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"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, Aug...

"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.   Support the show

"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.   Support the show

"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...

"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.   Support the show

"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...

"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...

"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 th...

"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 m...

"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 Re...

"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.    Support the show

"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 Clin...

"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, Associa...

"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 J...

"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 c...

"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 P...

"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.     Support the show

"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....

 "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 a...

"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 refe...

"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.   Support the show

"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.  Support the show

"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 an...

"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 Cornel...

"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.  Support the show