American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
29th Spring Meeting

March 11-14, 2004
Walt Disney World Swan
Orlando, FL

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Thursday, March 11, 2004

TIME REFRESHER COURSES
Moderator: Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD 		MASTER CLASSES
Limited to 40 Participants-By Ticket Only 		WORKSHOPS
Limited to 20 Participants-By Ticket Only
6:45 - 7:45 amContinental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15amWelcome - Terese T. Horlocker, MD
8:15 - 9:00 amTranslating pain mechanisms - the key to the future of pain management
Patricia M. Lavand'homme, MD, PhD; Timothy J. Brennan, PhD, MD 		Master Class #1

Spinal neurotoxicity—history lesson or present danger?

John Butterworth IV, MD / Julia E. Pollock, MD

 Workshop A -- Continuous Upper Extremity Blocks
Richard W. Rosenquist, MD; Brian M. Ilfeld, MD

Workshop B -- Femoral / Sciatic / Obturator Blocks
Susan B. McDonald, MD; Jennifer Greger, MD

9:00 - 9:45 am Analgesia without paraplegia—reducing the risk of spinal hematoma in the anticoagulated patient
Terese T. Horlocker, MD
9:45 - 10:15 amBREAK
10:15 - 11:00 amLocal anesthetic adjuvants—neuraxial vs. peripheral blockade
James C. Eisenach, MD 		Master Class #2

Peripheral nerve catheter techniques—the future is here!
F. Kayser Enneking, MD / Andre P. Boezaart, MD, PhD

Workshop C -- Below the Clavicle Blocks: Infraclavicular and Axillary
J.C. Gerancher, MD; Laura Clark, MD

Workshop D -- Popliteal fossa / Infragluteal Sciatic / Saphenous Blocks
Honorio T. Benzon, MD; Edward Yaghnour, MD

11:00 - 11:45 am Pharmacology of local anesthetics—correct choices and looking to the future
John Butterworth IV, MD
11:45 am - 12:45 pmLUNCH ON OWN or PBL Discussions (PBL's limited to 10 per table - By Ticket Only)
1:00 - 1:45 pmAnatomy—What the regional anesthetist needs to know
Quinn H. Hogan, MD 		Master Class #3

Making peripheral nerve blocks work in a busy practice
Denise J. Wedel, MD / Vincent W.S. Chan, MD, FRCPC

Workshop E -- Continuous Lower Extremity Blocks
Jacques E. Chelly, MD; Carlo D. Franco, MD

Workshop F -- Paravertebral Blocks
Rick Rosenquist, MD; Scott A. Lang, MD

1:45 - 2:30 pmPractice of peripheral nerve blocks in Europe—The transatlantic differences and similarities
Dan Benhamou, MD
2:30 - 3:00 pm BREAK
3:00 - 3:45pmWhat's new in OB anesthesia for 2004
David J. Birnbach, MD		 Master Class#4

Optimizing billing and compliance
Richard W. Rosenquist, MD / Brian A. Williams, MD

Workshop G -- Variations of the Supraclavicular Block
Joseph M. Neal, MD; Colin McCartney, MB, ChB, FRCA

Workshop H -- Psoas Compartment Block
Francis Salinas, MD; Ralf E. Gebhard, MD

3:45 - 4:30 pmPediatric regional anesthesia update
Santhanam Suresh, MD
4:30 - 5:45 pmBest of Meeting Abstracts
Moderator: Timothy J. Brennan, PhD, MD
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