Inter-articular Steroids Not As Safe As We Thought
Is it finally time for pain doctors to admit that we're at the end of the corticosteroid era in pain management?? Next up polymethyl methacrylate.
https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2019190341 (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 18, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Tail Coverage - Yikes
Hello,
Leaving an interventional pain management practice after 14 months. Worked as a non-interventionalist PM&R. Need to purchase tail and they are quoting $34K. Any ideas? Any companies that you would recommend. This is Florida if that makes a difference. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: vitriol102 Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Medical management of chronic low back pain with Modic 1 changes: treatment by antibiotics or advice on probiotics?
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 16, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Suspending CDC Opioid Guidelines During COVID-19 Crisis?
Which parts of the 2016 CDC Guidelines are reasonable and necessary to suspend during a pandemic?
Considering Whether to Use Opioids for Chronic Pain Management
Recommendation 1. Prioritize nonpharmacologic and nonopioid pharmacologic pain management strategies, unless the expected benefits of opioids for both pain and function are anticipated to outweigh risks to the patient.
Recommendation 2. Establish treatment goals with patients that include realistic pain and function...
Suspending CDC Opioid Guidelines During COVID-19 Crisis? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 15, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
C2-3 IA facet block and high spinal
https://www.painmedicinenews.com/Online-First/Article/01-20/Successful-Management-of-High-Spinal-Anesthesia-Following-C2-C3-Facet-Joint-Injection/57168?sub=FB91EF6AF8C99D4BDA1617412032C789116450929F4665EAF77A779E586D57&enl=true&dgid=U080859650&utm_source=enl&utm_content=2&utm_campaign=2020217&utm_medium=title
Why are people still going IA? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 20, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lobelsteve Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
New positions
New position for PMR trained pain physician in Atlanta. All outpatient, all procedures. Salary in the $350k-$400k range to start along with additional upsides.
New position for anesthesia trained pain physician Illinois. Large city area but not in or close to Chicago. High $500k-$600k to start. Nice benefit package.
If locations are good for you-and you have some interest, let me know: painjobs@painrecruiters.com and I can forward additional information. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 14, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: painj Tags: Pain Management Positions Source Type: forums
MGMA Data - Anesthesia Pain Management (Interventional) 2019
Hello! does anyone PLEASEEE by chance have a copy of the MGMA data for anesthesia pain management (interventional)? 2019 is preferred but 2018 is obv ok also. Please if someone could email them to me I will be incredibly grateful. We are all in relatively the same boat and it truly would help alot. Please let me know. My email is: fv1777@wayne.edu (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 4, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: aashish45 Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Interventional Pain Position in Las Vegas, strongly considering new grads in July/Aug 2020
I am a sole physician in an efficient and low-stress interventional pain practice in Las Vegas, NV. Practice has been growing very quickly with solid and diverse referral sources (word-of mouth, family, friends, PCPs, PTs, chiros, surgeons, physiatrists, neurologists, personal injury, worker's comp). Looking for another interventional pain physician to join the practice. Prior private practice experience not necessary, as I love to teach and would be willing to teach an optimal new...
Interventional Pain Position in Las Vegas, strongly considering new grads in July/Aug 2020 (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 31, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: iwumd07 Tags: Pain Management Positions Source Type: forums
Re: Management of chronic pain using complementary and integrative medicine
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 7, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Cook County Anesthesia elective
Just wanted to give a shout out to the members of the anesthesia and pain management team at Cook County. Completed a rotation with them last month (August) and it was by far the best rotation experience I've had to date. The hands on experience and one-on-one with the residents had me feeling like I was a part of the team and actually useful (a feeling most of us can probably agree we don't often have as a medical student). Hours were good, team was great, and the experience overall was...
Cook County Anesthesia elective (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 19, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: bnnd3 Tags: Clinical Rotations Source Type: forums
Evicore auths for SCS? No Nevro?
Hey all, I recently obtained the new 2019 evicore comprehensive musculoskeletal management guideline regarding SCS. What I found was interesting suggesting that high frequency spinal cord stimulation remains experimental, investigational, and unproven for ANY Indication. I do not use it frequently as I typically utilize firs indication. I do not use it frequently as I typically use Burst, but found this surprising. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 4, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: thecentral09 Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
ALTO....sounds like a muppet character
Anyone else using these ALTO guidelines for non opioid pain management in your ED? We have a non opioid pain policy with big banners in the ED informing patients and although physicians are technically free to order whatever they think is appropriate, we get emails with the names of physicians who are the biggest offenders with ordering narcotics in the ER so there is definitely pressure to not order them if you can help it. FMD is 100% behind the push for no opioids. At first, I was really...
ALTO....sounds like a muppet character (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Groove Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Question about pancreatitis
Wanted your opinions on your management. If you have someone come in with mild pancreatitis unknown etiology (full work up normal) with no abnormal labs other than the lipase being >5000. Vitals stable. APACHE II on admission 3. And patient wants to eat the next day with pain improved despite lipase being still >5000. Would you initiate early refeeding or would you wait a while? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 18, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cadet133 Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
Conflicting advice about starting own practice
Hi everyone,
I'm currently a pain fellow and my goal has always been to start my own practice. I've been reading about starting my own practice for years and have read every thread I could find and it seems like there is a lot of conflicting advice out there.
Some recommend to work for someone else for 1-2 years out of fellowship to gain experience before trying to start your own practice.
Vs.
Others say that you won't gain the proper business management experience working for someone...
Conflicting advice about starting own practice (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 8, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: BW15 Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
