Meeting Program Guide

35th Annual Regional Anesthesia
Meeting and Workshops
April 22-25, 2010
Sheraton Centre Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Special Features

General Session Topics
Greatly Expanded Ultrasound Workshop Sessions
Resident and Fellow Programs
Enhanced Acute Pain Nursing Program
Opening Ceremony and Social Program
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast Panel


General Workshops

Prices

  Before March 26, 2010 After March 26, 2010
Workshops 1-30 - Open to physicians only. $90 $110


Thursday, April 22nd

Each workshop is limited to 20 participants; separate registration is required. These workshops will utilize live models. Open to physicians only.

8:00-9:30 a.m.  
Workshop 1: Thoracic Epidural Placement: Anatomic and Clinical Considerations
Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, M.D., Richard W. Rosenquist, M.D.
Workshop 2: Continuous Upper and Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Antoun M. Nader, M.D., Anahi Perlas, M.D., FRCPC
   
9:45-11:15 a.m.  
Workshop 3: Brachial Plexus Blocks Below the Clavicle
De Q.H. Tran, M.D., Xavier Capdevila, M.D., PhD
Workshop 4: Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial and Paravertebral Blockade
Ban C.H. Tsui, M.D., Manoj Karmakar, M.D.
   
1:15-2:45 p.m.  
Workshop 5: Thoracic and Lumbar Paravertebral Blockade
Stephen M. Klein, M.D., Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, M.D.
Workshop 6: Head and Neck Blocks
Santhanam Suresh, M.D., Edward R. Mariano, M.D.
   
3:00-4:30 p.m.  
Workshop 7: Lumbar Plexus Blockade: Psoas Compartment, Femoral, LFC, and Obturator
J.C. Gerancher, M.D., Adam K. Jacob, M.D.
Workshop 8: Ultrasound-Guided Lower Extremity Regional Anesthesia: The Basics
Andrew D. Rosenberg, M.D., Kenneth Drasner, M.D.
   
4:45-6:15 p.m.  
Workshop 9: Continuous Paravertebral Blocks
Jean-Louis E. Horn, M.D., Manoj Karmakar, M.D.
Workshop 10: Sciatic Nerve Blockade: Posterior, Subgluteal, Anterior, & Popliteal Approaches
Stuart A. Grant, MB,ChB, Michael F. Mulroy, M.D.


Friday, April 23rd

8:00-9:30 a.m.  
Workshop 11: Brachial Plexus Blocks Above the Clavicle
Carlo D. Franco, M.D., William F. Urmey, M.D.
Workshop 12: Pediatric Regional Anesthesia
Santhanam Suresh, M.D., FAAP, Manoj Karmakar, M.D.
   
9:45-11:15 a.m.  
Workshop 13: Brachial Plexus Blocks Below the Clavicle
Julia E. Pollock, M.D., Laura L. Clark, M.D.
Workshop 14: Continuous Upper and Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Admir Hadzic, M.D., PhD, Sandra L. Kopp, M.D.
   
1:15-2:45 p.m.  
Workshop 15: Sciatic Nerve Blockade: Posterior, Subgluteal, Anterior, & Popliteal Approaches
Honorio T. Benzon, M.D., Michael F. Mulroy, M.D.
Workshop 16: Continuous Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
David Auyong, M.D., Anahi Perlas, M.D., FRCPC
   
3:00-4:30 p.m.  
Workshop 17: Lumbar Plexus Blockade: Psoas Compartment, Femoral, LFC, and Obturator
Xavier Capdevila, M.D., PhD, Hugh M. Smith, M.D., PhD
Workshop 18: Thoracic and Lumbar Paravertebral Blockade
Christopher M. Duncan, M.D., J.C. Gerancher, M.D.
   
4:45-6:15 p.m.  
Workshop 19: Continuous Truncal Blocks
Sugantha Ganapathy, M.D., Jeff C. Gadsden, M.D.
Workshop 20: Ultrasound Machine Basics—Physics, Knobology, and Hand-Eye Coordination Skills
De Q.H. Tran, M.D., Timur J.P. Ozelsel, M.D.


Saturday, April 24th

8:00-9:30 a.m.  
Workshop 21: Continuous Psoas Compartment, Femoral, and Fascia Iliaca Block
Terese T. Horlocker, M.D., Stephen M. Klein, M.D.
Workshop 22: Brachial Plexus Blocks Above the Clavicle
William F. Urmey, M.D., Laura L. Clark, M.D.
   
9:45-11:15 a.m.  
Workshop 23: Continuous Brachial Plexus Blocks Above the Clavicle
Kenneth D. Candido, M.D., Anahi Perlas, M.D., FRCPC
Workshop 24: Truncal Nerve Blocks (Rectus Sheath, TAP, Intercostal, and Ilioinguinal)
Raymond S. Joseph, M.D., J.C. Gerancher, M.D.
   
1:15-2:45 p.m.  
Workshop 25: Continuous Brachial Plexus Blocks Below the Clavicle
Spencer S. Liu, M.D., Antoun M. Nader, M.D.
Workshop 26: Continuous Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Techniques
Santhanam Suresh, M.D., FAAP, Edward R. Mariano, M.D.
   
3:00-4:30 p.m.  
Workshop 27: Continuous Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Xavier Capdevila, M.D., PhD, Kenneth D. Candido, M.D.
Workshop 28: Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block and Its Variations
Carlo D. Franco, M.D., Christopher M. Duncan, M.D.
   
4:45-6:15 p.m.  
Workshop 29: Ultrasound-Guided Upper Extremity Regional Anesthesia: The Basics
Antoun M. Nader, M.D., Andrew D. Rosenberg, M.D.
Workshop 30: Truncal Nerve Blocks (Rectus Sheath, TAP, Intercostal, and Ilioinguinal)
Jeff C. Gadsden, M.D., Admir Hadzic, M.D., PhD