Western University Regional Anesthesia Symposium

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Date and Location

Saturday, October 5th - Sunday, October 6th 2024
Sumner Auditorium, B2-119.
Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre.

Learning Objectives and Content to be Covered

At the end of the regional anesthesia symposium, participants will be able to:

Explain the safe and evidence-based practice of regional anesthesia in select populations
Understand the concept of rebound pain and its management
Describe the relevant anatomy for regional nerve blocks
Understand how to perform point of care ultrasound assessments

Poster Presentations

Anesthesia trainees (residents and fellows) will have the opportunity to showcase their research work on regional anesthesia/acute or chronic pain medicine. Trainees have until August 30^th to submit an abstract, and an acceptance email will follow on September 15^th. Accepted abstracts will require a 5 minute PowerPoint presentation - 3 mins poster lecture and 2 mins of Q&A.

Further details will be provided once posters have been accepted. These posters will be judged and one of them will be awarded as 'best of the meeting poster"

Visiting Speakers

Agenda - Saturday October 5th, 2024

MORNING
Location:	Sumner Auditorium, B2-119. Victoria Hospital, LHSC.
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Welcome Introduction	Speaker TBA
Session 1		Moderator TBA
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	Regional Anesthesia Practice in Obstetric Patients	Speaker Dr. Indu Singh
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Post Dural Puncture Headache - Best Practice	Speaker Dr. Vishal Uppal
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Q&A
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Coffee Break
Session 2		Moderator TBA
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Acute Pain Management on Chronic Pain Patients	Speaker Dr. Tawfic Qutaiba
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m	Perioperative Pain Management in Patient with Substance Abuse	Speaker Dr. Kate Ower
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m	Peripheral Nerve Stimulator and Cryoanalgesia for Perioperative Pain Management	Speaker Dr. Collin Clarke
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m	Q&A
Session 3		Moderator TBA
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Masterclass - Blocks for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement	Speaker Dr. Sanjay Sinha
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	OSA and Ambulatory Surgery - Perioperative Outflow	Speaker Dr. Mahesh Nagappa
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Q&A
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch and Poster Presentation for Fellows and Residents
AFTERNOON
Session 4		Moderator TBA
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Best Practice in Regional Anesthesia	Speaker Dr. Mo Misurati
1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Postoperative Nerve Injury - Mechanisms and Management	Speaker Dr. Shalini Dhir
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Rebound Pain After Regional Anesthesia	Speaker Dr. Vishal Uppal
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Q&A
Session 5		Moderator TBA
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	Regional Anesthesia in Chest Trauma - Practice Across Decades	Speaker Dr. Chris Hansebout
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.	Peripheral Nerve Block for Breast Surgery	Speaker Dr. Abhijit Biswas
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Q&A
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
Session 6		Moderator TBA
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	Intrathecal Opioid for Abdominal Surgery - Is It a Lost Skill?	Speaker Dr. Kevin Armstrong
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Regional Anesthesia for Abdominal Surgeries	Speaker Dr. Mani Rajarathinum
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Preipheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Fracture Surgery: Benefits & Limitations	Speaker Dr. Bill Lin
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Q&A
Session 7		Moderator TBA
4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	Gastric Ultrasound - The Ozempic Dilemma	Speaker Dr. Hamza Zidan
4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Cardiac - Know Your Patient Before You Put Them to Sleep	Speaker Dr. Wilfredo Puentes
5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Lung - This Tool Is a Good Ally to Have On Your Side	Speaker Dr. Nathan Ludwig
5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Q&A
6:00 p.m.	Dinner	BestWestern Lamplighter Inn Room: Chelsea 591 Wellington Rd. London

Agenda - Sunday October 6th, 2024

MORNING
Location:	Sumner Amphitheatre, B2-119. Victoria Hospital, LHSC.
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Workshops (30mins each)
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
Workshop A	Ultrasound Guided Spinal Anesthesia	Speaker Dr. Collin Clarke Dr. Bill Lin Dr. Mo Misurati Dr. Mani Rajarathinum
Workshop B	Gastric Ultrasound	Speakers Dr. Hamza Zidan Dr. Mauricio Giraldo
Workshop C	Cardiac	Speakers Dr. Wilfredo Puentes Dr. Nelson Gonzalez
Workshop D	Lung Ultrasound	Speakers Dr. Nathan Ludwig
Workshop E	Interscalene & Supraclavicular	Speakers Dr. Mahesh Nagappa Dr. Indu Singh Dr. Vishal Uppal
Workshop F	Infraclavicular & Axillary	Speakers Dr. Yamini Subramani Dr. Chris Hansebout Dr. Peter Mack
Workshop G	Supra Inguinal Fascia Iliaca and PENG Block	Speakers Dr. Kevin Armstrong Dr. Deepti Vissa
Workshop H	Infra Inguinal Fascia Iliaca and Femoral Nerve Block	Speakers Dr. Pod Armstrong Dr. Rodrigo da Silva Dr. Shalini Dhir
Workshop I	Adductor Canal and Popliteal Nerve Block	Speakers Dr. Niveditha Karuppiah Dr. Gopa Nair Dr. Sanjay Sinha Dr. Julio Gomez

Scientific Committee

	Dr. Abhijit Biswas Organizing Chair		Dr. Mohamad Ahmad Associate Professor		Dr. Shalini Dhir Associate Professor
	Dr. Kevin Armstrong Associate Professor		Dr. Kristina Hales CCFP,FPA