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


Refresher Courses

Thursday, April 22nd

Moderator: Christopher L. Wu, M.D.
   
Basic Science Review and Clinical Applications
8:15-9:00 a.m. Basic Science Review: Neurobiology of Nociception and Receptor Targets for Pain Management
Robert W. Hurley, M.D., PhD
9:00-9:45 a.m. Clinical Applications: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine—An Evidence-Based Review and Critical Assessment of Clinical Outcomes
Christopher L. Wu, M.D.
9:45-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:00 a.m. Applied Anatomy for Upper and Lower Extremity Regional Anesthesia
Carlo D. Franco, M.D.
11:00-11:45 a.m. Evidence-Based Update on Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
Joseph M. Neal, M.D.
11:45-12:00 p.m. Distinguished Service Award
12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch on Own or Problem-Based Learning Discussion (PBLD) Luncheons
   
Basic Science Review and Clinical Applications
1:30-2:15 p.m. Basic Science Review: CNS Pharmacology of Neuraxial Opioids
Christopher M. Bernards, M.D.
2:15-3:00 p.m. Clinical Applications: Adjuvant Medications and Non-Traditional Techniques of Acute Pain Management
Spencer S. Liu, M.D.
3:00-3:30 p.m. Break
3:30-4:15 p.m. Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Primer
Santhanam Suresh, M.D., FAAP
4:15-5:00 p.m. Outpatient Perineural Catheters: Who, When, and How?
Brian M. Ilfeld, M.D., MS