, FFICM, Staff Anesthesiologist, ICU Clinical/POCUS Lead, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, United Kingdom; and Nicolas Lim, FRCEM, FJFICMI, FFSEM, MRCSI, Emergency Physician, Intensive Care Medicine Fellow, University College Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: Focused Cardiac Ultrasonography," by Ana Sjaus, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and Hari Kalagara, MD, FCARCSI, EDRA, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"POCUS Spotlight: Airway Ultrasound," by Sree Kolli, MD, EDRA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Anesthesiology Institute of Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; and Mandeep Singh, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From ASRA News, August 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"What Have You Done for Me Lately? – A Personal Perspective on the Benefits of ASRA Membership for Members" by Alberto Ardon, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; and "Membership Engagement – How Do I Get Involved?" by Vivian Ip, MBChB, FRCA, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Reflections on One Year of the Pandemic: A Medical Student Perspective" by Sierra Casey, BSc, Fourth-Year Medical Student, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and "Impact of COVID-19 on Training in the United Kingdom: Starting Anesthetics Amidst a Pandemic" by Sanya Patel, MD, Anesthesia Resident, Guy's and St. Thomas's Hopsital, London, United Kingdom. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How We Do It: Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Geriatric Hip Fracture," by Anthony Machi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management; Megan Sorich, DO, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; and Austin Street, MD, FASA, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management; all of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Managing an Obstetric Patient with Chronic Pain," by Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Program Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Buprenorphine Conversions/Inductions in the Pain Clinic and Postoperative Settings" by Sudheer Potru, DO, FASAM, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and Eugene Viscusi, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Establishing a Pain Management Practice in the Middle East: Challenges We Face and How to Solve Them," by Reda Tolba, MD, Chairman, Pain Management Department; and Ammar Salti, MD, Pain Medicine Consultant; both of the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Epidural Electrical Stimulation (Tsui Test) for Thoracic Epidural Catheter Confirmation," by Kwesi Kwofie, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and Ban Tsui, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Ultrasound-Guided Ankle Block," by Herman Sehmbi, MBBS, MD, EDRA, EDAIC, Assistant Professor; Ushma Jitendra Shah, MBBS, FRCA, EDRA, EDAIC, Assistant Professor; both of the Department of Anesthesia, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; and Vishal Uppal, MBBS, FRCA, EDRA, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, and Pain Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: The Oblique “Scotty Dog” Approach to the S1 Transforaminal Epidural Injection," by Mayank Gogna, MD, CA-1/PGY2; and Moustafa Ahmed, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care; both of the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Ultrasound-Guided Temporomandibular Dysfunction Prolotherapy," by W. Francois Louw, CCFP(EM), FCFP, MBChB (Pret), DA(SA), ECFMG, Physician, Bill Nelems Pain and Research Centre, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Introducing Procedural Simulation into Pain Fellowship," by Dalia H. Elmofty, MD, Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: Things I Learned During My Time as Your ASRA President" by Eugene Viscusi, MD, ASRA President; and "From the Editor’s Desk: Change" by Kristopher Schroeder, MD, ASRA News Editor. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) and COVID-19," by Hari Kalagara, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; Oliver P.F. Panzer, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; and Stephen Haskins, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York. From ASRA News, May 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship: A Half a Million Dollar Opportunity Cost?," by James D. Turner, MD, Regional Anesthesiologist, Fellowship Program Director, Personal Finance Blogger; and Jacob Matthews, MD, Chief Anesthesiology Resident (PGY-4); both of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The Use of Ultrapotent Opioids in Veterinary Medicine," by Carrie Schroeder, DVM, DACVAA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin; and Dominique Keller, DVM, PhD, DACZM, Chief Veterinarian, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Update on the Opioid Epidemic: Public Health and Addiction Perspectives," by Sudheer Potru, DO, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Acute Pain Management to Prevent Chronic Postsurgical Pain," by Anthony Machi, MD, Assistant Professor, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The 2016 CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline for Chronic Pain: Unintended Consequences and a Revision on the Horizon," by Beth Darnall, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How We Do It: Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center Transitional Pain Service," by Michael J. Buys, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
"Transitional Pain Services – What’s Next?" by Hance Clarke, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
"Building a Transitional Pain Service: Vanderbilt Experience," by David A. Edwards, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurological Survey, Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Transitional Pain Service," by Hesham Elsharkawy, MD, MBA, MSc, FASA, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Pain and Healing Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
"The Future Role of Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Opioid Use," by Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, MAS, Chief, Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Medical Director, Koman Outpatient Pavilion Ambulatory Surgery Center, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.
"How I Do It: Transition Pain Clinic, Duke Health," by Padma Gulur, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Population Health, Director of Pain Management Strategy and Opioid Surveillance; Brian Starr, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; and Amanda Nelli, MD, Postdoctorate Associate, PROMIS Lab; all of Duke Health, Durham, North Carolina. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Johns Hopkins Perioperative Pain Program," by Marie Hanna, MD, MEHP, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; Mariam Javed, MD, Fellow, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine; Traci Speed, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Ronen Shechter, MD, PHD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; and Kayode Williams, MD, MBBS, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; all of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Opioid Tapers: Cui Bono?" by Andrew Chapman, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Director of Chronic and Inpatient Pain Division, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: We Didn't Just Survive 2020 - We Thrived" by Eugene Viscusi, MD, ASRA President; and "From the Editor’s Desk: Perspective" by Kristopher Schroeder, MD, ASRA News Editor. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Naloxone for the Pain Physician: What Do I Need to Know?" by Lynn Kohan, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pain Fellowship Director, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The Opioid Epidemic and the Perioperative Period," by Dalia H. Elmofty, MD, Associate Professor, Pain Fellowship Associate Program Director, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"46th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting: Value Proposition," by Nabil Elkassabany, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Dr. Jeanine Wiener-Kronish: Women in Medicine and Progressing Toward a Healthier Working Environment," by Vivian Ip, MB, ChB, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 42-43. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Disparities in Care for LGBTQ Patients," by Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 40-41. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"A Primer for Pain Physicians on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents: Caution Is Advised," by Zachary Pellis, BA, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard DeRiggi, MD, Brighton Radiology Associates, Sewickley, Pennsylvania; Kim Shaftner, MD, JD, Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine, Knott & Boyle, PLLC, Raleigh, North Carolina; David A. Provenzano, MD, Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley, Pennsylvania. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: The Vertiflex™ Procedure for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis," by Jacqueline Weisbein, DO, Interventional Pain Management, Napa Valley Orthopaedic Medical Group, Napa, California. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: The Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block and Radiofrequency Ablation," by Reda Tolba, MD, Chairman, Pain Management Department, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm: Local Anesthetic Adjuvants for Peripheral Nerve Blocks," by Yatish S. Ranganath, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Program Director for RAAPM Fellowship; Melinda Seering, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Director for Ambulatory Surgical Center; and Anil A. Marian, MD, FRCA, Clinical Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations; all of the Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Botulinum Toxin for Cervical Dystonia," by Shalini Shah, MD, Vice-Chair and Enterprise Director Pain Services, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California Irvine, Orange, California. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Nerve Stimulator in Regional Anesthesia: Is it Out of Vogue?" by Jaasmit Khurana, MD, Resident Year 2; Vivian Ip, MBChB, FRCA, Clinical Associate Professor; both of the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Rakesh Sondekoppam, MBBS, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa; and Ban Tsui MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Hip Radiofrequency Ablation," by Ameet Nagpal, MD, MS, MEd, Pain Medicine Division Chief, UT Health San Antonio Pain Consultants Medical Director, Associate Professor/Clinical, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health San Antonio Joe R & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Regional Anesthesia for Shoulder Surgery," by Poonam Pai BH, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program; and Sonya Bohaczuk, MD, MPH, Fellow, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine; both of Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York, New York. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression," by Tariq Malik, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care; and Yamah Amiri, MBBS, Anesthesia Resident; both of The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Shoulder Articular Nerve Blockade and Radiofrequency Ablation," by Maxim S. Eckmann, MD, Professor, Pain Medicine & Anesthesiology, Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Pain Fellowship Director; Mihir Joshi, MD, Pain Fellow, Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and Brittany Bickelhaupt, MD, Pain Fellow, Pain Medicine, Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"A Professional Meeting to Remember," by Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD, Co-Chair, ASRA Worldwide 2020/19th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting; and Jaime Baratta, MD, Co-Chair, ASRA Worldwide 2020/19th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting Chair, 45th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting. From ASRA News, November 2020. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Development of the East African Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program," by Matthew W. Swisher, MD, MS, East African Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Founder, UCSD Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 52-54. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Interview With a Female Leader in Regional Anesthesia on Global Health," Melanie J. Donnelly, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 50-51. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation," by Jack Smith, MD, Pain Medicine Fellow, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 48-49. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Learning Lessons From Organizing an Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Course at the Cleveland Clinic," by Hari Kalagara, MD, FCARCSI, EDRA, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 46-47. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Nerve Blockade: What’s the Long Game?" by Maliha Nowrouz, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; and Bryant Tran, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Regional Anesthesia, Fellowship Director; both of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 55-56. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Radiofrequency Ablation and Its Role in Treating Chronic Pain," by Keth Pride, MD, Chronic Pain Physician, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology; and Michelle Poliak-Tunis, MD, Chronic Pain Physician, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; both of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 47-49. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Sympathetic Blocks for Postoperative Pain Control After Surgery: Literature Review and Current Evidence," by Deepak Thapa, MB, BS, DNB, MNAMS, Professor, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 39-40. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Stellate Ganglion Blocks," by Dalia H. Elmofty, MD, Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 36-38. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Cannabis as an Analgesic: Separating Hope from Hype," by Brent Yeung, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; and Shalini Shah, MD, Associate Clinical Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Director, Pain Services; both of University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, California. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 29-31. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: A Pathway for Total Knee Arthroplasty," by Rahul Guha, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 25-28. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"What Showing Up Can Do for You," by Drew Cornwell, DO, Anesthesiology Resident, Physician, PGY-3, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania; and Shalini Shah, MD, Associate Clinical Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Director, Pain Services, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, California. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 23-24. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Fellowship-Trained Versus Non-Fellowship Trained Consultants: Does It Matter?" by Nick Black, MB BCh, BAO, BSc, FRCA, EDRA, Consultant Anaesthetist; David F. Johnston, MB BCh, BAO FRCA, EDRA, Consultant Anaesthetist; and Lloyd R. Turbitt, MB BCh, BAO, FRCA, MSc, Consultant Anaesthetist; all of the Department of Anaesthesia, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 7-9. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The Beauty of Diversity in Medicine," by Armando Aguilera, MD, Captain USAF, Anesthesia Resident – CA-2; Ellen Hay, MD, Anesthesia Resident – CA-2; Jennifer Matos, MD, Assistant Professor, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management; and Renuka George, MD, Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director for Anesthesia Residency, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management; all of the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. From ASRA News, August 2020, pp. 10-15. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Oxygenation Strategies in COVID-19," by Allison Dalton, MD, Assistant Professor, Director, Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship, Associate Director, Anesthesia Core Residency, Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, July 2020 - Special Edition. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"IntubateCOVID: Rapidly Launching an International Data Registry for Tracking COVID-19 Airway Procedures," by Danny J. N. Wong, MBBS, BSc, AKC, MRCP, FRCA, AFHEA, MFCI, Anaesthetic Registrar, Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kariem El-Boghdadly, MBBS, BSc, FRCA, EDRA, MSc, Consultant Anaesthetist, Theatres, Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine Research Lead, Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College, London, United Kingdom; Mark D. Neuman, MD, MSc, Horatio C. Wood Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Director, Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT), University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Craig Johnstone, MBChB, BSc, MRCP, FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; and Imran Ahmad MBBS FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, Clinical Lead for Airway Management Service, Clinical Lead for Anaesthesia & Theatres, Guy’s Hospital Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Senior Lecturer, King's College, London, United Kingdom. From ASRA News, July 2020 - Special Edition. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"The Masks, the Myths, the Controversy," by Jennifer Noerenberg, MD, Physician, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Poway, California. From ASRA News, July 2020 - Special Edition. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"COVID-19 Risk Mitigation for Return to Practice for Chronic Pain Physicians: Risk Stratification Guidelines and Practice Management Tools," by Shalini Shah, Vice-Chair and Enterprise Director Pain Services, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California Irvine, Orange, California; Sudhir Diwan, MD, President, Advanced Spine on Park Avenue, Associate Clinical Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York; Amol Soin, MD, Medical Director, The Ohio Pain Clinic, Dayton, Ohio; Kartic Rajput, MD, PhD, Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, Stockton, California; Christopher Gharibo, MD, Medical Director of Pain Medicine, NYU Langone Health, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, Associate Professor of Orthopedics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York. From ASRA News, July 2020 - Special Edition. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Erector Spinae for Rib Fractures: The Penn State Health Experience," by Hillenn Cruz Eng, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, MMed, FANZCA, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; and Sanjib Adhikary, MBBS, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 49-53. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Transversus Thoracic Plane and Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Block," by Renuka George, MD, Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director for Anesthesia Residency; Kirsten Dahl, MD, Resident, Clinical Anesthesia–3, Regional Anesthesia Fellow; both of the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and Johanna Blair de Haan, MD, Assistant Professor, Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Director, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, UT Health at Houston, Houston, Texas. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 49-53. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Obturator Nerve Block," by Brett Elmore, MD, Assistant Professor; and Matt Thames, MD, Clinical Instructor and Regional Anesthesia Fellow; both of the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 33-38. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: The Anterior Sciatic Nerve Block in the Original Ultrasound-Guided, Long-Axis, In-Plane Approach," by Timur Özelsel, MD, DESA, Associate Clinical Professor, Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, Associate Clinical Professor, both of the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Rakesh Sondekoppam, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and Ban Tsui, MD, FRCPC, PG Dip Echo, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 27-32. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Rib Fractures," by Reva Ramlogan, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor; and Sarah Tierney, MD, FRCPC, Lecturer; both of the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 21-26. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Regional Anesthesia for Breast Surgery," by Steven Ethier, DO, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellow, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin; and Ban Tsui, MD, FRCPC, PG Dip Echo, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 13-20. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: ASRA Is Committed to Your Wellness – Now More Than Ever" by Eugene Viscusi, MD, ASRA President; and "From the Editor’s Desk: How I Do It Spring Special Edition 2020" by Kristopher Schroeder, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 3-6. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Saphenous Nerve Block," by Ashley Matthews Shilling, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Orthopaedic Surgery; and Paul DeMarco, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; both of the University of Virginia Department of Anesthesiology, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA News, May 2020, pp. 7-12. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"In Memoriam: Phillip O. Bridenbaugh, MD, 1932-2019," by David Brown, MD, Principal, Clear Consults, Hayward, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 5. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Reusable Versus Disposable: Current State of Affairs," by Alian Aquino, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 42-43. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Kambin’s Triangle Approach to Transforaminal Epidural Injections," by Priyanka Ghosh, MD, Interventional Pain Fellow, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Lynn Kohan, MD, MS, Associate Professor Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pain Fellowship Director, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; and Veena Graff, MD, MS, Assistant Professor Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 33-35. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Chronic Pain: Why Do We Treat the Whole Person Last, When Good Evidence Says We Should Do It First?" by Jenna Walters, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chronic Pain Resident Rotation Director, Associate Chronic Pain Fellowship Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and Priyanka Ghosh, MD, Interventional Pain Fellow, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 30-32. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Training in Regional Anesthesia," developed by the Education in Regional Anesthesia Special Interest Group (SIG). From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 25-29. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Emerging Technologies in Acute Pain Medicine," by Mastoora Nasiri, MD, Clinical Instructor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Linda Le-Wendling, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Barys Ihnatsenka, MD, Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Patrick Tighe, MD, MS, Associate Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Anthony Machi, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 21-24. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Contralateral Oblique View for Epidural Access: A Coalescence of Precision and Ease," by Jatinder S. Gill, MD, Assistant Professor; and Thomas Simopoulos, MD, MA, Division Chief of Pain Medicine; both of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 17-20. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Ultrasound-Guided Selective Cervical C3 and C4 Nerve Root Block: A Novel Anesthetic Approach to Perioperative Analgesia for Clavicular Fractures," by Joey Hung, DO, Anesthesiology Resident; and Moustafa Ahmed, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care; both of UT Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 13-16. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Anesthesia Billing: Surgical Anesthesia Versus Postoperative Analgesia," by Jason P. Zatkoff, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Pontiac, Michigan; and Brian F. S. Allen, MD, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 8-12. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: Collaboration With ESRA Translates Into More Benefits and Opportunities for ASRA Members" by Eugene Viscusi, MD, ASRA President; and "From the Editor’s Desk: ASRA’s Universe Is Expanding" by Kristopher Schroeder, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 3-4. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and the Role of Pain Physicians," by Chinyere Archie, MBBS, Resident; Patrick Courtright, MD, MBS, Resident; and Rany Abdallah, MD, PhD, Anesthesiologist; all of Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 39-41. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Ultrasound-Guided Sacral Lateral Branch Blocks," by Marta Vargas-Salazar, MD, Fellow; Jan Venter, MD, CCFP, Fellow; and Roderick J. Finlayson, MD, FRCPC, Professor; all of the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 36-38. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"2020: Embracing Tradition and Visions of the Future: The 45th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, April 23-25, San Francisco," by Jaime Baratta, MD, Chair, Scientific/Education Planning Committee 2020. From ASRA News, February 2020, pp. 6-7. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Giving Feedback to Trainees," by Celeste Quan, MBBCh, DA, FCA, Senior Specialist, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa; and Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, MMed, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 37-39. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Curriculum Design in Regional Anesthesia Education: Survey of United States Residency Programs," by Melanie Donnelly, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; and Adam Jacob, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 34-36. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How to Start an Outpatient Pain Practice," by Nirmala Abraham, MD, Pain Management, Kettering Physician Network, Dayton, Ohio. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 32-33. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Welcome to the Electronic Era for Regional Anesthesia," by Reena John, DO, Resident, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, Florida; and Priyanka Ghosh, MD, Anesthesia Resident Pain Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 28-31. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"A Growing Demand for Cancer Pain Specialists," by Edward Podgorski III, MD, Anesthesia Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 26-27. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Anesthesia for Subcutaneous ICD Placement," by Jackson Condrey, MD, Assistant Professor; Robert Harvey, MD, Assistant Professor; Wesley Doty, MD, Assistant Professor; and Eric Bolin, MD, Associate Professor; all of Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 23-25. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Appropriateness Consensus Committee Guidelines Related to Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation," by Christopher L. Netzel, MD; and Timothy R. Lubenow, MD; both of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 21-22. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"From the Editor's Desk: This Fall, Have a Heart," by Kristopher M. Schroeder, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 6-7. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President's Message: Inclusivity, Diversity, and ASRA’s Celebration of the Year of Women in ASRA," by Eugene Viscusi, MD, ASRA President. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 3-5. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Stellate Ganglion Blockade for Ventricular Arrythmias: An Effective Tool for an Ineffective Rhythm," by Akshat Gargya, MBBS, Anesthesiologist; Nam K. Ly, MD, Anesthesiologist; and Rany Abdallah, MD, PhD, MBA, Resident; all of Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 18-20. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Transversus Thoracic Plane Block: How I Do It," by Renuka George, MD, Associate Program Director for Anesthesia Residency, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Kirsten Dahl, MD, Regional Anesthesia Fellow, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and Johanna Blair de Haan, MD, Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Director, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, UT Health at Houston, Houston, Texas. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 13-17. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm: Erector Spinae Plane Block—‘Because It Is Easy’ Is Not a Good Reason to Do It!" by Vishal Uppal, MBBS, FRCA, EDRA, Assistant Professor and Director of Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Program, Department of Anesthesia Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From ASRA News, November 2019, pp. 8-12. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regenerative Medicine in the United States: The Current State and Future Outlook," by Corey Hunter, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, New York; and Yashar Eshraghi, MD, Medical Director, Pain Research, Ochsner Health System, University of Queensland, Ochsner Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 43-45. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Anesthesia Cardiothoracic Enhanced Recovery (RACER): A New Era," by Curtis Darling, MD, Assistant Professor; and Ban Tsui, MD, FRCP(C), Professor; both of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 40-42. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Informed Consent: A Form or a Conversation?" by Clark Smith, MD, MPH, Director of Interventional Spine, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York; and David Miller, MD, MA, Director of Clinical Research, Centers for Pain Management, Indianapolis and Lafayette, Indiana. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 38-39. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Review of Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks and Their Application to Chronic Abdominal Pain," by Matt Fischer, MD, MHA, Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; Maged Guirguis, MD, Associate Professor, University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH, Medical Director, University of Wisconsin Health Pain Services, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 35-37. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Used to Do It: Anesthesia and Analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty: Four Decades of Evolution," by James Turner, MD, and Robert Weller, MD, both of the Department of Anesthesiology, Section on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 30-34. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"PBLD: Neuraxial Blockade and Issues Around Consent, Coagulation Conundrum," by Vivian Ipm MB, ChB, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, Chief, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California; and Kristopher Schroeder, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 22-29. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Updates to the ASRA Guidelines for Interventional Pain Procedures," by Alvah Wickboldt, MD, Pain Medicine Specialist; and Maged Guirguis, MD, Chief System Lead, Interventional Pain Management; both of Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 18-21. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"From the Editor's Desk: We Will Block You," by Kristopher M. Schroeder, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 6-7. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President's Message: A Public Health Call to Action: What You Need to Do Now to Help End the Opioid Epidemic," by Eugene Viscusi, MD, ASRA President. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 3-5. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Transversus Abdominis Plane Versus Quadratus Lumborum Blocks for Abdominal Surgery: Where Are We Now?" by Kariem El-Boghdadly, MBBS, BSc, FRCA, EDRA, MSc, Consultant Anaesthetist, Guy's and St. Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; and Hesham A. Elsharkawy, MD, MSc, Staff, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 14-17. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Overview of Occipital Neuralgia and Greater Occipital Nerve Blocks," by Patrick Oley, MD, Resident Physician, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 11-13. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Let the Good Times Roll with ASRA in the Big Easy!" by Andrea Nicol, Associate Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. From ASRA News, August 2019, pp. 8-10. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How to Build a Block Room: A Canadian Perspective," by Paul G. Hardy, MD, FRCPC, Fellowship Coordinator, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Patrick Wong, MD, FRCPC, Site Lead, Regional Anesthesia Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 38-41. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"What a Difference a Block Makes: A Perspective From the United States on Setting up a Regional Anesthesia Service," by Nirmala R. Abraham, MD, Kettering Physician Network, Pain Management, Sycamore Medical Center, Kettering Health Network, Dayton, Ohio. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 36-37. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Bacterial Infection Reports Following Contaminated Umbilical Cord Product Injections," by Yashar Eshraghi, MD, Medical Director of Research for Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Oshsner Health System, Jefferson, Louisiana. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 34-35. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Time for a New Look at an Old Procedure: Vertebral Augmentation for Painful Compression Fractures as an Option to Restore Function and Quality of Life," by Samara B. Shipon, DO, Interventional Pain Physician, Valley Pain Consultants, Phoenix, Arizona. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 27-30. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Interview With a Regional Anesthesiologist in Private Practice in the United States: Maggie Holtz, MD," by Lisa Klesius, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 10-12. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Interview With a Prominent Female Leader in Regional Anesthesia in Canada: Jennifer Szerb, MD, FRCPC," by Vivian Ip, MB, ChB, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 7-9. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Directors’ Group Adopts Common Applications for Overwhelming Majority of U.S. Programs" by Mary J. Hargett, BS, Fellowship Directors' Group Director - Education and Clinical Initiatives; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery. From ASRA News, May 2019, p. 6. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"From the Editor's Desk: Feel the Burn" by Kristopher M. Schroeder, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 5. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President’s Message: ASRA Is a Strong Organization That Continues to Flourish" by Eugene Viscusi, MD, ASRA President. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 3-4. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Regional Anesthesia in Elite Athletes: The Current Evidence and Perspective From the Hospital for Special Surgery" by Carrie Guheen, MD, Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 31-33. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"CON: Liposomal Bupivacaine: A Mission Incomplete" by Deepak Thapa, MB, BS, DNB, MNAMS, PDCC, of Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 24-26. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"PRO: Advantages of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia" by Rodney Gabriel, MD, MAS, Assistant Clinical Professor, and Brian M Ilfeld, MD, MS, Professor of Anesthesiology in Residence, both of University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 21-23. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Presentation and Management" by Ashish Khanna, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; and Susan Maltser, DO, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 18-20. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm: The RAPTIR Could Bite!" by Jonathan Bailey, BA, MD, MSc, FRCPC, and Vishal Uppal, MBBS, FRCA, EDRA. From ASRA News, May 2019, pp. 13-17. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"From the Editor’s Desk: Mentorship Matters" by Kristopher Schroeder, MD, ASRA News editor. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 5. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Transition Clinics in Pain Medicine" by Matt Fischer, MD, and Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH, both of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 35. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Is a Shift Occurring in Neuromodulation? An Evaluation of the Use of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in the Placement of Spinal Cord Stimulators" by Steven M. Falowski, MD, Director of Functional Neurosurgery, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 28. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Edmonton Holds Innovative Celebration for World Anesthesia Day" by Timur J.P. Ozelsel, MD, Rakesh Sondekoppam Vijayashankar, MD, and Vivian H.Y. Ip, MB, ChB, FRCA, all of the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Canada. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 17-19. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"President's Message: Looking Back and Looking Forward" by Asokumar Buvanendran, MD, Rush University, Chicago, IL. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 3-4. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Pro: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Specialists Should Help Train Non-Anesthesia Specialists to Perform Peripheral Nerve Blocks," by Peter Rose, MD, MSc, FRCPC, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, and Michael Woo, MD, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada.
"Con: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Specialists Should Not Help Train Non-Anesthesia Specialists to Perform Peripheral Nerve Blocks," by Reva Ramlogan, MD, FRCPC, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada, and Rafael Nascimento, MD, Americas Medical City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 13-16. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Learn from the Experts, Get Hands-On Practice, and Connect with Colleagues at ASRA's 2019 Spring Annual Meeting," by Rajnish Gupta, MD, Planning Committee chair, and associate professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 6-7. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Radiation Safety for the Chronic Pain Physician" by Jonathan Hagedorn, MD, Division of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and David Provenzano, MD, Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Pittsburgh, PA. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 31-34. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"Genicular Nerve Denervation for Osteoarthritis of the Knee" by Lynn R. Kohan, fellowship director, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 23-25. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.
"How I Do It: Infiltration Between Popliteal Artery and Capsule of Knee (iPACK)" by Sanjay K. Sinha, MBBS, director of regional anesthesia at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT. From ASRA News, February 2019, pp. 20-22. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.