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 Sessions

Friday, April 23rd

Regional Anesthesia and Orthopedic Surgery – Past, Present, and Future
Moderator: Kenneth D. Candido, M.D.
8:00-8:30 a.m. Optimizing Functional Outcome for Upper Extremity Orthopedic Surgery
Colin McCartney, MB,ChB, FRCA, FRCPC
8:30-9:00 a.m. Optimizing Functional Outcome for Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgery
Xavier Capdevila, M.D., PhD
9:00-9:30 a.m. Multimodal Analgesia and Intra-articular Injections
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D.
9:30-11:00 a.m. Break with Exhibitors
11:00-11:30 a.m. Does Acute Pain Lead to Chronic Pain after Joint Replacement Surgery?
Timothy J. Brennan, M.D., PhD
11:30-12:00 p.m. Critical Pathways for Joint Replacement Surgery: Clinical Outcomes & Economic Benefits
Francis V. Salinas, M.D.
 
Luncheon Session (lunch provided by ASRA)
12:15-1:00 p.m. Labat Lecture
Narinder Rawal, M.D.
1:00-1:30 p.m. ASA Update: National Healthcare Changes and You
ASA officer
1:30-2:15 p.m. Best of Abstracts Poster Presentations and Resident Travel Awards
Timothy J. Brennan, M.D. PhD

Saturday, April 24th

RAPM-Sponsored Evidence Based Symposium:
“The Pathophysiology and Prevention of Peripheral Nerve Injury”
Moderator: Joseph M. Neal, M.D.
8:00-8:30 a.m. Clinical Overview of Peripheral Nerve Injury (Incidence, Closed Claims)
Joseph M. Neal, M.D.
8:30-9:00 a.m. Pathophysiology of Peripheral Nerve Injury
Admir Hadzic, M.D., PhD
9:00-9:30 a.m. Needle-to-Nerve Proximity – What Do Animal Studies Tell Us?
Richard Brull, M.D., FRCPC
9:30-11:00 a.m. Break with Exhibitors
11:00-11:30 a.m. Can Neural Localization Techniques (Ultrasound, PNS, Pressure Monitoring) Prevent Peripheral Nerve Injury?
Christopher M. Bernards, M.D.
11:30-12:00 p.m. Assessment and Management of Peripheral Nerve Injury
James C. Watson, M.D.
12:00-12:30 p.m. Questions and Panel Discussion
12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch on Own or Problem-Based Learning Discussion (PBLD) Luncheons

Sunday, April 25th

Upcoming ASRA Practice Advisories
Moderator: Terese T. Horlocker, M.D.
8:00-8:30 a.m. Local Anesthetic Toxicity Update
Guy Weinberg, M.D.
 
Exploring International Guidelines on Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation
8:30-8:50 a.m. Spinal Hematoma in Sweden: Patient and Anesthetic Risk Factors
Vibeke Moen, M.D.
8:50 – 9:10 a.m. Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy: ASRA Evidence-Based Guidelines
Terese T. Horlocker, M.D.
9:10 – 9:30 a.m. Thromboprophylaxis in Europe: How and Why is it Different?
Erik Vandermeulen, M.D.
9:30 – 9:50 a.m. The European Society of Anesthesia Guidelines for Neuraxial Anesthesia and Anticoagulation
Wiebke Gogarten, M.D
9:50 – 10:30 a.m. Setting Aside Our Differences: Working Towards a Single Set of International Guidelines
Panel
10:30-11:00 a.m. Questions and Panel Discussion