Academy Of Regional Anaesthesia Of India

A pat on the back

Session Chairs - Dr Samer Narouze (USA) Dr Anjolie Chhabra (India)

Paravertebral Block - The essentials

Dr Hari Kalagara (USA)

Erector Spinae Plane Block - The journey thus far

Dr TVS Gopal (India)

Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block - Utility in spine surgery

Dr Arunangshu Chakraborty (India)

Quadratus Lumborum Plane Block - Why do we have different approaches?

Dr Suwimon Tangwiwat (Thailand)

OPEN HOUSE

Upfront - Chest wall Blocks

Session Chairs - Dr Subramanian Mahankali

Lateral Chest Wall Blocks - Extent and application

Dr Sanjay Bajaj (Singapore)

Regional anesthesia for open cardiac surgery - A new avenue?

Dr TVS Gopal (India)

OPEN HOUSE

Battle Royale (Pro-Con Debates)

Session Chairs - Dr TVS Gopal (India), Dr Thomas Volk (Germany)

Analgesia for Laparotomies

‘Go back to the classic epidural’

Dr Ritesh Roy (India)

vs

‘Don’t need no classics anymore’

Dr Vishal Uppal (Canada)

Awake vs Asleep Blocks in Adults

Awake

Dr Ed Mariano (USA)

vs

Asleep

Dr Shahridan Fathil (Malaysia)

Hip Hip Hooray!

Fascia Iliaca block the gold standard for hip analgesia

Dr Madan Narayanan (UK)

vs

A femoral nerve block is all that you need!

Dr Harshal Wagh (India)

#Lowblow

Session Chairs - Dr Azam Danish (India), Dr Divesh Arora (India)

Local Infiltration Analgesia

Dr Anjolie Chhabra (India)

Genicular nerve blocks. Technique and applications

Dr Rammurthy Kulkarni (India)

USG Sciatic nerve block, Which approach and why?

Dr Anand Sardesai (UK)

OPEN HOUSE

Round Table Discussion

Difficult case scenarios - International Perspectives

Dr Lutful Aziz (Bangladesh)
Dr Navindra Bista (Nepal)
Dr Thomas Volk (Germany)
Dr Biswas Pradhan (Nepal)
Dr Shagdar Enkhtuvshin (Mongolia)

Facilitated by Dr Balavenkatasubramanian J (India) & Dr. Shahridan Fathil (Malaysia)

Things you always wanted to know about

Session Chairs - Dr Ed Mariano (USA) , Dr Joselo Macachor (Singapore)

Help! I can’t find my needle!

Dr Madan Narayanan (UK)

Dense blocks, compartment syndrome and the grumpy surgeon

Dr Vishal Uppal (Canada)

Red flags for the interscalene block and alternatives

Dr Anand Sardesai (UK)

Concerns with anticoagulation beyond regional anesthesia

Dr Jitendra Bapat (India) and Dr Chandrashekhar Ponde (India)

OPEN HOUSE

Lest we forget..

Session Chairs - Dr Karen Boretsky (USA), Dr Senthil Kumaran (UK)

Newer blocks for Knee Surgeries

Dr Sanjay Sinha (USA)

Perineural Catheters

Dr Paul Kessler (Germany)

Regional anesthesia for the head & neck

Session Chairs -Dr Navindra Bista (Nepal) Dr Vandana Mangal (India)

Awake Craniotomy - The Scalp Block

Dr Joseph Monteiro (India)

Nerve blocks of the face and their utility

Dr Padmaja Durga (India)

Nerve blocks for PDPH & Migraine

Dr Sunil Malik (India)

OPEN HOUSE

Obstetric Regional Anesthesia

Session Chairs - Dr Yogen Bhatt (India), Dr Sunil Pandya (India)

CNB for Labour: Selecting the appropriate technique

Dr Ketan Parikh (India)

Morbidly Obese for cesarean : Minimizing a failed neuraxial block

Dr Ashokka Balakrishnan (Singapore)

Anesthesia Stat : Cesarean sections:

Pro: Rapid spinal

Dr Kajal Jain (India)

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Con: Conventional Safe spinal

Dr Aruna Parmeshwari (India)

Chronic Pain Module

Session Chairs -Dr Murali Thondebhavi (India) Dr Sadashivan Iyer (India)

Role of USG in chronic pain - Present and Future

Dr Samer Narouze (USA)

Cryotherapy - Role in acute and chronic pain

Dr Amod Manocha (India)

Regenerative medicine- Practical Applications

Dr Rajendra Sahoo (India)

Non steroid epidural injection for chronic backache

Dr Poupak Rahimzadeh (Iran)

PNS Guided Blocks. Tips to make it work and avoid complications

Session Chairs - Dr Ramkumar Mirle (India), Dr Jithendra Thiruvatra (India)

Interscalene Block

Dr Balavenkatasubramanian J (India)

Supraclavicular Block

Dr Surajit Giri (India)

Infraclavicular Block

Dr Javed Khan (India)

Axillary Block

Dr Dahlia Arancel (Philippines)

Sciatic Nerve Blockade

Dr Shailesh Mulgaonkar (India)

Femoral nerve block / landmark Fascia Iliaca block

Dr Somita Christopher (India)

OPEN HOUSE

Deep Inside

Session Chairs - Dr Chandrashekaran Cham, Dr Avadhoot Kulkarni

Local anesthetic systemic levels after fascial plane blocks

Dr Thomas Volk (Germany)

The paraneural sheath - Recognition and safe intrusion

Dr Sandeep Diwan (India)

OPEN HOUSE

Education in Regional Anesthesia

Session Chair - Dr Sanjay Bajaj (Singapore) Dr Enkhtuvshin Shagdar (Mongolia)

When and why should USG be introduced in medical education?

Prof Maria Minerva Calimag (Philippines)

Mandatory requirements to establish a regional anesthesia fellowship

Dr Sivashanmugam T (India)

How India practices RA - Results of a nationwide survey

Dr Neha Singh (India)

OPEN HOUSE

Joint Pains

Session Chairs - Dr Ravindran Nair (UK), Dr Vikash Gobin (Mauritius)

Newer approaches to shoulder analgesia

Dr Paul Kessler (Germany)

iPack

Dr Ritesh Roy (India)

PENG Block - Truly advantageous?

Dr Penfrancia Cano (Philippines)

OPEN HOUSE

Classics Revisited

Session Chairs - Dr Sudhakar Koppad (India), Dr Arunangshu Chakraborty (India)

Subdural Spinal Anesthesia and other traps..

Dr Sunil Pandya (India)

Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia - Techniques and Tips

Dr Quyet Thang Cong (Vietnam)

Continuous Spinal Anesthesia

Prof Chandra M Kumar (UK)

OPEN HOUSE

PANEL DISCUSSION

Nothing is impossible for believers !
Regional Anesthesia for the private practitioner

Session Chairs - Dr. Manisha Katikar (India) Dr Anita Nehete (India)

Dr. Namrata Bhagwat ,Akola
Dr. Ravi Jamkhandi, Hubli
Dr. Sunil Dixit, Chandrapur
Dr. Naseema Kanase, Karad
Dr. T.M Baseer, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Aparna Purohit, Sangli
Dr. Sangita Patil, Kolhapur