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"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...

"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.      Support the show

"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 copyright...

"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.    Support the show

"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 refe...

"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.a...

"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.  Support the show

"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, Nort...

"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 c...

"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 copyrig...

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.  Support the show

"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.  Support the show

"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. Support the show

"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 ASR...

"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, Ill...

"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. Support the s...

"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.         Support the show

"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.        Support the show

"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.       Support the show

"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...

"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 Alia...

"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, Cana...

"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.    Support the show

"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...

"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...