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Richard Meelia, former president and CEO of Covidien, stepped down as the chairman of the company's board of directors after serving less than one year following his retirement last July, according to a MassDevice report.

An expert panel of pain management physicians determined that ziconotide, a non-opioid and non-NSAID analgesic, should be the first-line spinal treatment of nociceptive and neuropathic chronic pain at the 2011 Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference, according to a news release.

Jack D'Angelo, MD, past president of the Richmond County Medical Society in New York, says patient safety is the most important thing to prevent opioid misuse, abuse and diversion, according to a Staten Island Advance report.

Five pain management physicians discuss what legislators can do regarding current healthcare legislation to positively impact pain management.

Wolters Kluwer Health, a provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has announced its ProVation MD software has received top ranking in the clinical procedure documentation category of the 2011 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional…

Clifford Gevirtz, MD, is employed by RAA of New York and practices anesthesiology throughout New York and Long Island, N.Y. RAA is managed by Somnia Anesthesia.   Q: What are the primary causes of operating room fires? Dr. Clifford Gevirtz:…

This is part of a series on the five ambulatory surgery center specialties to watch in 2012. The five specialties are gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic and spine, pain management and urology. These specialties have a favorable outlook in terms of case…

Older physicians may not be as tech-averse as previously thought, according to an American Medical News report.

The Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care website now provides consumers with information about the number of surgical infections in the state's hospitals, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health news release.

Eye surgeons at Blake Woods Surgery Center in Jackson, Mich., are the first in the state to use the LenSx laser to assist in laser-assisted cataract surgery, according to a MLive report.