CALENDAR
American Academy of Pain Medicine 39th Annual Meeting, March 23-26, 2023
SOCIETIES
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine: Residents and Fellows
- American Academy of Pain Medicine: Apply for Membership
- American Pain Society: Membership Benefits
- International Association for the Study of Pain: Membership Benefits
IMPORTANT PODCASTS
HELPFUL WEBSITES AND MOBILE APPS
Miscellaneous
| Johns Hopkins | Opioid conversion tool |
Productivity
| Simple Mind | Mind map generator (F) (P= exportable PDF) |
| Quizlet | App to make flashcards that can be shared, used for testing, and adaptive testing |
| Dropbox | Lets you view/share group articles |
| IHI | IHI app allows you to do safety/quality modules on the go. |
Journals
| Read by QxMD | Gathers the abstracts of the journals and you can peruse easily. |
| Pubget | PubMed library and reader for your iPad. |
Anatomy
| Netter Atlas | Free images are of spine and other useful pictures. |
| Inmotion | Stryker has good pictures of knees. |
| Spine Decide | Good visual images/details about area-specific pathology. Also available: Shoulder Decide, Knee Decide, Hand Decide, and Foot Decide |
| Neuro Localizer HD | Gingerbread man neurolocalizer app |
| DrawMD: Orthopedics | Spine models you can draw on. |
Stimulator/Surgical
| Ethicon | Suturing/wound healing |
| Medtronic | Stimulator resources |
| Boston Scientific NLI | Stimulator textbook and resources |
| St. Jude Neuromodulation | Stimulator resources |
Ultrasound/Radiology
| Munich Ultrasound | Munich ultrasound course |
| Radiology Quizzes | Musculoskeletal Radiology cases |
| European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Technical Guidelines (Knee, Shoulder, Ankle, Hip, Wrist) |
Physical Exam (UCSD’s Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine)
| Musculo-Skeletal Examination | A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals. |
| Neurological Examination | A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals. |
Pain Research and Funding Opportunities
| NIH Pain Consortium | Government site dedicated to pain research |
| Interagency Pain Research Portfolio | Provides information on pain research and training activities supported by the Federal Government |
| Institute of Medicine Blueprint for Pain in America | "Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research" |
| Pain Research Forum | An interactive web community dedicated to finding treatments for untreatable pain conditions |
Fellowship
| ACGME Pain Medicine Fellowship Requirements | 32-page PDF describing program requirements |
| IASP Pain Interprofessional Pain Curriculum Outline |
About the Editor
Shalini Shah, MD, Section Editor; Vice Chair, Director, and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine
