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36th Annual Regional Anesthesia
Meeting and Workshops
May 5-8, 2011
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, NV

Refresher Morning Lecture
May 5, 2011
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Special Features

Acute Pain Nursing Program
Resident Program
The 2011 President's Reception


Resident Program

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Poster Discussions  
8:00-9:30 a.m. Poster Discussion Session 1
Moderator: John Butterworth IV, MD
10:00-11:30 a.m. Poster Discussion Session 2
Moderator: Denise Wedel, M.D.
12:00-1:30 p.m. Poster Discussion Session 3
Moderator: John Rowlingson, M.D.
2:00-3:30 p.m. Poster Discussion Session 4
Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D.
4:00-5:30 p.m. Poster Discussion Session 5
Moderator: Timothy Brennan, M.D., Ph.D.
   
Opening Ceremony and Cocktail Reception with Exhibitors
6:00-8:30 p.m.

ASRA Presidential Address and Committee Reports
Vincent Chan, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

ESRA, LASRA, and AOSRA Presidential Updates

ASA Update
ASA Officer (TBA)


Friday, May 6, 2011

Lunch Session (Lunch Provided)
11:45-12:30 p.m. Best of Abstracts Poster Presentations
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D.
Vincent Chan, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
12:30-12:45 p.m. ASRA Research (Koller) Award Presentation
2008 Recipient: Christopher Bernards, M.D.
Introduction: Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D.
12:45-1:45 p.m. Labat Lecture
Recipient: TBA
Introduction: Honorio Benzon, M.D.
4:00-6:00 p.m. Jeopardy Session
Sandra Kopp, M.D.; Denise Wedel, M.D.; Adam Jacob, M.D.
6:00-7:00 p.m. Wine & Cheese Reception with Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Fellowship Directors

Saturday, May 7, 2011

8:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Resident Regional Anesthesia Boot Camp
(Limited to Current Resident Only – Registration Required)
   
Lectures  
8:00-8:30 a.m. Introduction and Basic Training
Sandra Kopp, M.D.
8:30-8:45 a.m. CNS and Truncal Anatomy
Ray Joseph, M.D.
8:45-9:00 a.m. Upper Extremity Neuroanatomy
Danielle Ludwin, M.D.
9:00-9:15 a.m. Lower Extremity Neuroanatomy
Vanessa Loland, M.D.
9:15-9:30 a.m. Basics of Ultrasound
Adam Jacob, M.D.
9:30-9:45 a.m. Break
   
Rotating Workshop Sessions (2 stations for each block type)
9:45-10:15 a.m. Brachial Plexus Blockade Above the Clavicle
Danielle Ludwin, M.D.; Adam Jacob, M.D.
10:15-10:45 a.m. Brachial Plexus Blockade Below the Clavicle
Vanessa Loland, M.D.; Lauren Fisher, M.D.
10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Sciatic Nerve Blockade
Marie Hanna, M.D.; Laura Clark, M.D.
11:15 -11:45 a.m. Truncal Blocks
Raymond Joseph, M.D.; Adam Niesen, M.D.
11:45-12:15 p.m. Lumbar Plexus Blockade
Sandra Kopp, M.D.; Kim Wynd, M.D.
12:30-2:00 p.m. Resident Forum Luncheon: What can and has been done by ASRA Alumni Fellowship Trained in Regional Anesthesia?
12:30-12:40 p.m. Introduction
Sandra Kopp, M.D.
12:40-1:05 p.m. Finding the Right Practice in Private Practice and Academics
Kim Wynd, M.D.
1:05-1:30 p.m. Updates on Fellowship Training
Raymond Joseph, M.D.
1:30-1:45 p.m. Fellowship Training Options
Sandra Kopp, M.D.
1:45-2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Sandra Kopp, M.D.; Kim Wynd, M.D.