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

Author: Jeff Gadsden & Amit Pawa

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 blockers 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 traineessubscribe and level up your perioperative or ICU practice.
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S4 E10: "The dazzling invention of the echogenic needle: our convo with Chris Mitchell!"
Episode 55
Thursday, 15 October, 2026

When Australian anesthesiologist Chris Mitchell grew frustrated with needles disappearing at steep angles, inspiration struck in an unlikely place: the reflectors on a bicycle. We hear how that insight, experimentation with homemade tools in a shed, and a willingness to "cut a few corners" led to Pajunk’s Cornerstone technology—and changed the way the rest of us see our needles. Chris is a sharp guy, with more than a few super-bright ideas. Our sponsor this episode is Pajunk. To try their new, optimized needles, head to: www.testtheedgenow.com 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!