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XXX Annual ESRA Congress 2011

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Sunday, January 23, 2011
18:00 Registration Opens
19:00 Opening Words & Welcome Reception at the Sunstar Hotel
 
Monday, January 24, 2011
08.00-08.30 Ultrasound-guided blocks in pain medicine B. Nicholls (GB)
08.30-09.00 Ultrasound vs. other imaging techniques for nerve blocks J. van Zundert (B)
09.00-09.30 Sono-anatomy of the spine and injection techniques U. Eichenberger (CH)
09.30-10.00 Paravertebral block renewed by ultrasound N. Scott (GB)
Workshops
17.00-17.30 Sono-anatomy of the spine Z. Koscielniak Nielsen (DK)
17.30.18.00 Sono-anatomy of the paravertebral space        N. Scott (GB)
18.00-18.30 Cervical spine, stellate ganglion           U. Eichenberger (CH)
18.30-19.00 Trunk blocks; suprascapular nerve, intercostal nerves B. Nicholls (GB)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
08.00-08.30 Ultrasonography for peripheral nerve blocks, current state  G.J. van Geffen (NL)
08.30-09.00 Cervical radicular pain             J. van Zundert (B)
09.00-09.30 Sono-anatomy of the upper limb         B. Nicholls (GB)
09.30-10.00 How much local anaesthetic do we need for successful blocks? U. Eichenberger (CH)
Workshops
17.00-17.30 US-guided nerve blocks above the clavicle B. Nicholls (GB)
17.30-18.00 US-guided nerve blocks below the clavicle     A. Sauter (N)
18.00-18.30 Cervical paravertebral sonography, cervical facet joint, selective nerve root and transforaminal injection techniques U. Eichenberger (CH)
18.30-19.00 Cervical radicular pain - case report J. van Zundert (B)
     
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
08.00-08.30 Sono-anatomy of the lower limb G.J. van Geffen (NL)
08.30-09.00 Neuraxial vds. peripheral nerve blocks for thoraco-abdominal surgery       N. Scott (GB)
08.30-09.00 Role of regional anesthesia in ambulatory surgery S. Gligorijevic (CH)
09.30-10.00 Cancer pain, mechanisms and treatment                      J. van Zundert (B)
Workshops
17.00-17.30 US-guided lumbar plexus block and saphenous nerve blocks A. Sauter (N)
17.30-18.00 US-guided sciatic nerve blocks                        G.J. van Geffen (NL)
18.00-18.30 Transabdominal plane blocks N. Scott (GB)
18.30-19.00 Landmarks for upper limb blocks S. Gligorijevic (CH)
     
Thursday, January 27, 2011
08.00-08.30 Headache and whiplash associated disorders; etiology and treatment J. van Zundert (B)
08.30-09.00 Local anesthetics: an update    A. Borgeat (CH)
09.00-09.30    Postoperative cognitive problems: role of regional anesthesia S. Gligorijevic (CH)
09.30-10.00 Intraneural injections during nerve stimulation guided blocks Z. Koscielniak Nielsen
Workshops
17.00-17.30

Case report: history and physical examination of the patient complaining of headache 

J. van Zundert (B)
17.30-18.00 Landmarks for lower limb blocks A. Borgeat (CH)
18.00-18.30 What do you want to see more?            A. Sauter (N)
18.30-19.00 What do you want to see more?            N. Scott (GB)
     
Friday, January 28, 2011
08.00-08.30 Toxicity of local anesthetics A. Borgeat (CH)
08.30-09.00 Minimum stimulation current and US-verified intraneural injection; an update A. Sauter (N)
09.00-09.30 Regional anesthesia and nerve injuries: how to prevent it? A. Borgeat (CH)
09.30-10.00 Perineural catheters for postoperative pain - how I do it?       
(Open Discussion with Participants and Faculty) 
S. Gligorijevic (CH)