Anesthetic Skin Wheals and Procedural Pain During Lumbar MBBs

Chen AS et al.

Earn CME credit for reviewing a journal article and evidence assessment that analyzes the methodology and findings of a study examining whether anesthetic skin wheals reduce procedural pain associated with lumbar medial branch blocks performed with 25-gauge needles.

The paper, Procedural Pain During Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks With and Without Skin Wheal Anesthesia: A Prospective Comparative Observational Study by Chen AS et al. was critically reviewed by SIS Research Division members Drs. Patricia Zheng and Joe Lee.

Credit CME:1.0

Tag(s) Online Journal Club

Anesthetic Skin Wheals and Procedural Pain During Lumbar MBBs

Description

As busy physicians, Spine Intervention Society members struggle to keep up with the never-ending stream of new research findings that can impact their practice. Members need to be able to attend to research findings and understand how such data can assist their clinical practice. Members can benefit from being able to defend their treatment plans to insurance carriers and will better understand directions for future research pursuits.

On a quarterly basis, Research Division members identify and review three high impact papers that are of most interest to interventional spine care, summarizing and critically appraising the studies, and posting the summary, critique and reference information. This online activity will provide learners with the opportunity to obtain journal-based CME credit for reading one of these articles, reviewing the associated evidence assessment, and completing a short assessment via SpineNet.

You will be awarded CME credit after reading the article, reviewing the evidentiary table, and completing the post-test.

CME Credits: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Price: $24.95 Members; $9.95 Residents/Fellows; $49.95 Non-Members

Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

- Examine emerging literature to mitigate risks and to practice spine interventions safely and best protect patients;

- Discuss the application of evidence-based medicine principles to recent research findings;

- Apply research findings to the practice of ethical, evidence-based interventional spine care.

Research Division Reviewer Disclosures

Patricia Zheng, MD:

No Financial Relationships to Disclose.

Joe Lee, MD:
Position as an employee, proprietor, director, or managing partner of a commercial interest: Joe Lee, MD, LLC Sole proprietor.

Stock ownership or investment interest (including stock option grants, equity, warrants) in a commercial interest: Pfizer, shareholder TRowe Price Health Sciences Fund, shareholder

Service as a consultant, expert witness, speaker, or author with a commercial interest: Advanced Medical Reviews, Consultant Prium, Consultant Veteran Evaluation Services, Consultant Dane Street, Consultant

Travel Expenses: Veteran Evaluation Services

Commercial Support
No commercial support was received for this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Spine Intervention Society (SIS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
SIS designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Method of Physician Participation
Each participant will read the journal article and evidence assessment and then answer post-test questions.

Copyright
Materials presented in this activity have been made available by the Spine Intervention Society for educational purposes only. We reserve all rights to such material.

Date of Activity Release: 920/2019

Date of Activity Expiration: 9/19/2022

Courses in package:

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