Grateful for the opportunity to volunteer and serve ASRA Pain Medicine 🙏
It’s an honor to contribute to such a premier organization dedicated to advancing pain management and regional anesthesia.

As #NationalVolunteerWeek comes to a close, we wanted to give one last shoutout to all the volunteers that make ASRA Pain Medicine possible! From committee members to SIG leaders, mentors, researchers, and more - thank you!

Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA 🇨🇦🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ASA Monitor ASA® ASRA Pain Medicine AORA India Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA 🇺🇸🇵🇭 Alan Macfarlane David Provenzano, MD Nabil Elkassabany MD MBA MSCE Ki Jinn Chin Dr Amit Pawa💉🎙️ #regionalanesthesia 💉
Join me for the 🥵 PRO-CON 😓debate on “Rebound Pain “ ESRA | European Society of Regional Anaesthesia #ESRA2024 meeting !👇🏿
👉 esracongress.com ASRA Pain Medicine AFSRA LASRA Internacional AORA India Thomas Volk Eleni Moka Clara Lobo 🇵🇹🇺🇦🇪🇺🇦🇪 Steve Coppens Peter Merjavy 🇺🇦  Garrett Barry

Liposomal bupivacaine
In abdominal fascial plane blocks..

AORA India Hari (హరి) 🩺 Kalagara 🇮🇳 ASRA Pain Medicine Murali Thondebhavi Dr Prit Anand Singh Dr.Kartik Sonawane

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Ball play is a great way to retrain!

Trainees! Keep an eye out on all the opportunities available at #ASRAFALL24 and don’t forget to register when the time comes. Abstract submissions will be open soon! 👀

Congrats Jeffrey Huang, MD, CHSE 👏👏
One of the best educators in anesthesia!

🔍 Exploring the intersection of age and pain management in the Medicare population. 📊 This study dives deep into accessibility of pain management providers for the expanding Medicare demographic.
Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼
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Deciding author order in a manuscript is crucial: credit should match contribution, not clout. Ethical authorship respects effort over fame. I still remember being unfairly bumped lower on projects I poured hours into as a trainee. Let's honor hard work in academia.

Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Michael Barrington Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH Faraj Abdallah Sandy Kopp Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA Emily Sharpe, MD, FASA Chad M Brummett Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA 🇨🇦🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I agree. The spirit of registration is transparency, so if things change, it's okay as long as a rationale is provided to the Editors. Thank you Ryan for all your contributions to Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine !!!

This is a great read for aspiring researchers as well as early/mid career faculty. It is vital to understand the research process before initiating systematic reviews and meta analyses. #evidencebasedmedicine #RAPM

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH Quality matters! Choose wisely how you’ll assess evidence quality. GRADE criteria, a common gem, offers clarity. For network MA, embrace CiNEMA. Navigate with confidence, the GRADE pro website has your back for assistance. gradepro.org
#GRADE

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH Build contingency plans into your strategy. What if studies are scarce for a meta-analysis? No RCTs in sight? Is outcome data reporting like a puzzle? Anticipate challenges and have backup plans. Adaptability ensures your research sails smoothly through uncertainties! 🔧

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH Explicitly outline your approach to assess for statistical heterogeneity. Explore varied methods below – choose the measure that best describes your data.💡

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH We welcome discussion from the Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine community for protocols in SR/MA!
Any pearls or tips? Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Nasir Hussain Jay Karri, MD, MPH Faraj Abdallah Sandy Kopp Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA Emily Sharpe, MD, FASA Chad M Brummett Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA 🇨🇦🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH 🚨Myth-busting alert! No statistical heterogeneity does NOT mean no heterogeneity!
Dive deeper! Clinical+methodological differences matter. Uncover the nuances beyond stats for a comprehensive understanding. Precision in acknowledging heterogeneity leads to richer insight!

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH Don’t confuse risk of bias (ROB) with overall quality. ROB is a vital component. Choose your tool wisely – check out these examples. Tailor your approach based on study design for robust assessments!📊

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH 📊 Pre-specify the effect measure. Choose your statistical model wisely, backed by a solid rationale. The impact on pooled results and interpretation is real!

Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Craft a clinical question that adds value to the field! Check out these variations with different scopes through PICO selection. Authors, tailor your review’s scope for impactful and clinically relevant insights!

Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH

Michael Barrington Ryan D'Souza, MD 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇰🇼 Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA Sara Amaral Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH Protip for research excellence! Ensure your protocol shines by explicitly listing PICO elements when defining eligibility criteria! Example in the picture below. Transparency matters!
#PICO

Brian D. Sites, M.D., M.S. Nasir Hussain Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Jay Karri, MD, MPH