Speakers:

Leena Mathew, MD; Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Amy Shultz Pearson, MD; Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Cudahy, WI

Moderator:

Rajnish Gupta, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

In this webinar, Sarah Tierney and Yuqi Gu (University of Ottawa) will discuss the development and implementation of Acute Pain Service analgesic care pathways for rib fractures, lower limb amputation, and hip fracture patients. The session will review the evidence supporting peripheral nerve blocks in older adults with hip fracture and outline a pathway designed using principles of implementation science. Participants will gain practical insight into key resources, common and unexpected pitfalls, and real-world solutions for creating and sustaining APS analgesic pathways across diverse practice settings.

In this webinar, Dr. Eshraghi (Ochsner Health System), Dr. Bautista (University of Louisville), and Dr. Kohan (University of Virginia) will discuss perioperative management of patients with implanted neuromodulation devices, including peripheral nerve stimulation, intrathecal drug delivery systems, and spinal cord stimulators. The session will focus on key preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations, with practical guidance on neuraxial anesthesia, device safety, and risk mitigation. Participants will gain insight into pre-procedural planning, technique modifications, multidisciplinary communication, and strategies to prevent complications such as electromagnetic interference, infection, device malfunction, and inadequate analgesia.

In this webinar, Dr. Sandra L. Kopp (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN) and Dr. Jessica Weeks (Northwestern University, Chicago, IL) will review recent updates to the ASRA anticoagulation guidelines and discuss their practical application in clinical practice. The session will focus on how these updates impact regional anesthesia and perioperative decision-making, with real-world examples to help clinicians apply the guidelines safely and effectively in patient care.

Sessions from the 2024 Pain Medicine meeting.

Learning Objectives:

1. List the pain syndromes where addition of corticosteroid adds to the efficacy of the peripheral nerve block
2. Note the minimum effective doses and commonly used corticosteroid doses in peripheral nerve blocks; joint injections; and neuraxial, facet and sacroiliac joint injections
3. To present a summary of key recommendations regarding SI joint injections
4. Explain the characteristics of a good referral to PT /OT and good PT/OT evaluation
5. Understand our role in the ACR Blue Ribbon Fluoroscopy Safety Working Group

In this webinar, Dr. Sudheer Potru (Atlanta VA Healthcare System) and Dr. Anuj Aggarwal (Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine) will examine the complex relationship between chronic pain and alcohol use disorder (AUD). The discussion will highlight the overlapping neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to both conditions, including shared reward and stress pathways, and how these factors can complicate clinical decision-making. Participants will gain practical insights into identifying patients at risk for AUD, appropriate diagnostic strategies, and the pain implications of commonly used AUD medications. The faculty will also address pharmacologic considerations and safety challenges when managing pain in patients with active or remitted AUD, including medication interactions, treatment planning, and risk mitigation.

Finance lecture by Justin Harvey.

Finance lecture by Justin Harvey.

Sessions from the 2025 spring meeting. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Develop strategies to decrease block-related peripheral nerve injuries
2. Accurately assess and treat peripheral nerve injuries
3. Describe the risks of regional anesthesia in athletes/musicians, balance the risk of regional anesthesia with opioid analgesics, and deploy regional anesthesia risk mitigation strategies
4. Understand the basic science and clinical evidence in support of mixing local anesthetics, as well as the risks

Sessions from the 2025 spring meeting. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Apply neuroanatomy of fascial planes to select appropriate analgesic blocks
2. Anticipate, educate, and mitigate analgesia beyond resolution of nerve blocks
3. Evaluate pharmacologic innovations in local anesthetics
4. Apply regional techniques in special populations