S3 E10: "Our conversation with Admir Hadzic (Part 2)"
Amit and Jeff continue their fascinating dive into the mind and life of Admir Hadzic, author, innovator, founder of NYSORA, brewer of fine beer, bassist and sports car nut. In this episode we discuss standardization in regional anesthesia, the future of textbooks in medicine, how sedated DO patients really want to be for nerve blocks, what it's like to drive a Ferrari to your next gig, and (because we don't shy away from cont-rah-versy, Admir's passionate thoughts and feelings on why there IS a difference between spinal and general for hip fracture and where some of the recent data may be more harmful than helpful for patients.
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S3:E9 "Block Box part 3: A conversation with Stuart Grant, Steve Coppens & Gary Schwartz"
Amit and Jeff are still (!) sweating it out in the block box, and have the good fortune to be joined by three wonderful guests: Stuart Grant from the University of North Carolina, Steve Coppens from the Catholic University of Leuven, and Gary Schwartz from Maimonides Medical Center in NYC. We cover such topics as peripheral nerve stimulation for looooong term pain control, the value of the ESP (and where it might just be hype--I'm talking to you, bunionectomy), the struggle of teaching residents AND fellows in the same institution, and cryoanalgesia of the cuties and intercostal nerves and what that means for patients both before their operations and after. Oh, and maybe why you shouldn't let your colleagues (or your trainees) stick needles in your back...
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S3:E8 "Blocks, Books, Blues, Beer and Belgium: Our chat with Admir Hadzic (Part I)"
He's the founder of NYSORA, a rock-blues bassist, and a lover of fine beer and finer automobiles. We had a ton of fun chatting with Admir Hadzic about the his origin story, how he has been able to reinvent himself and his focus, and how to NOT live your life in "thirds". Over three decades, Admir has built a global educational brand while running a highly efficient regional anesthesia service in New York and now Belgium, and he shares his secrets on how he's been able to build a team, create value, and not get bogged down in things that aren't moving the mission forward. Cheers!
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!
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S3:E7 "Block Box Part Deux ✌️: A conversation with Ed Mariano, Eleni Moka and Michael Bullock"
Our star-studded guest list continues live from the GE Healthcare Block Box at ASRA Spring 25! In this episode we interview Ed Mariano, Eleni Moka, and Michael Bullock, and get their answers to such questions as: What platforms work best for social media? How do we bring RA education to under-resourced parts of the globe? What is the mechanism of tourniquet hypertension and what's a clever trick to obviate that? Why is Jeff so $&*# at accents? And more! No cuts, no edits, no bleeps -- just hard-hitting investigative journalism and--oh, wait, I'm being told that's not what we do. Either way, enjoy!
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S3:E6 "Live from the GE Healthcare Block Box Part I 🎤: A conversation with James Kim, Sandy Kopp and Nadia Hernandez"
Wine, flamingos, and a glass box…this is NOT your typical BILIH episode...Amit and Jeff join you from the ASRA Spring Annual Meeting 2025 in Orlando, Florida, where they recorded live interviews with over a dozen influential thinkers in regional anesthesiology. Join us as we chat and laugh with James Kim, Sandy Kopp and Nadia Hernandez over discussions of POCUS, probe covers, catheters, the NEW anticoagulation guidelines, and much much more!
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Your hosts Amit ”I Got The” Pawa and Jeff “Tha Notorious JCG” Gadsden discuss current issues in regional anesthesia, ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, pain medicine and POCUS, while dropping some tips on how to make your regional anesthesia workflow a blocker’s delight. Each episode dives into clinical pearls, emerging research, and practical POCUS tips (along with a lot of banter and dad jokes). Ideal for anesthesiologists, pain physicians, CRNAs, and trainees—subscribe and level up your perioperative or ICU practice.
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