American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

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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. A...

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PBLD: Neuraxial Blockade and Issues Around Consent, Coagulation Conundrum 09.10.2019 37:34

"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...

Updates to the ASRA Guidelines for Interventional Pain Procedures 02.10.2019 6:22

"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 copyright...

From the Editor's Desk: We Will Block You 25.09.2019 6:46

"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. Support the show

President's Message: A Public Health Call to Action: What You Need to Do Now to Help End the Opioid Epidemic 18.09.2019 6:56

"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. Support the show

Transversus Abdominis Plane Versus Quadratus Lumborum Blocks for Abdominal Surgery: Where Are We Now? 11.09.2019 9:58

"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...

Overview of Occipital Neuralgia and Greater Occipital Nerve Blocks 04.09.2019 8:34

"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. Support the show

Let the Good Times Roll with ASRA in the Big Easy! 28.08.2019 10:47

"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. Support the show

How to Build a Block Room: A Canadian Perspective 21.08.2019 12:56

"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 fo...

What a Difference a Block Makes: A Perspective From the United States on Setting up a Regional Anesthesia Service 14.08.2019 8:03

"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 copyri...

Bacterial Infection Reports Following Contaminated Umbilical Cord Product Injections 07.08.2019 5:25

"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...

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 31.07.2019 10:02

"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 copyrigh...

Interview With a Regional Anesthesiologist in Private Practice in the United States: Maggie Holtz, MD 24.07.2019 12:19

"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. Support the show

Interview With a Prominent Female Leader in Regional Anesthesia in Canada: Jennifer Szerb, MD, FRCPC 17.07.2019 14:47

"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. Support the show

Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Directors’ Group Adopts Common Applications for Overwhelming Majority of U.S. Programs 10.07.2019 3:12

"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 origin...

From the Editor's Desk: Feel the Burn 03.07.2019 4:56

"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. Support the show

President’s Message: ASRA Is a Strong Organization That Continues to Flourish 18.06.2019 7:20

"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. Support the show

Regional Anesthesia in Elite Athletes 18.06.2019 12:32

"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. Support the show

CON: Liposomal Bupivacaine: A Mission Incomplete 12.06.2019 9:15

"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. Support the show

PRO: Advantages of LB for Postoperative Analgesia 05.06.2019 11:29

"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 cop...

Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Presentation and Management 29.05.2019 8:26

"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. Fr...

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The RAPTIR Could Bite! 22.05.2019 11:38

"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. Support the show

From the Editor’s Desk: Mentorship Matters 15.05.2019 4:53

"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. Support the show

Transition Clinics in Pain Medicine 08.05.2019 8:49

"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. Support the show

Is a Shift Occurring in Neuromodulation? 01.05.2019 10:18

"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. Thi...

Innovative Celebration for World Anesthesia Day 24.04.2019 6:30

"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. Support the sho...