Block It Like It’s Hot: Regional Anesthesia, Pain Medicine & POCUS

When Australian anesthesiologist Chris Mitchell grew frustrated with needles disappearing at steep angles, inspiration struck in an unlikely place: the reflectors on a bicycle. We hear how that insight, experimentation with homemade tools in a shed, and a willingness to "cut a few corners" led to Pajunk’s Cornerstone technology—and changed the way the rest of us see our needles. Chris is a sharp guy, with more than a few super-bright ideas.  Our sponsor this episode is Pajunk. To try their new, optimized needles, head to: www.testtheedgenow.com Join us each month for another sassy conversation about anesthesiology, emergency medicine, critical care, POCUS, pain medicine, ultrasound guided nerve blocks, acute pain and perioperative care!

In this super-fascinating episode, Amit and Jeff interview Dr. Tom Buchheit: anesthesiologist, pain physician, scientist and regenerative medicine specialist. Tom takes us through the current thinking on the beneficial role of immune stimulation in healing musculoskeletal and neural tissues, teaches us about how he uses autologous conditioned serum, platelet-rich plasma, stem cell therapy and nerve hydrodissection to help patients in his clinic. It's a deep-dive into a growing and exciting field that many of us will experience, on one side of the needle or the other.  🔗 Dr. Buchheit's book: "Healing Joints and Nerves: Immune Stimulation and the New Science of Regenerative Therapies". https://tinyurl.com/yd37pad6   🔗 Dr. Buchheit's clinic website: https://triregenmed.com/  

Hope you all had a great summer! We're back, and sharing with you our fascinating interviews with three outstanding regional legends: Morné Wolmarans from Norwich, England talks to us about building USGRA in the UK by doing blocks on himself, and his work with standardizing and updating the ESRA-DRA examinations. Next, Lloyd Turbitt from Belfast, UK, co-author of the Plan A blocks concept, talks about the implementation of those principles in anesthesia training. Our third guest is Lukas Kirchmair from Innsbruck, Austria, who shares his passion for anatomy and his thoughts on the role of cadaveric workshops in contemporary RA education. And after that we have two special guests that make an appearance, so stay tuned until the end!

Score one for innovation and patient safety, we've got Jens Borglum and Nat Haslam on our team! 🏅💉 In this episode we chat with both of these  engaging gentlemen who have pioneered block rooms, fascial plane blocks and more! Pour yourself a little Cuervo with lime, sit back and enjoy...   Join us each month for another sassy conversation about anesthesiology, emergency medicine, critical care, POCUS, pain medicine, ultrasound guided nerve blocks, acute pain, and perioperative care! 

In this episode from the Block Box in Oslo, we have a lovely chat with the irrepressible Dave Johnston from Belfast who shares his experience building block rooms, why he does QL blocks for pelvic fractures, and his thoughts on the adductor canal vs. femoral triangle con-traaaah-versy. Then we share some laughs and stories with the charming Kavita Houthoff Khemlani who talks about her journey into medicine (by way of training ocean predators) and how social media can bring people together. Join us each month for another sassy conversation about anesthesiology, emergency medicine, critical care, POCUS, pain medicine, ultrasound guided nerve blocks, acute pain, and perioperative care!