This month RAPM highlights Ratan Banik, MD, PhD 🏥 Associate professor - Dep. of Anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota. 💡 With an incredible life story and super useful pieces of advice, Dr. Banik tells us a lot more here ➡️ bit.ly/45VwGS2 Ratan Banik

I know we get lots of emails from NIH, so it is easy to miss things. Anyone living with, treating or researching #Chronicpain, this is important! Now is the time to provide input on the future of pain research @ the NIH HEAL Initiative. @NIHendaddiction grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n…

For the year's biggest learning, energy and inspiration, head to the ANESTHESIOLOGY annual meeting, October 18-23. #ANES24 #anesthesiology Ed Marinaro Stanford Anesthesiology

Last week I finished pain fellowship, concluding a nearly 20 year journey of training & life. What a ride! So what is next? I'm thrilled to announce that I will be starting my integrated lab and clinical practice WashU Pain Center focused on the study and treatment of #neuropathic pain.

Neuroscience faculty position at UNC. Open rank faculty position in UNC Neuroscience Center and the Dept. of Cell Biology & Physiology just posted! Details on the position and how to apply can be found here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/278463

This new #RCT found that application of NSAIDs via the subglottic port of endotracheal tubes prevents postoperative sore throat after cardiac surgery. The incidence of sore throat in the placebo group was 100%, but only 5.9% in the NSAID group. 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.jcli…

Delighted to share the news that IASP has acquired forum.painresearcher.net, a labor of love I started at the inaugural North American Pain School in 2016 and which has steadily grown over the years as a space for open discussion about pain research. Thanks to all those who have

71 years ago John J. Bonica, MD wrote his magnum opus on management of pain. Not included: Neuraxial opioids, ultrasound, gate theory, pain services, infusion pumps, neuromodulation. Included: Icepick lobotomy, alcohol infusions, topectomy. The 5th edition was published in 2023.

Join us at SIR EDGE 2024 on Oct. 17-19! A deep-dive meeting designed for interventional radiologists seeking master's or PhD-level content to enhance their clinical care knowledge. Register before Sept. 12 and enjoy early bird rates: i.snoball.it/p/4PWz/l #SIR24EDGE

Ligamentum flavum (LF) gaps are extremely common in the cervical spine! ⚠️ - Highest prevalence of "full" LF gaps? C7-T1 (~68-93%) - Most common access point for cervical ILESIs? C7-T1 - Are LF gaps commonly reported on MRI? Never This is my take on cervical LF gaps🧵

Jennifer DeBerry, Ph.D., has been awarded a grant titled, "Utility of Sodium Nitrate in Improving Recovery After SCI" by the Department of Defense. Congratulations for this achievement! 👏 UAB Anesthesiology Research

Welcome to being a PI

Attention all fellows and future fellows interested in Spine Intervention, come and join us at the 11th Annual Fellows Spine Intervention Course at the Seattle Science Foundation on November 1 - 2, 2024 for great tips and cutting edge lectures. ssf.cloud-cme.com/course/courseo…

Preprint just dropped!🎙️We discover molecular mechanisms of the excruciatingly painful sting of the Scarlet Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis). Title: "Multiple mechanisms of action of an extremely painful venom." 🧵 1/N biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Junman Kim MD places first set of #irad @Nevro_HFX spinal cord stimulator trial leads at Emory School of Medicine Emory Healthcare @EmoryRadiology 🔥🔥🔥 Society of Interventional Radiology Douglas Beall Dana Dunleavy, MD Alexa Levey, MD Junjian Huang Robert A Lookstein MD, MHCDL

Single-Cell Profiling Done Dirt Cheap I had a few really good suggestions via DM….here it is: In the examples below, #STAMP accommodated multi-sample, multi-question experiments with diverse sample quality, RNA content, and cell numbers, guaranteeing no clogs or sample loss,

Go to the supply room and *get the supplies yourself*. And this isn’t just to be nice… it’s also almost always faster. You will save yourself time in the long run by knowing where things are.

The NANS RFS Mentorship Program connects current or recently graduated residents and fellows in #painmanagement and #neurosurgery with seasoned leaders to foster career growth, research collaboration, and provide enriching education.💡 Apply at bit.ly/NANSRFS by 10/30!

Happy to report our paper "Spatial, transcriptomic, and epigenomic analyses link dorsal horn neurons to chronic pain genetic predisposition". cell.com/cell-reports/f…. A true integration of dorsal horn neuron cell types from mouse to human and other translationally relevant data.

It took years to recognize the phenomenon of pseudo-meetings and pseudocommittees. In these meetings, there is almost no hope of real input, as the decisions have already been made. In reality, your purpose is to fill the chairs so that 'the process' appears more legitimate.