Block It Like It’s Hot: Regional Anesthesia, Pain Medicine & POCUS

Jeff Gadsden & Amit Pawa
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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.

  1. 30 juin

    S3 E7: "Our convo with Jens Borglum & Nat Haslam!"

    Score one for innovation and patient safety, we've got Jens Borglum and Nat Haslam on our team! 🏅💉 In this episode we chat with both of these  engaging gentlemen who have pioneered block rooms, fascial plane blocks and more! Pour yourself a little Cuervo with lime, sit back and enjoy...   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!

  2. 4 juin

    S3 E6: "Our convo with Dave Johnston and Kavita Houthoff Khemlani!"

    In this episode from the Block Box in Oslo, we have a lovely chat with the irrepressible Dave Johnston from Belfast who shares his experience building block rooms, why he does QL blocks for pelvic fractures, and his thoughts on the adductor canal vs. femoral triangle con-traaaah-versy. Then we share some laughs and stories with the charming Kavita Houthoff Khemlani who talks about her journey into medicine (by way of training ocean predators) and how social media can bring people together. 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!

  3. 21 avr.

    S3 E5: "Human Factors and Ergonomics with Stavros Prineas!"

    Buckle up for a wild ride...Amit and Jeff jet off to Sydney, Australia to chat with Stavros Prineas of Nepean Hospital: Anesthesiologist, human factors expert, raconteur, lover of dad jokes, and all around good guy! (ok, we didn't fly there, but one day...). How to set up your block area, Feng shui, darts, ABBA, Inigo Montoya, identity hats, Seinfeld junior mint references, Émile Chartier quotes...we cover a LOT of ground in this fun and engaging episode.    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!

  4. 2 avr.

    S4 E4: "Our convo with Louise Moran and Rafa Blanco!"

    In this episode we have a super fun chat with two lovely people: Louise Moran and Rafa Blanco. Both share great stories, and both make us laugh.    Also, if you want some FREE video education and a chance to ask us how to scan a certain technique tune into THESE special events coming soon (late April and early May)! https://landing1.gehealthcare.com/anesthesia-series-registration-page-2026.html

  5. 24 févr.

    S4 E3: "Our convo with Vicente Roques and Rosie Hogg!"

    In this episode from the Oslo Block Box sessions, we chat with Vicente Roques from Spain who is a wizard with using AI to generate images, videos, and audio narration--Vicente shares his favorite tools and experiences, and gives us some insight as to why his presentations are SOOOO good. We then talk with Rosie Hogg from Belfast, who channels her inner K-Pop Demon Hunter when talking about how and why to implement POCUS in your practice, how to compassionately bring colleagues along on your journey, and much much more.

  6. 27 janv.

    S4 E2: "Block Box 11: Our convo with Bo Gottshau and Philip Peng!"

    What would it look like to push the boundaries of ambulatory surgery under regional anesthesia? What new innovations are there left in blocks for shoulder surgery? How should blocks be taught, and what makes a good block name? Spoiler: Make it sexy. In this engaging episode, Amit and Jeff interview Bo Gottshau from Copenhagen and Philip Peng from Toronto, seeking answers to all these questions, and more!  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!

  7. 6 janv.

    S4 E1: "Block Box 10: Our convo with Alan Macfarlane and Nuala Lucas!"

    New Season Unlocked! Happy New Year and welcome to our 4th season...in this episode, we're back in the Block Box chatting with none other than Alan Macfarlane from Glasgow, who gives us some amazing Scottish jokes AND a sneak peek into the NAP8 Project that he's leading for the Royal College of Anaesthetists on complications related to regional anesthesia. It promises to be a massive effort and we can't wait to see the results! We also have the pleasure of chatting with Nuala Lucas about her passion for obstetric anesthesiology, and discuss the role of blocks in OB anesthesia, the risk that we're becoming de-skilled in epidural analgesia, the rationale for dural-puncture epidurals, and more!   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!

  8. 23/12/2025

    S3 E21: "Our Xmas Special Episode: BILIH listener questions!"

    Ho ho hold the phone! It's time for our Holiday Special Episode and in this, our third season, we go to the BILIH voicemail inbox and see what's been on YOUR mind! In this episode we'll do our best to answer listener questions about continuous spinals, regional research, rebound pain, needle trajectory, AI, education, chronic pain, patient management, equipment, and more! So grab an eggnog and a plate of gingerbread, you won't want to miss this one... 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!    Links: 🔗 The Failed Block Classification Paper by Vasyl Katerenchuk: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39317587/   🔗 The genicular paper by Milly Rambhia and Andy Chen: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34261807/   🔗 Video on mixing locals (the final word on the topic, you really don't have to watch anything else...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka2SQxiCgGo

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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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