On the first weekend in February the Virginia Pain Society (VPS) held its’ third annual exploratory convention and scientific session at the Boar’s Head in Charlottesville.
It was a multi-disciplinary meeting with subject matter experts from academic, private, and DoD facilities, ranging from general pain medicine, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, an … [Read more...] about VPS Meeting Explores Treatment of Painful Conditions
By Robert J. Trainer DO, MBA, FASAM
Central Virginia VA Medical Center
Richmond VA
Archives for April 2020
VPS Meeting Explores Treatment of Painful Conditions
ASA Practice Management Meeting Review
By Casey N. Dowling, DO, FASA
Medical Director
Winchester Medical Center
Members of the VSA representing several anesthesia groups attended the ASA Practice Management Meeting in Las Vegas this January.
This conference offers a lot of information to physicians and practice managers alike. If one is new to the business side of anesthesia, the Fundamentals of Practice Management, held during Friday’s Touchpoint series, was not to be missed.
The re … [Read more...] about ASA Practice Management Meeting Review
By Casey N. Dowling, DO, FASA
Medical Director
Winchester Medical Center
Advocacy in Residency: Why We Should Care, and What We Can Do?
By Alexander J. Skojec, MD
CA-2 Resident of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
The excuses hardly need repeating - we’re tired. Some of us hardly have enough time for basic self-care. Without question, residency is demanding. Advocacy feels like a chore better left to someone else; someone older or someone no longer in residency.
That neither changes the precarious reality of our specialty nor absolves us from our responsibility in shepherding our spe … [Read more...] about Advocacy in Residency: Why We Should Care, and What We Can Do?
By Alexander J. Skojec, MD
CA-2 Resident of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
Dr. Paul Rein Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
By Martha Kelley
Administrator ACV, Inc/Virginia Anesthesia
On January 21, 2020 the VSA awarded Dr. Paul Rein with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Along with many colleagues congratulating him at the VSA dinner, there were a few who wrote their gratitude’s and memories.
From Dr. Karen Sickenger
Chief of Anesthesia/Sentara
Medical Group
Paul Rein hired me into my first practice 22 years ago, directly out of residency. Little did I kn … [Read more...] about Dr. Paul Rein Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
By Martha Kelley
Administrator ACV, Inc/Virginia Anesthesia
Dr. Howard Green Named Physician Director of Surgical Services at WMC
By Casey Dowling, DO, FASA
Winchester Anesthesiologists
Howard M. Green, MD has been named Physician Director of Surgical Services at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester Virginia. This is a brand-new position created to increase safety and quality by reducing variations in care. Dr. Green with be working collaboratively with physicians, hospital staff and administration.
As a practicing physician anesthesiologist, Dr. Green … [Read more...] about Dr. Howard Green Named Physician Director of Surgical Services at WMC
By Casey Dowling, DO, FASA
Winchester Anesthesiologists