Mike Kent

Google’s Gemini Ultra was just confirmed for release on Wednesday. Ultra beats GPT-4 in 7 out of 8 benchmark tests, and is the first model to outperform human experts on MMLU (massive multitask language understanding)

📣Our Duke RAAPM Fellowship #DukeRAP was among the FIRST to become @acgme accredited in 2017. Our alumni are now leaders in academics, private practice and the military! 🔗LEARN MORE about our program led by @AmandaKumarMD: bit.ly/DukeRAAPM. Applications open January 1st!

THANK YOU to the Organizations Standing with @ASALifeline in Support of Scientific Discovery as Pacira Legal Battle Continues asahq.org/about-asa/news… @AmerMedicalAssn @CMSSmed @HelenBurstin

⁦⁦@aboezaart1⁩ highlights the importance of femoral artery block for tourniquet-induced HTN. Kudos to ⁦@ChrisWahal_MD⁩ ⁦@galusweegie⁩ ⁦@jeffgadsden⁩ ⁦@MillyRambhia⁩ ⁦@wmbullockMDPhD⁩ @Duke_Anesthesia⁩ #DukeRAP 🙌 rapm.bmj.com/content/47/1/7…

Join us this Tuesday for the anticipated sequel to October's popular webinar: Fascial Plane Blocks Part 2! Register for free: asra.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Reasons #4 and 5 to come to Duke for fellowship. Being able to enjoy a weekend off in the nearby blue ridge mountains and take in this wonderful fall weather! :)

Joint RAAPM fellow #AnesJC with ⁦@Duke_Anesthesia⁩ ⁦@UF_Anesthesia⁩ ⁦@MayoAnesthesia⁩ ⁦⁦@mayojaxanes⁩ Penn State Hershey discussing pharmacological therapy for amputation and phantom pain. ⁦@BellaVishnevsky⁩ ⁦⁦@SretroPMD⁩

Regional anesthesia acute pain medicine #AnesJC with friends across the country! @GMaquoit moderating on acute post amputation pain #DukeRAP @ankeetudani @EMARIANOMD @KalagaraHari @sanjibadhikary

Collaboration! @Duke_Anesthesia @UF_Anesthesia @MayoAnesthesia @mayojaxanes @KentmlSd @DrPattyCake @AmandaKumarMD PennStateHersheyAnesthesia

Our AAAPT solicited "AAAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Thoracic Surgery Pain" co-authored with @MicheleCuratolo, Siamak Rahman and Tim Brennan is published in J of Pain. We described acute pain after both thoracotomy & VATS using the AAAPT’s 5-dimensional taxonomical structure.

📣Join our research team! Open job: Clinical Research Specialist Projects: COVID-19 impact on cancer survivors (CovCS) & others in dev in cancer outcomes & caregiving. Duties incl: study mgmt (grants/budget), data collection & analysis. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/191410 -with @AmandaYKong

RAAPM journal club is live! @MayoAnesthesia @Duke_Anesthesia @UF_Anesthesia @KentmlSd @sanjibadhikary Duke UF Mayo Clinic Penn State Hershey! @ASRA_Society @AlbertoArdonMD @drdrcam

Perioperative Lidocaine Infusion: Does the Risk Outweigh the Benefit? buff.ly/3cR5ASD @IARS_Journals @lipidguy #patientsafety #ptsafety "...perhaps we should altogether rethink the practice of perioperative lidocaine infusion"

RT A Side-by-Side Look: COVID-19 Vaccines vs. Super Mario Invincibility Star - gomerblog.com/2020/12/covid-… #meded #FOAMed #hcsm

We’re providing context in 2021

In conversation with Lisa Wruck, director of DCRI's Center for Predictive Medicine, @DukeSurgery's @DMBuckland and Wendy Webster talk about their experience working on an innovative #DataScience project designed to provide real-world impact in the clinic. youtu.be/pwiiucg60NM

EDITORIAL: Erector spinae plane block: did low p values overstate the evidence against the null hypothesis and distract us from clinically unimportant effects? @barringtonmj ow.ly/8WuE50CStdU #ESP #statistics @dr_rajgupta @ESchwenkMD

Registration is NOW OPEN for our virtual 🖥️Duke Anes Fellowship Programs OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6pm EST w/ these 4⃣programs: Adult Cardiothoracic Anes, Critical Care Medicine, Regional Anes & Acute Pain Medicine, and Obstetric Anes. SIGN UP🔗: tinyurl.com/y5sumxzh

For the first time since 1979, IASP is introducing a revised definition of #pain. View the definition and accompanying notes in #PAINJournal. #FreeAccess bit.ly/2ZALWDm

Check out our new article regarding caregiver burden after total joint and spine surgery. bit.ly/2LPJd1g. Always an honor to collaborate with @dvcipm @RAPMOnline @promisNIH @Duke_Anesthesia