ASRA RAPP
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine presents the Regional Anesthesia and Pain Podcast (ASRA RAPP). Designed to bring you ongoing conversations in this exciting field, the podcast discusses current topics in both regional anesthesia and pain medicine, invites authors of significant publications to help explain their work, debates the merits and pitfalls of new technology and therapy, and informs you about important events where you can participate in the ASRA Pain Medicine community. ASRA RAPP is hosted by Drs. Raj Gupta, Eric Schwenk, Gary Schwartz, and Sandy Christiansen, and features a wide variety of guests from the field of regional anesthesia and pain medicine. Join in the conversation!
ASRA RAPP
Episode 36: Transitional Pain Service
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American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) and Eric Schwenk (@eschwenkmd) talk with our guests about the need for, implementation of, and results of creating a Transitional Pain Service to help patients with persistent post surgical pain. This episode is sponsored by the ASRA Persistent Perioperative Pain Special Interest Group! Recorded 07/21/2019.
Guests:
- Hesham El-Sharkawy (@kaohesham)
- Padma Gulur (@doctorgulur)
Articles:
- Richebe P, Capdevila X, Rivat C: Persistent Postsurgical Pain: Pathophysiology and Preventative Pharmacologic Considerations. Anesthesiology 2018; 129:590–607
- McGreevy K, Bottros MM, Raja SN: Preventing Chronic Pain following Acute Pain: Risk Factors, Preventive Strategies, and their Efficacy. Eur J Pain Suppl 2011; 5:365–72
- Katz J: The Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service: development and implementation of a multidisciplinary program to prevent chronic postsurgical pain. J Pain Res 2015; 8:695–702
- Macrae WA: Chronic post-surgical pain: 10 years on. Br J Anaesth 2008; 101:77–86
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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.
Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta
