ASRA RAPP

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD) discuss the exciting combined acute and chronic pain virtual ASRA Fall meeting with the co-chairs Jaime Baratta and Magda Anitescu. Recorded 10/29/2020.

#ASRAFall20 | #ASRAWorldWide2020

Guests:
- Jaime Baratta (@jattarab)
- Magda Anitescu (@MagdaAnitescuMD)

Link:

• https://www.asra.com/events-education/event-item/2020/11/20/default-calendar/19th-annual-pain-medicine-meeting

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd), and Ketan Chopra (@kchopraMD) discuss the value of ketamine and/or magnesium for outpatient management of chronic neuropathic pain. Recorded 08/09/2020.

Guest:
- Samer Narouze (@NarouzeMD)

Article: 

• Pickering G, Pereira B, Morel V, et al. Ketamine and magnesium for refractory neuropathic pain: a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial. Anesthesiology. 2020;133(1):154-64. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003345

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Eric Schwenk (@eschwenkmd), and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) discuss a meta-analysis on the value of cannabinoids for the management of acute pain. Recorded 07/12/2020.

Guest:
- Faraj Abdallah (@Faraj_RegAnesth)

Link:

• https://rapm.bmj.com/content/45/7/509

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Ketan Chopra (@kchopraMD) discusses some questions and answers regarding what new chronic pain fellows would like to know about their upcoming year. Recorded 06/28/2020.

Guests:
- Goodarz Golmirzaie
- Shravani Durbhakula
- Dawood Sayed
- Rene Przkora

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Eric Schwenk (@eschwenkmd), Sandy Christiansen (@DrSandyC), Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd), and Ketan Chopra (@kchopraMD) discuss the consensus guidelines for facet joint pain and the indications for RFA. Recorded 06/14/2020.

Guest:
- Steve Cohen, MD

Article:

• Cohen SP, Bhaskar A, Bhatia A, et al. Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multi specialty, international working group. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020;45:424-467. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2019-101243

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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.  

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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)

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 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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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:

1. 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
2. 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

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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.
 
 

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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

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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. 

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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:

1. Richebe P, Capdevila X, Rivat C: Persistent Postsurgical Pain: Pathophysiology and Preventative Pharmacologic Considerations. Anesthesiology 2018; 129:590–607
2. 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
3. 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
4. Macrae WA: Chronic post-surgical pain: 10 years on. Br J Anaesth 2008; 101:77–86

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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)

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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:

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 check to follow along with the ASRA Spring meeting at #ASRASpring19 or by going to www.asra.com for all the details.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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.

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Eric Schwenk (@ESCHWENKMD), Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd), and Sandy Christensen (@DrSandyC) discuss the impact that choices Anesthesiologists make regarding the anesthetic and pain management have on the risk of cancer recurrence. Recorded 02/05/2019.

Guest:
- Andres Missair (University of Miami)

Article:

• https://rapm.bmj.com/content/44/1/13

Make sure to check to follow along with the ASRA meeting at #ASRASpring19 or by going to www.asra.com for all the details.

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) go over many of the sessions, workshops, faculty, and social events for the 44th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada at Caesars Palace. Recorded 12/16/2018.

Guests:
- Asokumar Buvanendran, MD - Rush University (@Kumar_asra)
- Jaime Baratta, MD - Thomas Jefferson University (@jattarab)
- Danielle Ludwin, MD - Columbia University 

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta), Gary Schwartz (@garyschwartzmd) recap some of the days activities, lectures, and workshops with a collection of friends that come by the Internet Chat Room Booth at the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibit Hall. Recorded live from the ASRA Fall 2018 Pain Meeting in San Antonio Texas. Recorded 11/16/2018.

Make sure to check out the next ASRA meeting #ASRASpring19 by going to www.asra.com for all the details.

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD) discuss the value of IV ketamine infusion for the management of chronic refractory migraine headaches. This podcast is a joint effort with the ASRA Headache Special Interest Group (SIG). Recorded 11/07/2018.

Guests

• Lynn Kohan, MD (@KohanLynn)- Chair of the ASRA Headache SIG. Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Director, Pain Fellowship; University of Virginia
• Clinton Lauritsen, MD (@ClintLauritsen) - Clinical instructor in Neurology and Headache Specialist, Director of the Inpatient Headache unit, Thomas Jefferson University; Jefferson Headache Center

Make sure to check out the next two ASRA meetings #ASRAFall18 and #ASRASpring19 by going to www.asra.com/meetings for all the details.

Reference

• Schwenk ES, Dayan AC, Rangavajjula A, Torjman MC, Hernandez MG, Lauritsen CG, Silberstein SD, Young W, Viscusi ER: Ketamine for refractory headache: A retrospective analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2018; 43:875–9

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@ESchwenkMD) talk about how ketamine has made a resurgence in acute and chronic pain medicine with guest Dr. Danielle Ludwin, associate professor of anesthesiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York. They also discuss the recent Consensus Guidelines on the Use of Intravenous Ketamine Infusions for Acute Pain Management. 

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: 

1. Schwenk ES, Viscusi ER, Buvanendran A, et al. Consensus guidelines on the use of intravenous ketamine infusions for acute pain management from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2018; 43:456–66. 
2. Cohen SP, Bhatia A, Buvanendran A, et al. Consensus guidelines on the use of intravenous ketamine infusions for chronic pain from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018; 43:521–46.

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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.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) discusses the exciting lecture and workshop program for ASRA's 17th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting being held November 15-17, 2018, in San Antonio, TX. He is joined by Asokumar Buvanendran (@Kumar_asra), Max Eckmann (@eckmann_max), and Ameet Nagpal (@Sympathy4TheDr, https://www.facebook.com/ameet.nagpal.121). Recorded 07/29/2018.

The deadline to submit abstracts is September 5, 2018.
Early-bird registration ends September 28, 2018.
Find out all the details about ASRA's 17th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting at: https://www.asra.com/pain
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Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Winter Wonderland". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta