ASRA RAPP

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Eric Schwenk (@eschwenkmd), Sandy Christiansen (@DrSandyC), and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) discuss some of the highlights and exceptional moments from the Fall ASRA Meeting in New Orleans this November with the Chair of the meeting, Andrea Nicol. Recorded 12/19/2019. Guest: - Andrea Nicol (@andreanicolmd) ——————  Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD), and Sandy Christiansen (@DrSandyC) discuss the need for expanding the diversity of physicians who provide neuromodulation for pain control and how more diversity in chronic pain physicians serves as a mechanism for expanding this therapeutic option to underserved populations. This effort is lead by the newly formed Diversity and Outreach Committee (@DOC-NANS) of the North American Neuromodulation Society (@NANS-ION). Recorded 11/11/2019. Guest: - Johnathan Goree (@DrJGoree) Articles: Chan A, McGovern R, Brown L, et al. Disparities in access to deep brain stimulation surgery for parkinson disease: interaction between African American race and medicaid use. JAMA Neurology. 2014;71(3), 291-299. https://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.5798 Goyal M, Kuppermann N, Cleary S, Teach S, Chamberlain J. Racial disparities in pain management of children with appendicitis in emergency departments. JAMA Pediatrics. 2015;169(11), 996-1002. https://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.1915 —————— Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.    

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Eric Schwenk (@eschwenkmd), and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) discuss the innovative ways that the California Society of Anesthesiologists (@CSAHQ) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (@ASALifeline) are working together to educate patients and doctors about safe and effective opioid use for acute pain management! Recorded 10/7/2019. Guest: - Shalini Shah (@ShaliniShahMD) Links:  https://www.csahq.org/news/blog/detail/csa-online-first/2019/09/03/csa-s-opioid-patient-education-video-a-tremendous-resource https://www.asahq.org/annualmeeting/education/opioidanalgesicssession https://www.csahq.org/public-education/safe-opioid-use ————— Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@eschwenkmd) discuss the upcoming ASRA Fall 19 meeting (#ASRAFALL19) with the ASRA President and the Program Chair for the meeting! Recorded 08/30/2019. Guests: - Andrea Nicol (@andreanicolmd) - Eugene Viscusi (@EugeneViscusiMD) Meeting link: www.asra.com/pain ________ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums. 

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@eschwenkmd) talk with our guests about the need for, implementation of, and results of creating a Transitional Pain Service to help patients with persistent post surgical pain. This episode is sponsored by the ASRA Persistent Perioperative Pain Special Interest Group! Recorded 07/21/2019. Guests: - Hesham El-Sharkawy (@kaohesham) - Padma Gulur (@doctorgulur) Articles: Richebe P, Capdevila X, Rivat C: Persistent Postsurgical Pain: Pathophysiology and Preventative Pharmacologic Considerations. Anesthesiology 2018; 129:590–607 McGreevy K, Bottros MM, Raja SN: Preventing Chronic Pain following Acute Pain: Risk Factors, Preventive Strategies, and their Efficacy. Eur J Pain Suppl 2011; 5:365–72 Katz J: The Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service: development and implementation of a multidisciplinary program to prevent chronic postsurgical pain. J Pain Res 2015; 8:695–702 Macrae WA: Chronic post-surgical pain: 10 years on. Br J Anaesth 2008; 101:77–86 ——— Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) talk about the second day of the 2019 ASRA Spring Meeting #ASRASpring19 with multiple special guests! Recorded 04/12/2019. Our Guests: Bridget Pulos - @BridgetPulosMD Colin McCartney - @colinjmccartney Ankeet Udani - @ankeetudani Kanups Kumar - @KanupsKumar Jeni Noerenberg - @DrJeniMD Jerry Jones - @JerryJo67427561 Ed Mariano - @EMARIANOMD Anita Gupta - @DocAnitaGupta Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “The Grind (9 to 5)" and "Unknown Night". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) talk about the second day of the 2019 ASRA Spring Meeting #ASRASpring19 with multiple special guests! Recorded 04/12/2019. Guests: - Bridget Pulos (@BridgetPulosMD) - Colin McCartney (@colinjmccartney) - Ankeet Udani (@ankeetudani) - Kanups Kumar (@KanupsKumar) - Jeni Noerenberg (@DrJeniMD) - Jerry Jones (@JerryJo67427561) - Ed Mariano (@EMARIANOMD) - Anita Gupta (@DocAnitaGupta) _____ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “The Grind (9 to 5)" and "Unknown Night". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Episode 35: Facebook Live - Day 2 of the ASRA Spring Meeting

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD) discuss the role of ASRA's Education in Regional Anesthesia Special Interest Group (SIG) and the current state of education in regional anesthesia. Recorded 05/29/2018. Guests Colin McCartney (@colinjmccartney) - Chair of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at University of Ottawa, ON, Canada Danielle Ludwin - Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Columbia University Irving Medical Center Jaime Ortiz (@JaimeOrtizMD) - Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Baylor College of Medicine Make sure to check out the next two ASRA meetings #ASRAFall18 and #ASRASpring19 by going to www.asra.com for all the details. Selected References Choi S. & McCartney CJ. Evidence base for the use of ultrasound for upper extremity blocks: 2014 update. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016; 41(2), 242-50. Helwani MA, Saied NN, Asaad B, Rasmussen S, & Fingerman ME. The current role of ultrasound use in teaching regional anesthesia: a survey of residency programs in the United States. Pain Med. 2012;13(10),1342–6. Liu SS. Evidence basis for ultrasound-guided block characteristics onset, quality, and duration. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016;41(2), 205–20. Lerman IR, Souzdalnitski D, Halaszynski T, Dai F, Guirguis M, Narouze SN. Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia simulation and trainee performance. Technique Reg Anesth Pain Manage. 2014;18(4)110-7. ________ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “The Grind (9 to 5)" and "Unknown Night". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Episode 24: Education in Ultrasound Regional Anesthesia

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) talk about the first day of the 2019 ASRA Spring Meeting #ASRASpring19 with multiple special guests! Recorded 04/11/2019. Our Guests: Amit Pawa - @amit_pawa Asokumar Buvanendran - @Kumar_asra Jeni Noerenberg - @DrJeniMD Shelly Ferrell - @aneswiseguys Katharine Fleischmann Brinda Kamdar Steve Haskins - @shaskinsMD Michelle Kars - @MKarsMD Jan Boublik - @jan1boublik Kanups Kumar - @KanupsKumar

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) talk about the first day of the 2019 ASRA Spring Meeting #ASRASpring19 with multiple special guests! Recorded 04/11/2019. Guests: Amit Pawa - @amit_pawa Asokumar Buvanendran - @Kumar_asra Jeni Noerenberg - @DrJeniMD Shelly Ferrell - @aneswiseguys Katharine Fleischmann Brinda Kamdar Steve Haskins - @shaskinsMD Michelle Kars - @MKarsMD Jan Boublik - @jan1boublik Kanups Kumar - @KanupsKumar _____ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “The Grind (9 to 5)" and "Unknown Night". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Episode 34: Facebook Live - Day 1 of the ASRA Spring Meeting

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD) talk to Kris Schroeder (@KristopherSchr6), the editor of the ASRA News and ASRA News podcast, about some of the great changes in the works and already happening in ASRA publishing. Recorded 03/27/2019. Our guest: Kris Schroeder - @KristopherSchr6 - kmschro1@wisc.edu Links: 1. ASRA 2019 Spring meeting - https://www.asra.com/page/2673/program 2. ASRA Newsletter - https://www.asra.com/asra-news 3. ASRA News Podcast - https://www.asra.com/asra-news/article/172/asra-news-podcast-feed Make sure to follow along with the ASRA Spring meeting at #ASRASpring19 or by going to www.asra.com for all the details.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD) talk to Dr. Kris Schroeder (@KristopherSchr6), the editor of the ASRA News and ASRA News Podcast about some of the great changes in the works and already happening in ASRA publishing. Recorded 03/27/2019.  Guest: - Kris Schroeder (@KristopherSchr6, kmschro1@wisc.edu) Resources: ASRA 2019 Spring meeting - https://www.asra.com/page/2673/program ASRA Newsletter - https://www.asra.com/asra-news ASRA News Podcast - https://www.asra.com/asra-news/article/172/asra-news-podcast-feed Make sure to check to follow along with the ASRA Spring meeting at #ASRASpring19 or by going to www.asra.com for all the details.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD) talk to Dr. Kris Schroeder (@KristopherSchr6), the editor of the ASRA News and ASRA News Podcast about some of the great changes in the works and already happening in ASRA publishing. Recorded 03/27/2019.  Guest: - Kris Schroeder (@KristopherSchr6, kmschro1@wisc.edu) Resources: ASRA 2019 Spring meeting - https://www.asra.com/page/2673/program ASRA Newsletter - https://www.asra.com/asra-news ASRA News Podcast - https://www.asra.com/asra-news/article/172/asra-news-podcast-feed Make sure to check to follow along with the ASRA Spring meeting at #ASRASpring19 or by going to www.asra.com for all the details.

Episode 33 - Updates to the ASRA News and the New ASRA News

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Sandy Christensen (@DrSandyC) talk to members of ASRA's Education in Regional Anesthesia Special Interest Group regarding the value of simulation in training on ultrasound-guided procedures. Recorded 02/26/2019. Our Guests: Jaime Ortiz (@JaimeOrtizMD) Amanda Kumar (@amandahkumar) Hans Sviggum (@HansSviggum) Articles: - https://rapm.bmj.com/content/42/6/741.long - https://ekja.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4097/kja.d.18.00317 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675970/ Make sure to check to follow along with the ASRA Spring meeting at #ASRASPRING19 or by going to www.asra.com/raapm19 for all the details. ----------------- Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA, for the music: “Funkcore" and "Unknown Night." The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Sandy Christensen (@DrSandyC) talk to members of ASRA's Education in Regional Anesthesia Special Interest Group regarding the value of simulation in training on ultrasound-guided procedures. Recorded 02/26/2019. Our Guests: - Jaime Ortiz (@JaimeOrtizMD) - Amanda Kumar (@amandahkumar) - Hans Sviggum (@HansSviggum) Articles: https://rapm.bmj.com/content/42/6/741.long https://ekja.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4097/kja.d.18.00317 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675970/ Make sure to check to follow along with the ASRA Spring meeting at #ASRASPRING19 or by going to www.asra.com/raapm19 for all the details. ______ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA, for the music: “Funkcore" and "Unknown Night." The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Sandy Christensen (@DrSandyC) talk to members of ASRA's Education in Regional Anesthesia Special Interest Group regarding the value of simulation in training on ultrasound-guided procedures. Recorded 02/26/2019. Our Guests: - Jaime Ortiz (@JaimeOrtizMD) - Amanda Kumar (@amandahkumar) - Hans Sviggum (@HansSviggum) Articles: https://rapm.bmj.com/content/42/6/741.long https://ekja.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4097/kja.d.18.00317 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675970/ Make sure to check to follow along with the ASRA Spring meeting at #ASRASPRING19 or by going to www.asra.com/raapm19 for all the details. ______ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA, for the music: “Funkcore" and "Unknown Night." The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.