General Information

Refresher Course Lectures

• Describe the neurobiology of nociception and opioid pharmacology and how it relates to development and treatment of pain.
• Review the data on regional anesthesia and patient outcomes.
• Relate basic anatomy and advanced techniques to perform regional anesthesia in the clinical setting.
• Plan for successful regional anesthesia and analgesia for pediatric patients and those with outpatient catheters.

Poster Sessions

• Explain the results of recent research in both the basic and clinical sciences.
• Integrate the findings of recent research into clinical practice when applicable.
• Discuss and evaluate this research with world renowned experts and colleagues.

Focused Workshops

• Describe the relevant anatomy for various regional anesthetic techniques.
• Explain the potential complications that may arise from various regional anesthetic techniques.
• Examine various state-of-the art modalities used to perform regional anesthetic techniques.

Intensive Workshops

• Describe the relevant anatomy for various regional anesthetic techniques.
• Identify the potential complications that may arise from various regional anesthetic techniques.
• Examine various state-of-the art modalities used to perform regional anesthetic techniques.

Problem-Based Learning Discussions

• Describe the potential complications from regional anesthetic techniques.
• Examine various regional techniques for medically compromised patients.
• Discuss practice management issues related to regional anesthesia and analgesia.
• Evaluate different approaches for the treatment of pain in medically challenging patients.

General Sessions
Update on Practice Advisories and Consensus Statements

• Describe the issues utilizing regional anesthetic techniques in the presence of anticoagulation.
  
• Examine the recent advances in local anesthetic toxicity.
• Evaluate education and research infectious complications in regional anesthesia.
• Discuss the pathophysiology of nerve injury related to regional anesthesia.

Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia: Past, Present, Future

• Describe the issues surrounding in current best practice for ultrasound in regional anesthesia.
• Examine the recent advances in ultrasound for pediatric regional anesthesia.
• Evaluate education and research in the fi eld of ultrasound for regional anesthesia.
• Discuss the sonopathology related to regional anesthesia.

Update on Acute Pain Management

• Describe the issues on the development of chronic pain after surgery.
• Examine the recent advances in acute pain management for pediatric and geriatric patients.
• Evaluate research for novel agents in the treatment of acute pain.
• Discuss the peripheral nerve catheters for the treatment of acute pain.

Parallel Sessions
Medicolegal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia

• Describe the issues surrounding informed consent for regional anesthetic techniques.
• Examine the ASA closed claims analysis as it relates to regional anesthesia.
• Evaluate a case example of neurologic injury after regional anesthesia.
• Discuss the standards of care for regional anesthesia.

Education in Regional Anesthesia

• Describe the educational pathways in teaching regional anesthetic techniques.
• Examine the recent advances teaching practicing physicians.
• Evaluate education of an entire department.
• Discuss the available tools for teaching regional anesthesia

Best Articles in Regional Anesthesia-Analgesia and Pain Medicine over the Past 5 Years

• Describe the most infl uential articles in regional anesthesia, acute pain medicine, and ultrasound technology.
• Examine the recent advances in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine.
• Evaluate the most recent literature in this area.
• Discuss the impact of the literature on clinical practice.

ESRA/ASRA Joint Session

• Describe the issues for providing regional anesthesia in outpatients.
  Examine the recent advances for the use of adjuvants in regional anesthesia.
• Evaluate the rehabilitation of orthopedic patients and the role of regional anesthesia in these pathways.
  Discuss and synthesize the consensus statements for anticoagulation and regional anesthesia.

Master Classes

• Describe the pathways for setting up a peripheral catheter service.
• Examine the selection of patients for this service.
• Evaluate the clinical benefi ts of a PNC service.
• Discuss the potential pitfalls associated with this service.