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VSA UPDATE

An official publication of the Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists

  • Leadership Messages
    • Patient Safety and Comfort Will Always Be Our Concern
    • Creation of an Acute Pain Service at the VA in Richmond, Virginia: Aims and Outcomes
  • Letter to the Editor
    • Letter to the Editor: Comments on Language Reflecting Gender Bias
  • Theme Articles
    • The Opioid Crisis: Four years later
    • Access to Interventional Pain Management in Virginia
    • Spinal Cord Stimulators and Intrathecal Pumps: Anesthetic Considerations, Perioperative Evaluation, and Management
    • ERAS Pain Control Protocol Explained
    • The Influence of Sex, Gender, and the “X” Chromosome on the Pain Management Experience
    • Anesthesia Trainees and Pain Management: Learning through the Global Pandemic Lens
  • Practice Spotlight
    • Richmond Spine Interventions and Pain Center
    • Community Memorial Hospital
  • Member News
    • Dr. Marc Huntoon Receives 2020 ASRA Distinguished Service Award
  • Legislative News
    • Dr. Moses Running for the House of Delegates
    • Senator Emmett Hanger Awarded as VSA’s 2020 Legislator of the Year
    • Legislative Update

Practice Management

07/7/20

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2020: Pushing the Boundaries
By Emil Engels, MD, MBA, FASA

A Review of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) Practice Management Meeting Originally published in the ASA Monitor. Reprinted with permission. Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada - The two opponents faced off with millions of dollars at stake. This match was months in the making. The period leading up to it had included hours of preparation, and was marked by … [Read more...] about PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2020: Pushing the Boundaries
By Emil Engels, MD, MBA, FASA

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From the Editor

Creation of an Acute Pain Service at the VA in Richmond, Virginia: Aims and Outcomes
By Brooke Albright-Trainer, MD, FASA
Acute Pain Physician, Anesthesiologist, and Intensivist
Central Virginia VA Health Care System
Richmond VA

Special thanks to contributions from Robert Trainer, DO; Allen Ha, PharmD; Mercy Orikogbo, RN; and Diane Ibanez, RN. The Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC cares for veterans with the most significant and life-threatening disease burden across the VHA system. Our VA in Richmond is one of only a few VA facilities across the nation that has a true … [Read More...]

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VSA Executive Board

Jeffrey A. Green, MD, MSHA, FASA
President
ASA Alternate Director

Marie Sankaran-Raval, MD
President-Elect

Casey N. Dowling, DO, FASA
Secretary

Craig Stopa, MD
Treasurer

Emil D. Engels, MD, MBA, CPC, FASA
Immediate Past President
ASA Director

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Brooke Trainer, MD
Editor
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Daniel H. Gouger, MD
Resident Editor
Daniel.Gouger@vcuhealth.org

The VSA Update newsletter is the publication of the Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. It is published quarterly.  The VSA encourages physicians to submit announcements of changes in professional status including name changes, mergers, retirements, and additions to their groups, as well as notices of illness or death. Anecdotes of experiences with carriers, hospital administration, patient complaints, or risk management issues may be useful to share with your colleagues. Editorial comment in italics may, on occasion, accompany articles. Letters to the editor, news and comments are welcome and should be directed to: Brooke Trainer, MD

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