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Dr. Mohammed Hakim Named 2025 Resident/Fellow of the Year

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.
28-Feb-2025 7:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Dr. Ban Tsui Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Gaston Labat Award this Spring

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.
10-Feb-2025 9:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran to Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award

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.
10-Feb-2025 6:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Dr. Rakesh Sondekoppam Named ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar

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.
10-Feb-2025 3:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

ASRA Pain Medicine Releases Its Latest Guidelines on Anticoagulation and Regional Anesthesia 鈥� An Essential Tool for Patient Safety

This fifth edition of Guidelines on Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy features reorganized and significantly condensed information for efficiency.
30-Jan-2025 8:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

ASRA Pain Medicine Consensus Practice Infection Control Guidelines for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

New Guidelines Address Pain Treatment Infections: Part of Effort to Reduce Second Most Common U.S. Healthcare-Acquired Infection
21-Jan-2025 5:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

Minimally Invasive Procedure Offers at Least 12 Months of Pain Relief for Patients with Lower Back Pain

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...
21-Nov-2024 8:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

Want Patients to Use Mobile Health Apps? Make Sure Clinicians Sign Them Up During In-Person Visits

Mobile health applications can be powerful tools for tracking patients鈥� 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....
21-Nov-2024 7:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Surgery, Buprenorphine, and Patients in Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder

With the reintroduction of powerful narcotic opioids to manage acute pain, surgery can be a make-or-break time for patients in recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD). For those using buprenorphine as part of their recovery process, the stress,...
20-Sep-2021 10:05 AM EDT

The Pandemic Has Further Contributed to Bias, Worse Outcomes in Pain Management

Both patients with chronic pain and providers specializing in chronic pain are suffering from effects of COVID while battling bias in health care. Expert hopes to move forward in identifying differences in pain outcomes despite current challenges
20-Sep-2021 9:05 AM EDT

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Increasing Use of Behavioral Care Helps Patients Recover Faster from Surgery

Experts say behavioral medicine works alongside medications and other methods. When patients learn how to manage stress and pain before surgery, they can have better outcomes - including less postsurgical chronic pain and even lower costs.
16-Sep-2021 9:05 AM EDT

The Promise of Regenerative Medicine to Treat Chronic Pain

Regenerative medicine has enormous implications for treatment and prevention of chronic pain including conditions like osteoarthritis, diabetic and peripheral neuropathy, and even spinal cord injuries and degenerative disk disease. According to one...
15-Sep-2021 9:00 AM EDT

Need surgery? Here鈥檚 why regional anesthesia is safer than general anesthesia during the coronavirus pandemic

If you don鈥檛 have COVID-19, you probably want to stay as far away from a hospital as possible right now. However, the fact is that some people still need emergency surgery. If you or a loved one are in this situation 鈥� for any reason 鈥� you...
16-Apr-2020 4:20 PM EDT

Chronic pain physician provides guidance for patients during COVID-19

3-Apr-2020 11:40 AM EDT

ASRA Position Addresses Use of Cannabis for Pain. Dr. Samer Narouze is available for interviews

24-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDT

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Anesthesiologist Links Antidote Resistance to Killer Synthetic Opioid W-18

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The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is a professional member organization of more than 5,000 physicians and healthcare providers across the United States and the world. Founded in 1975, the mission of ASRA Pain Medicine is to advance the science and practice of regional anesthesia and pain medicine to improve patient outcomes through research, education, and advocacy. ASRA Pain Medicine is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information, visit www.asra.com.