ASRA RAPP

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) joins #ASRAGreenSIG leaders Vivian Ip, Deirdre Kelleher, and E.B. Fouts-Palmer to preview the "Environmental Sustainability and Your Practice" symposium (#ASRAGreen22) and discuss recent ASRA Pain Medicine News publications on reducing your carbon footprint, the financial benefits of reducing desflurane use, and the detrimental environmental effects of nitrous oxide. Streamed 9/20/2022.

Guests:
-Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA (@Viv43308518)
-Deirdre Kelleher, MD (@MiniMDKelleher)
-E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD (@DrFoutsPalmer)

References:

• Ip VHY, Sondekoppam RV, Ozelsel TJP. Earth Day 2022 – how to reduce the C02 footprint from our anesthetic practice. ASRA Pain Medicine News. 2022;47. https://doi.org/10.52211/asra050122.026
• Kelleher D, Fouts-Palmer EB, Yu SP, et al. “Greening” the operating room and your budget by reducing desflurane use. ASRA Pain Medicine News. 2022;47. https://doi.org/10.52211/asra050122.023
• Kelleher D, Fouts-Palmer EB. Global warming and ozone depletion: the real cons of nitrous oxide use. ASRA Pain Medicine News. 2022;47. https://doi.org/10.52211/asra080122.032

Links:

• asra.com/green
• asra.com/sigs/green

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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.

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Does the advent of new portable ultrasounds create opportunities for POCUS in both low-resource countries and combat support hospitals? Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) joins leaders from the #ASRAGlobalHealth SIG (Mark Brouillette and Lena Dohlman) and #ASRAPOCUS SIG (Melissa Byrne) to discuss clinical applications, handhelds, limitations and barriers, and more. Streamed 8/23/2022.

Guests:
- Mark Brouillette, MD (@markbrouillette)
-Commander Brendan Byrne, MD
-Melissa Byrne, DO, MPH (@dr_melissabyrne)
-Lena Dohlman, MD, MPH
-Omar Hyder, MD, MS
-Moses Siaw-Frimpong, MD

References:

• Hilbert-Carius P, Struck MF, Rudolph M, et al. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) practices in the helicopter emergency medical services in Europe: results of an online survey. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021;29(1):124. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00933-y
• Duncan PGA, Mackey J. Point-of-care ultrasound at Role 1: is it time for a rethink? BMJ Mil Health. 2020;166(6):406-10. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001466
• Sullivan JF, Polly M, Roman JW, et al. Utility of point of care ultrasound in humanitarian assistance missions. Mil Med. 2021;186(Suppl 1):789-94. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa348
• Savell SC, Baldwin DS, Blessing A, et al. Military use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS). J Spec Oper Med. 2021;21(2):35-42. https://doi.org/10.55460/AJTO-LW17
• Dohlman LE, Kwikiriza A, Ehie O. Benefits and barriers to increasing regional anesthesia in resource-limited settings. Local Reg Anesth. 2020;13:147-58. https://doi.org/10.2147/LRA.S236550

Links

• Prehospital, Austere and Tactical Ultrasound: https://www.acep.org/emultrasound/subcommittees/prehospital-austere-tactical-ultrasound/
• asra.com/sigs/global
• asra.com/sigs/pocus

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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.

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Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and #ASRAHeadache SIG leaders Nat Schuster, Meredith Barad, and Gaurav Chauhan discuss the SIG's mission and recent advances in headache treatment: Why are there so many novel, non-opioid migraine medications, so few novel, non-opioid pain medications, and what can the pain field learn from the recent headache advancements? Streamed 7/18/2022.

Guests:
- Nat Schuster, MD (@NatSchusterMD)
- Meredith Barad, MD (@meredith_barad)
- Gaurav Chauhan, MD

Links:

• asra.com/sigs/headache

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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.

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Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) joins Regulatory Consultant Bob Jasak, and #PrivatePracticeSIG leaders Maggie Holtz, Jennifer Noerenberg, and Jerry Jones, to discuss the new Federal balance billing and patient cost-sharing protections (#NoSurprisesAct), what the federal law means for state regulation of surprise bills, and more. Streamed 6/28/2022.

Guests:
-  Bob Jasak, JD (@HHSPolicy)
-  Maggie Holtz, MD (@HoltzMaggie)
- Jennifer Noerenberg, MD (@DrJeniMD)
- Jerry Jones, MD (@Jerryblocksthat)

Links: 

• cms.gov/nosurprises
• American Medical Association Toolkit for Physicians: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-nsa-toolkit.pdf
• Five Takeaways from New Requirements under the No Surprises Act: https://www.asra.com/guidelines-articles/original-articles/practice-management/practice-management/original-articles-blog/2022/06/17/five-takeaways-from-new-requirements-under-the-no-surprises-act
• asra.com/sigs/private

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta