May - Promotion Pieces Table of Contents 3 Things to Know About Regional Anesthesia Programs By Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD 4 Ways to Make Continuous Infusions Run More Smoothly F. Kayser Enneking, MD, Gainesville, Fla. 5 Top Tips for Block Reimbursement David Auyong, MD, Seattle, Washington A Breakthrough in Nerve Stimulation William F. Urmey, MD, New York City Acute Pain Nurse: Key to Continuous Infusion Success Bonnie L. Howe, RN BSN, Jacksonville, Fla. Are Nerve Stimulators Obsolete? Stuart A. Grant, MB, ChB, Durham, N.C. A Surgeon's Perspective: The Power of PNBs Thomas Vail, MD, San Francisco, Calif. A Surgeon's View: Dispelling Some Common PNB Myths Keith Kenter, MD, Cincinnati A Two-Pronged Approach to PONV Prevention Jeff Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCA, New York, NY Avoiding Post-Lithotripsy Pain Brian D. Jamieson, MD, Goldsboro, NC Block On! Terese T. Horlocker, MD, Rochester, MN Blocks Help Hernia Patients Go Home Faster Richard K. Baumgarten, MD, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Building a Better Regional Anesthesia Procedure Note J.C. Gerancher, MD, Winston-Salem, N.C. Continuous Nerve Blocks Boost Patient Confidence Rob Zumph, Chicago, Ill. Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: The Jury Is In Jeffrey M. Richman, MD Filling the Analgesic Gap Roy A. Greengrass, MD Fortifying Our Future With PNB Training Roy A Greengrass, MD, FRCP, Jacksonville, Fla. Get Total Knee Patients Moving With Continuous Nerve Blocks Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS, San Diego, Calif. Helping Patients Understand Regional Blocks J.C. Gerancher, MD, Winston Salem, N.C. Help is On the Way Vincent Chan, MD, FRCPC, Toronto, Ontario How to Bill for Regional Anesthesia By Jennifer Greger, MD, Houston How to Ease Into Regional Blocks By Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD How to Make Peripheral Nerve Blocks Even Safer J. Eric Greensmith, MD, PhD, Hershey, Pa. In Our PACU, Blocks Made Miles of Difference John Smith, RN, BSN, Indianapolis Intra-Articular Infusions or Nerve Blocks? Brent P. Hansen, DO, Glendale, Ariz. Is <0.2mA a reliable indicator of intraneural injection? Paul Bigeleisen, MD, UPMC, Pennsylvania Is Regional Anesthesia More Cost-Efficient? Brian A. Williams, MD, MBA Nerve Blocks: A Hospital CEO's Perspective Robert J. Sauers, FACMPE, Bethlehem, PA Nerve Blocks Improve Patient Well-Being Ralf E. Gebhard, MD Nerve Blocks: The Right Choice in a Down Economy Ralf E. Gebhard, MD, Miami, Florida Nerve Stimulation with Ultrasound: The Clinical Benefits Michael L. Kentor, MD, Pittsburgh No Pain, Big Gain Michelle Mattson, RN, BSN, MBA, Durham, NC Our Insurers Pay for Peripheral Nerve Blocks Joel Swanson, MD, Butler, Pa. Paravertebral Blocks: Benefits Beyond Expectations Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA, Pittsburgh, Pa. Perception is Everything J.C. Gerancher, MD, Winston-Salem, N.C. Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Wise Investment Gabrielle White, RN, CASC, and Karen Ollila, Newport Beach, Calif. Peripheral Nerve Stimulators Improve Patient Comfort Anthony R. (Robin) Brown, MBChB, FFA(SA) New York, NY Practical Pain Control Jeffrey D. Swenson, MD Prime Patients Early for PNB Success Nicholas Lam, MD Regional Anesthesia Helps Elderly Patients Stay Alert and On Track Michael F. Mulroy, MD, Seattle Regional Anesthesia: Lessons from Iraq Chester C. Buckenmaier III, MD, Washington, DC Regional Anesthesia Took My Pain From 10 to 0 Gary Shellard, Alta, CA Stimulating Catheters for Outpatient Surgery Brian A. Williams, MD, MBA, Pittsburgh, PA TAP: A New Standard for Abdominal Surgery? Loran Mounir Soliman, MD, Cleveland, Ohio The Case for Regional Anesthesia By Roy A. Greengrass, MD The PNBs Have It Jeffrey M. Richman, MD The Post-Opioid Era Bruce Ben-David, MD The Promise of Pediatric Peripheral Nerve Blocks Allison Kinder Ross, MD, Durham, N.C. There's No Better Advertisement than a Happy Patient! James P. Sullivan, DPM, FACFAS, Sea Girt, NJ Tips for Managing Orthopedic Regional Anesthesia Patients By Richard L. Kahn, MD, New York City Total Joints at a Freestanding ASC? Why Not? Chris McClellan, DO, Altoona, Pa. Ultrasound and Nerve Stimulation: Perfect Together Randall Coombs, MD, Chapel Hill, NC What Is Ultrasound's Role in Peripheral Nerve Blocks? Desiree Persaud, MD, FRCPC, Ottawa When Should We Use Stimulating Catheters? Laura Clark, MD, Louisville, Ky. With Nerve Blocks, Time is Safety James B. Mayfield, MD, Augusta, GA Yes You Can Get Reimbursed for Nerve Blocks Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, Brentwood, Tenn. DID YOU SEE THIS?