Saturday, 27 January 2024

Gentri Medical Center and Hospital

Saturday, 27 January 2024

• One Day
• One Common Scientific Program
• In over +100 Cities across all Continents
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ORGANIZING & SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE

ESRA

Chair
Sebastien Bloc (France)
Members
• Barbara Breebaart (Belgium)
• Dan Dirzu (Romania)
• Peter Merjavy (UK)
• Axel Sauter (Norway)
• Kassiani Theodoraki (Greece)

Sister Societies & Continents Representatives

USA – ASRA Pain Medicine AFRICA – AFSRA

Stuart Grant (North Carolina, USA) Ezzat Samy Aziz (Egypt)
Jeff Gadsden (North Carolina, USA) Mohamad Mostafa Mohamad (Egypt)

CANADA – CAS RA SIG ASIA – AOSRA Pain Medicine

Vishal Uppal (Halifax, Canada) Balavenkat Subramanian (India)
Suwimon Tangwiwat (Thailand)
LATIN AMERICA – LASRA
Juan Carlos De La Cuadra (Chile)
Ana Eugenia Herrera (Costa Rica)
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WELCOME MESSAGE
Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends

ESRA, together with its Sister Societies AFSRA, ASRA Pain Medicine, AOSRA and LASRA, is launching the
1st World Week of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, from Saturday 20th to Saturday 27th January
2024. During this week, Regional Anaesthesia (RA) and Chronic Pain physicians around the globe will
connect together, to shine a spotlight on the critical fields of RA and Pain Medicine, under the inspiring
theme “Joining Hands for a Pain Free Future Worldwide”. This week will also set the stage for its
Highlighting Event; the Climax and Grand Finale will be the 1st World Day of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain
Medicine, which will take place on Saturday 27th January 2024, or at an alternative date during the
aforementioned week. More than 100 cities, from 60 countries across all continents, will participate, with a
common scientific program, aiming in learning, hands – on practice, interactivity and reflection between
trainees and experts in RA & Pain Medicine, during Local Face to Face Meetings.

Pain affects countless lives and knows no boundaries, respecting neither age nor gender. RA & Pain Medicine
have the potential to transform lives, offering relief, comfort, and hope to those in need. Our fields remain at
the forefront, pioneering a future where pain is no longer a prevailing concern, and aiming to improving the
quality of life for people everywhere.

Our initiative is dedicated to the celebration of collaboration and signifies our commitment to partnerships. It
is a «Global Call to Action» that serves as a powerful reminder of the collective power we hold to improve
access to care and alleviate suffering. By joining hands, we can advance research, share best practices, make
a positive impact and enhance patients’ care! Together, we can create a world where effective pain
management is a universal reality, ensuring that every individual can enjoy a life free from unnecessary pain!

In parallel to our initiative, let us also reflect on the progress we have made and the work that lies ahead.
Dedication, expertise, and compassion are the driving forces behind the changes we still seek to make. Let us
continue to join hands, share knowledge, and work together to ensure a pain free future for everyone,
everywhere. The journey ahead may be challenging, but with unity and determination, we can turn our
dream into a reality. Together, we can make a difference!!!

Thank you for your spirit of enthusiasm, for contributing to our mission fulfillment, and for being
a part of this global movement.

Happy 1st World Day of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine!

With Cordial Greetings

Eleni Moka (Greece) Sebastien Bloc (France)
ESRA President Chair of the Event
Organizing & Scientific Committee
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COMMON SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

ONE DAY, ACROSS ALL CONTINENTS !!!

Morning Sessions

• We Have Read the Literature for You: Sister Societies Journal Club
• The «Joint» Club: Everything You Need to Know for Shoulder Procedures
• The "Ultrasound" Club: Everything You need to Know for UGRA & POCUS

Afternoon & Evening Sessions

• Pain Chronification Following Knee Surgery

• Obstetric Anaesthesia: What’s New?
or / and
Paediatric Anaesthesia: Fostering the Highest Standards
• Hands – On Clinical Workshops
• Human Factors & Communication in Regional Anaesthesia

Plus, A Lot More...

• LIVE Demonstrations
• Videos & Podcasts
• Funny Sessions
• Surveys Across Countries / Continents
• Awards & Competitions
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COMMON SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

ONE DAY, ACROSS ALL CONTINENTS !!!

• EUROPE ...
• AFRICA …
• ASIA & MIDDLE EAST ...
• NORTH AMERICA ...
• LATIN AMERICA ...
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YourPARTICIPATING
Local Face-to-Face
COUNTRIESMeeting!
& CITIES

EUROPE
BALTIC STATES – LITHUANIA SCANDINAVIA – NORDIC COUNTRIES
Kaunas for a Nordic Countries – Wide Webinar
Denmark, Iceland, Finland
BELGIUM
Norway, Sweden
Brussels
SLOVAKIA
FRANCE
Banska Bystrica
Paris, La Reunion
SLOVENIA
GERMANY
Ljubljana
Marburg, Stuttgart
SPAIN
GREECE
Alicante, Barcelona, La Coruna, Madrid
Athens, Thessaloniki, Larissa
Marbella, San Sebastian, Sevilla, Valladolid
IRELAND
SWITZERLAND
Dublin, Galway, Letterkenny
Bern
POLAND
TURKEY
Katowice, Szczecin, Warsaw
Ankara, Istanbul, Manisa
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM
Porto
Frimley, Newcastle Upon Tyne
ROMANIA
UKRAINE
Bucharest, Cluj–Napoca
Kiev, Vinnitsa, Rivne, Ivano–Frankivsk
Targu–Mures, Timisoara
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YourPARTICIPATING
Local Face-to-Face
COUNTRIESMeeting!
& CITIES

AFRICA

ALGERIA KENYA SOMALILAND

Algiers Nairobi Hergissa
ANGOLA LIBERIA ZAMBIA
Luanda Monrovia Lusaca
BURKINA FASO MOROCCO SOUTH AFRICA
Ouagadougou Casablanca Bloemfontein, Cape Town
George, Johannesburg
CAMEROON MOZAMBIQUE
Mthatha, Nelspruit,
Yaounde Maputo
Potchefstroom
DEMOCRATIC NAMIBIA Somerset West
REPUBLIC OF CONGO Windhoek
(DRC)
RWANDA
Kinshasa
Kigali
EGYPT
SENEGAL
Cairo
Dakar
GHANA
SOMALIA
Cape Coast
Mogadishu
IVORY COAST
Abidjan
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YourPARTICIPATING
Local Face-to-Face
COUNTRIESMeeting!
& CITIES

ASIA – MIDDLE EAST

BANGLADESH IRAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dhaka North Tehran (UAE)
Dhaka South Abu Dhabi
KOREA
CHINA Seoul VIETNAM
Chengdu, Hong Kong DaNang City, HaNoi
MALAYSIA
ThaiNguyen
INDIA Kuala Lumpur
Bangalore, Cochin
PHILIPPINES
Coimbatore, Faridabad
Bacolod City (Visayas)
Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata
Davao City (Mindanao)
Ludhiana, Mumbai
General Trias City (Luzon)
Odissa, Varanasi
Manila
INDONESIA
Banda Aceh, Bandung SINGAPORE
Jakarta, Makassar Singapore
Malang, Manado, Medan
THAILAND
Palembang, Purwokerto
Bangkok, Chiang Mai
Semarang, Surabaya
Khon Kaen
Surakarta, Yogyakarta
Songkhla
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YourPARTICIPATING
Local Face-to-Face
COUNTRIESMeeting!
& CITIES

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

for a Canada – Wide Webinar Chapel Hill, Durham, North Carolina
with participating experts from
Edmonton, Halifax, London Ontario
Ottawa ...

LATIN AMERICA
BOLIVIA
La Paz
COLOMBIA
Bogota
COSTA RICA
San Jose
PERU
Lima
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SCIENTIFIC
PROGRAM
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6:00-8:30 LIVE PREOPERATIVE SCANNING AND NEEDLING

08:30-09:00 VENUE: ARRIVALS – REGISTRATIONS

09:00-09:30 WELCOME MESSAGES & ADDRESSINGS

Welcome Video
Dr. Numeriano Samar, Jr.: Opening of the Event
Dr. Dahlia Arancel: Welcome Message
Eleni Moka: Welcome Message – ESRA President
Sister Societies Presidents: Welcome Messages

09:30-10:00 SESSION 1 – PODCAST & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

Chairperson: Dr. Alda Tanquilut

Message from RAPM Editor – In – Chief / podcast
09:30 – 09:40 Speaker – Presenter: Brian Sites (USA)
09:40 – 09:50 Q&A – Discussion: All (approximately 10 min)

10:00-10:50 SESSION 2 – JOURNAL CLUB & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

We Have Read the Literature for You: Sister Societies Journal Club
Chairperson: Dr. Richard Genuino and Dr. Lyris Celo Mavis Gonda
Speaker: Dr. Michael Ronald Madarang

10:00 – 10:40 Journals That Made An Impact for 2023

10:40 – 10:50 Q&A – Discussion

10:50 – 11:10 COFFEE BREAK

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11:10 – 12:15 SESSION 3 – EXPERTS PANEL & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

The «Joint» Club: Everything You Need to Know for Shoulder Procedures
Chairperson: Dr. Dean Arvin Agbon

Evidence Based Practice: RA Application in Shoulder Surgery

11:10 – 11:30
Dr. Samantha Claire Braganza

How I Do It: The Shoulder Surgery Pathway

11:30 – 12:00
Clips from Actual Preoperative Scanning and Needling

12:00 – 12:10 Q&A – Discussion

12:10 – 13:20 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM c/o TAISHO PHARMACEUTICALS

13:20 – 14:15 SESSION 4 – EXPERTS PANEL & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

The "Ultrasound" Club: Everything You need to Know for UGRA & POCUS
Chairperson: Dr. Dean Arvin Agbon

Application of RA Techniques in ER & Trauma Medicine

13:20 – 13:40
Dr. Philip Rommel Ascalon

Airway Blocks for Awake Intubation

13:40 – 14:00
Dr. Numeriano Samar, Jr.

14:00 – 14:15 Q&A – Discussion

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14:15 – 14:40 SESSION 5 – PLENARY LECTURE & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

Chairperson: Dr. Lorraine Ann Doma

Paediatric Anaesthesia Worldwide – Fostering the Highest Standards

14:15 – 14:35
Dr. Teddy Fabila

14:35 – 14:50 Q&A – Discussion

14:50 – 15:10 SESSION 6 – PRERECORDED VIDEO & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

Chairperson: Dr. Lorraine Ann Doma

Obstetric Anaesthesia Care – Collaborating Towards Global Progress in Maternal Health

14:40 – 14:50
Speaker – Presenter: Nuala Lucas (UK)

14:50 – 15:10 Q&A – Discussion

15:10 – 15:40 SESSION 7 – FUNNY QUIZ & COMPETITION

Coordinator: Dr. Marika Biag and Dr. Karl Sy Su
Process: The Quiz Will be Available / Distributed via SLIDO or Similar Platform
Result: BEST 3 Responders Worldwide Will Win a Free Registration For PRAGUE Congress

15:40 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK

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16:00 – 16:55 SESSION 8 – EXPERTS PANEL & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

Recent Advancements in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Chairperson: Dr. Ana Maria Consuelo

Novel Blocks for Analgesia for Lower Extremities

16:00 – 16:20
Dr. Michael Ronald Madarang

Chronic Pain Management: Closing the Gaps & Evidence Based Data
16:20 – 16:40
Dr. Maria Dolma Gudez-Santos

16:40 – 16:55 Q&A – Discussion

16:55 – 17:15 SESSION 9 – PRERECORDED VIDEO & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

Chairperson: Dr. Ana Maria Consuelo

Human Factors & Communication in Regional Anaesthesia

16:55 – 17:05
Speaker – Presenter: Steve Coppens

17:05 – 17:15 Q&A – Discussion

17:15 – 17:30 CLOSING REMARKS

Closing Remarks:
Dr. Maria Dolma Gudez-Santos

17:30 – 19:00 SESSION 10 – HANDS ON CLINICAL WORKSHOPS

Three Stations (Upper Extremity, Truncal, Lower Extremity Blocks, and Regional Anesthesia
for NIVATS)
Facilitators:
Dr. Numeriano Samar, Jr.
Dr. Richard Genuino
Dr. Aimee Barrion
Dr. Roneil Nogoy
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Your Local
COUNTRIES Face-to-Face
& CITIES Meeting!
LEADERS – REPRESENTATIVES

EUROPE
Leader: Sebastien Bloc (France)

BALTIC STATES – LITHUANIA: Aleksejs Miscuks ROMANIA: Dan Sebastian Dirzu

• Kaunas: TBA • Bucharest: Liliana Mirea
• Cluj – Napoca: Dan Sebastian Dirzu
BELGIUM: Matthias Desmet • Targu – Mures: Janos Szederjesi
• Brussels: Michele Carella, Luc Sermeus, David Van Aken
• Timisoara: Marius Papurica
FRANCE: Sebastien Bloc
• Paris: Sebastien Bloc SLOVAKIA: Peter Merjavy
• Banska Bystrica: Peter Merjavy, Michal Venglarcik
• La Reunion: TBA
SLOVENIA: Ivan Kostadinov
GERMANY: Thomas Wiesmann • Ljubljana: Ivan Kostadinov
• Marburg: Ann-Kristin Schubert
• Stuttgart: Christoph Illies SPAIN: Vicente Roques
• Alicante: Jorge Hernando
GREECE: Alexandros Makris • Barcelona: Carlos Morros
• Athens: Kassiani Theodoraki
• La Coruna: Pablo Casas
• Larissa: Metaxia Bareka
• Madrid: Alejandro Ortega
• Thessaloniki: Eleni Koraki
• Marbella: Luis Valdes
IRELAND: David Moore • San Sebastian: Carlos Yarnoz
• Dublin: David Moore • Sevilla: Jose Manuel Lopez – Millan
• Galway: Brian Kinirons, John MacDonnell • Valladolid: Maite Fernandez
• Letterkenny: Jakub Hlasny, Louise Moran
SWITZERLAND: Andrea Saporito, Friedrich Lersch
NORDIC COUNTRIES – SCANDINAVIA: Axel Sauter • Bern: Friedrich Lersch
Nordic Countries – Wide Webinar
• Iceland: TBA TURKEY: Ismet Topcu
• Ankara: Derya Ozkan
• Denmark: TBA
• Istanbul: Fatma Saricaoglou
• Finland: TBA
• Manisa: Ismet Topcu
• Norway: Axel Sauter
• Sweden: TBA UNITED KINGDOM: Nat Haslam
• Frimley: Madan Narayanan
POLAND: Andrzej Daszkiewicz • Newcastle Upon Tyne: Nat Haslam, Kiran Koneti
• Warsow: TBA
• Katowice: TBA UKRAINE: Dmytro Dmytriiev
• Szczecin: TBA • Kiev: Iurii Kuchyn, Andrii Strokan
• Vinnitsa: Dmytro Dmytriiev
PORTUGAL: Lara Goncalves Ribeiro • Rivne: Maksim Barsa
• Porto: Ana Patricia Pereira, Lara Goncalves Ribeiro
• Ivano – Frankivsk: Yaroslav Semkovich
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Your Local
COUNTRIES Face-to-Face
& CITIES Meeting!
LEADERS – REPRESENTATIVES

AFRICA
Leaders: Ezzat Samy Aziz (Egypt), Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt)

ALGERIA: Bouarroudj Norredine SENEGAL: Mour Mammdou Traore

• Algiers: Bouarroudj Norredine • Dakar: Mour Mammdou Traore
ANGOLA: Silvina Pereira SOMALIA: Hari Abdullahi
• Luanda: Silvina Pereira • Mogadishu: Hari Abdullahi
BURKINA FASO: Aida Zongo SOMALILAND: Mubarak Mohamed Jama
• Ouagadougou: Aida Zongo • Hergissa: Mubarak Mohamed Jama
CAMEROON: Lionelle Tchokam ZAMBIA: Arthur Polela
• Yaounde: Lionelle Tchokam • Lusaca: Arthur Polela
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC): William Baracka SOUTH AFRICA: Francois Retief
• Kinshasa: William Baracka • Bloemfontein: Jerome Mogorosi
• Cape Town: Bronwyn Roopnarain
EGYPT: Ezzat Samy Aziz, Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed, Amany Ayad • George: Andre Theron
• Cairo: Amany Ayad
• Johannesburg: Maria Fourtounas
GHANA: Ekor Oluwayemisi • Mthatha: Nondwe Mgoqo
• Cape Coast: Ekor Oluwayemisi • Nelspruit: Reinier Swart
• Potchefstroom: Annamarie Steyn
IVORY COAST: Kone Kadidja • Somerset West: Jody Davids
• Abidjan: Serge Adje, Narcisse Boua, Judith Bouh, Kone Kadidja
KENYA: Anthony Kamau
• Nairobi: Anthony Kamau, Sonia Lalla
LIBERIA: Suleiman Musa
• Monrovia: Suleiman Musa
MOROCCO: Afak Nsiri
• Casablanca: Afak Nsiri
MOZAMBIQUE: Hamilton Arnaldo
• Maputo: Hamilton Arnaldo
NAMIBIA: Kavezembua Kavari, Francois Retief
• Windhoek: Kavezembua Kavari
RWANDA: Nyandwi Damascene
• Kigali: Nyandwi Damascene
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Your Local
COUNTRIES Face-to-Face
& CITIES Meeting!
LEADERS – REPRESENTATIVES

ASIA – MIDDLE EAST

Leaders: J Balavenkat Subramanian (India), Suwimon Tangwiwat (Thailand)

BANGLADESH: TBA IRAN: Poupak Rahimzadeh

• Dhaka North: Lutful Aziz • Tehran: Poupak Rahimzadeh
• Dhaka South: AKM Akhtaruzzaman
KOREA: Kim Hyungtae
CHINA: Manoj Karmakar • Seoul: Kim Hyungtae
• Chengdu: Fei Liu
• Hong Kong: Manoj Karmakar MALAYSIA: Shahridan Mohd Fathil
• Kuala Lumpur: Shahridan Mohd Fathil
INDIA: Vrushali Ponde
• Bangalore: Azam Danish, Amjad Maniar PHILIPPINES: Dahlia Arancel, Penafrancia Catangui Can,
• Cochin: Sachin George, Jithendra T Maria Dolmas Santos
• Bacolod City (Visayas): Lily Jingco
• Coimbatore: J Balavenkat Subramanian
• Davao City (Mindanao): Dahlia Arancel
• Faridabad: Divesh Arora
• General Trias City (Luzon): Numeriano Samar Jr
• Indore: Javed Khan
• Manila: Penafrancia Catangui Can
• Jaipur: Vandana Mangal
• Kolkata: Saikat Sengupta SINGAPORE: Ashokka Balakrishnan
• Ludhiana: Rupinder Singh • Singapore: Ashokka Balakrishnan
• Mumbai: Satish Kulkarni, Vrushali Ponde
• Odissa: Ritesh Roy THAILAND: Suwimon Tangwiwat
• Bangkok: Suwimon Tangwiwat
• Varanasi: Amrita Rath
• Chiang Mai: Prangmalee Leurcharusmee
INDONESIA: TBA • Khon Kaen: Aumjit Wittayaprairoj
• Banda Aceh: Rahmi Sp An • Songkhla : Pannawit Benjhawaleemas
• Bandung: Andy Prihartono
• Jakarta: Anggara Gilang Dwiputra UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE): Clara Lobo, Amara Salti
• Abu Dhabi: Clara Lobo, Amara Salti, Reda Tolba
• Makassar: Nur Surya Wirawan
• Malang: Ristiawan Muji Laksono VIETNAM: Cong Quyet Thang
• Manado: Barry Immanuel Kambey • DaNang City: Phan Trong Nhan
• Medan: Tasrif Hamdi • HaNoi: Cong Quyet Thang
• Palembang: Aidyl Fitrisyah • ThaiNguyen: PT Lan
• Purwokerto: Aunun Rofik
• Semarang: Mochamat Mochamat
• Surabaya: Dedi Susila
• Surakarta: Bara Adithya
• Yogyakarta: Farhan Ali Rahman
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Your Local
COUNTRIES Face-to-Face
& CITIES Meeting!
LEADERS – REPRESENTATIVES

NORTH AMERICA
Leaders: Stuart Grant (USA), Vishal Uppal (Canada)

CANADA: Vishal Uppal

for a Canada – Wide Webinar
with participating experts from Edmonton, Halifax, London Ontario, Ottawa ...
• Edmonton: Vivian Ip
• Halifax: Kwesi Kwofie
• London Ontario: Ushma Shah
• Ottawa: Patrick Wong

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA): Stuart Grant

• Chapel Hill, Durham, North Carolina: Stuart Grant
• Duke University, North Carolina: Jeff Gadsden

LATIN AMERICA
Leaders: Juan Carlos De La Cuadra (Chile), Ana Eugenia Herrera (Costa Rica)

BOLIVIA: Julio Ramos

• La Paz: Julio Ramos

COLOMBIA: Paola Hernandez

• Bogota: Paola Hernandez
COSTA RICA: Ana Eugenia Herrera
• San Jose: Ana Eugenia Herrera
PERU: Luis Rodas Mejía
• Lima: Luis Rodas Mejía
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