Curriculum Resources Overview

Online Education

Examples include:

• ASRA Pain Medicine Core Didactics
  • Radiation Safety
  • Health Policy Resources
  • "How I Do It" Articles (Sacral Spine, Minimally Invasive Surgeries, Radiofrequency Ablation, etc.)
• ASA Early Career Resources
• ASRA Pain Medicine Guidelines
  • Evidence-Based Consensus Guidelines on Patient Selection and Trial Stimulation for Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain 
  • Interventional Spine and Pain Procedures in Patients on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications
  • Use of Corticosteroids for Adult Chronic Pain Interventions: Sympathetic and Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Trigger Point Injections
• Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
  • Analysis of Complications of Minimally Invasive Approaches for Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Hidden Influence? Unmasking Conflicts of Interest From Randomized Clinical Trials on Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain
• Video Resources
  • Reviewing Neuromodulation – What Is The Future and How Do We Define Appropriate Utilization?
  • Advancements in Minimally Invasive Spinal Procedures: Decompressions, Interspinous Spacers, and Endoscopic Methods

The full program schedule and offerings will be available upon registration.

In-Person Education

Selected sessions from the following:

ASRA Pain Medicine Meeting

Anesthesiology

ASA ADVANCE: The Anesthesiology Business Event

Enrichment & Engagement

Mentorship Pods

Regional Anesthesia and Multidisciplinary Pain (RAMP) Mentoring Pods create a supportive community where early career physicians can engage with experts to explore key topics in practice management and career development. Each pod meets quarterly, offering opportunities to deepen your knowledge, build skills, and expand your professional network. Connect with fellow participants and mentors in person during a special Meet and Greet at the annual Pain Medicine Meeting.

Pain Practice Support

When questions can’t wait—reach out to our dedicated hotline for timely advice on a clinical or practice management question. Designed exclusively for participants in this program, answers will be delivered in 72 hours or less.

Practice Management Resources

Asynchronous Learning Resources

• Key Points in Contract Negotiations
• Coding and Payment
  • Why All Physicians Should Understand Coding
  • How Physician Payments Are Determined
  • Valuation and Coding
  • Understanding the CPT Process
  • Changes in Coding and Payment for Neuromodulation
  • G2211: A New Code Relevant to the ASRA Pain Medicine Community
• Access and Advocacy in SCS and PNS
• The Perils of Success
  • Optimizing Practice Design: Outcomes, Efficiency, and Financial Viability
  • How to Develop a Physician-Led ASC
  • Using AI Tools to Improve Pain Medicine Practice
  • How to Run a Successful Academic Pain Practice
  • B&C Pearls: Implications for Changes in RFA Coverage
• What's Stopping You? Overcoming Obstacles
  • Diversifying Your Practice Amidst a Changing Payor Landscape
  • Structuring Payment in Your Practice: PA, ABNs, and Self-Pay
  • Diversifying Your Practice Amidst a Changing Payor Landscape
  • Risk Management: Protect Your Patients and Your Practice
  • B&C Pearls: Approach to Prior Authorization and Pre-Determination

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24^th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting: ASRA Pain Medicine - American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Management Portfolio

Sessions will be held on Saturday, November 15. See program.

• PMP-01: Setting Yourself Up for Success, 8-10 am
• PMP-02: You Made It! Now What?!, 10:45 am-12:45 pm 
• PMP-03: Planning for the Present and the Future, 2:15 pm-4:30 pm 

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ASA ADVANCE: The Anesthesiology Business Event

This event will be held January 23-25, 2026, in Las Vegas, NV. See program.