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Newswise: Dr. Mohammed Hakim Named 2025 Resident/Fellow of the Year
Released: 28-Feb-2025 7:00 PM EST
Dr. Mohammed Hakim Named 2025 Resident/Fellow of the Year
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

The ASRA Pain Medicine 2025 Resident/Fellow of the Year will be awarded to Mohammed M. A. Hakim, MD, a chronic pain fellow at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH.

Newswise: Dr. Ban Tsui Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Gaston Labat Award this Spring
Released: 10-Feb-2025 9:40 PM EST
Dr. Ban Tsui Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Gaston Labat Award this Spring
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Dr. Tsui will present the Gaston Labat Lecture at the 50th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting during the awards luncheon on May 3.

Newswise: Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran to Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award
Released: 10-Feb-2025 6:35 PM EST
Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran to Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Dr. Buvanendran will be presented with the award at the 50th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, held May 1-3, in Orlando, FL.

Newswise: Dr. Rakesh Sondekoppam Named ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar
Released: 10-Feb-2025 3:10 PM EST
Dr. Rakesh Sondekoppam Named ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Rakesh V. Sondekoppam, MBBS, will receive the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar Award at the 50th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting being held May 1-3, in Orlando, FL.

Released: 30-Jan-2025 8:10 PM EST
ASRA Pain Medicine Releases Its Latest Guidelines on Anticoagulation and Regional Anesthesia – An Essential Tool for Patient Safety
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

This fifth edition of Guidelines on Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy features reorganized and significantly condensed information for efficiency.

Released: 21-Jan-2025 5:15 PM EST
ASRA Pain Medicine Consensus Practice Infection Control Guidelines for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

New Guidelines Address Pain Treatment Infections: Part of Effort to Reduce Second Most Common U.S. Healthcare-Acquired Infection

Released: 21-Nov-2024 8:45 PM EST
Minimally Invasive Procedure Offers at Least 12 Months of Pain Relief for Patients with Lower Back Pain
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of lower back pain in older adults, may benefit from minimally invasive lumbar decompression. Patients receiving the procedure reported significant reductions in pain, along with better physical function and no decrease in mobility or quality of life. The investigators’ abstract received a Resident/Fellow Travel award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) and will be presented at the upcoming 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Released: 21-Nov-2024 7:55 PM EST
Want Patients to Use Mobile Health Apps? Make Sure Clinicians Sign Them Up During In-Person Visits
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Mobile health applications can be powerful tools for tracking patients’ health and reducing hospital visits. However, patients are more likely to sign up for these apps if a clinician or research assistant enrolls them during an in-person visit. This is just one aspect of a broader research project evaluating mobile health apps in relation to spine injection outcomes. The investigators’ abstract received Best of Meeting and Resident/Fellow Travel awards from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) and will be presented at the upcoming 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Released: 21-Nov-2024 6:15 PM EST
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation May Impact Pain Processing, But Not Intensity
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Veterans with fibromyalgia experienced significant improvements in pain, sleep, mood, and overall health in a study looking at a procedure called cranial electrotherapy stimulation. The study found an association between the procedure and specific brain activity that could support management of chronic pain without drugs. The investigators’ abstract received a Best of Meeting award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) and will be presented at the upcoming 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Released: 21-Nov-2024 4:05 PM EST
Study Supports Potential of Genetic Testing to Create Personalized Pain Management Plans
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Researchers have discovered a link between certain genes and the number of opioid tablets that patients took after receiving surgery for torn ACLs. The insights support further evaluation of personalized pain management plans, which could help reduce unnecessary opioid subscribing.

Released: 21-Nov-2024 4:20 AM EST
12-Month Prospective Study Finds Improved Outcomes for Patients Receiving Fast-Acting Subperception Therapy (FAST)
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Chronic pain patients using spinal cord stimulators experienced pain relief, improvement in disability and sleep, and reduction in opioid use with fast-acting subperception therapy (FAST). The positive findings continued over a 12-month period.

Newswise: Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran to Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award
Released: 11-Oct-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran to Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Known for his work in the development and recognition of interventional pain management as a multidisciplinary approach for chronic pain in Belgium and the Netherlands, Dr. Van Zundert will present his lecture, “Less is More” during the 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, being held November 21-23, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV.

Newswise: Dr. Hariharan Shankar Receives ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award
Released: 10-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Dr. Hariharan Shankar Receives ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

“My passion is teaching with a special interest in ultrasound imaging guidance for pain medicine,” Dr. Shankar states. He will be recognized at the 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting on November 23, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV.

Newswise: Dr. Mark Bicket Named ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar
Released: 9-Oct-2024 6:30 PM EDT
Dr. Mark Bicket Named ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Described as an “internationally recognized academic figure in the field of pain medicine,” Dr. Mark Bicket is a Presidential Scholar Award recipient.

Newswise: Dr. Vishal Uppal Named Presidential Scholar Award Recipient
Released: 22-Mar-2024 11:05 PM EDT
Dr. Vishal Uppal Named Presidential Scholar Award Recipient
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Dr. Vishal Uppal is an associate professor and the director of the regional anesthesia fellowship program at Dalhousie University, located in Halifax, Canada.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Study Supports Use of a Continuous Nerve Block for Patients Receiving ACL Repair Surgery
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study out of Stanford University has found that use of a femoral catheter in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery is associated with better results.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Popular Drugs Used for Diabetes and Weight-Loss Doesn’t Increase Aspiration or Pneumonia in Surgery Patients
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study has found no association between prescription glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist medications and increased risk of aspiration or pneumonia in surgery patients.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Shoulder Surgery Patients Who Receive Continuous Nerve Blocks Have Less Postoperative Pain
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study has found that patients undergoing shoulder surgery who receive continuous nerve blocks experience less pain following surgery compared to those who receive single-shot nerve blocks and continuous analgesia.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Clinical Trial Examines the Potential Benefit of Alternative Pain Management with Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery study the potential role of perioperative cannabinoids for pain management and opioid reduction with patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers Perform Anatomical Dissection to Identify Sensory Nerves for Improved Cancer Treatment
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Researchers from the London Health Sciences Centre use anatomical dissection to identify undocumented nerve pathways for the most diagnosed cancer worldwide.



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