@PhilGerner1

MGH Regional Anesthesia / Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School

 Boston, MA
Joined June 2017
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Great job @alexbstone presenting his side of the debate 👏🏽 #ASRASpring25 ➡️ Check out @ASRA_Society guidelines rapm.bmj.com/content/early/2… ➡️ Make sure to clean probes (low level disinfection) consistently ➡️ Teach/practice meticulous technique ➡️ Using a probe cover not enough
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Alex Stone@alexbstone1 May 2025
Huge congratulations to @BrittaniBungart on her @ASRA_Society resident travel award. #ASRASPRING25 @MGHanesthesia changing the way we follow up on blocks
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To cover or not to cover (US transducers for single-shot nerve blocks)? 🤔 🤔 If you're not sure what to do, here's a little help: PROS: bit.ly/457yDKu CONS: bit.ly/3X38oCX @jeffgadsden @ArianaPrinzbach @anesthesiadocmd @VeenaGraffMD @alexbstone @PhilGerner1
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Have you read the recent @RAPMOnline Daring Discourse on probe covers? Too much sterility is hardly a problem, so what’s the harm in mandating probe covers for all single shot blocks? Several issues, actually! 🧵 below…. @VeenaGraffMD @alexbstone @PhilGerner1 @jeffgadsden
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👉 Performance of primary regional anesthesia 💉 by a block team increased the incidence of inaccurate documentation and uncaptured potential revenue. Check out this new paper by @alexbstone @RAPMOnline bit.ly/3JAT9t1

Anesthesia start time documentation accuracy where peripheral nerve block is the primary anesthetic

Introduction When used as the primary anesthetic, nerve blocks are not billed as separate procedures. In this scenario, the anesthesia start (A Start ) time should include the block procedural time....

rapm.bmj.com
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"We Need to Talk About #Methadone" buff.ly/3UpctjP @BrighamBEI @BrighamAnes @mghbostonanes @HSSAnesthesia
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Visual assessment of effectiveness of ultrasound probe hygiene using ultraviolet fluorescent powder: a pilot study bit.ly/3NtbKsB @ESchwenkMD @dr_rajgupta @ASRA_Society #regionalanesthesia #painmedicine #ultrasound
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