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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 5:45 PM MT
    Registration
  • 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM MT
    Welcome and Opening
    Main Meeting
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM MT
    MP-01 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM MT
    PS-01 - Thinking Outside the Box with Regional Anesthesia
    Moderator: Vishal Uppal, MBBS, Msc, FRCA – Dalhousie University, Canada
    Main Meeting
  • 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    Break and Refreshments
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    MP-02 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    PS-02 - Latest Updates into Current Practice
    Moderator: Rebecca L. Johnson, MD, FASA – Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
    Main Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    SIGnificant Session: Physician Mentorship and Leadership Development
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM MT
    Ancillary Event by Tris Pharma
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    MP-03 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    PS-03 - Controversies in Regional Anesthesia
    Moderator: Linda Thi Le-Wendling, M.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Main Meeting
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM MT
    Break and Refreshments
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM MT
    Membership Meet and Greet
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM MT
    MP-04 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM MT
    PS-04 - Neurologic Injury & The Path to Recovery
    Moderator: Ellen M. Soffin, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Main Meeting
  • 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM MT
    EXP-01 - Exhibit Hall Posters
  • 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM MT
    Welcome Networking Reception and Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
  • 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM MT
    EXP-02 - Exhibit Hall Posters
  • 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM MT
    EXP-03 - Exhibit Hall Posters
  • Friday, April 17, 2026
  • 6:15 AM - 7:15 AM MT
    ASRA Pain Medicine Fun Run
  • 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM MT
    Registration
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM MT
    Career and Engagement Session
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MT
    RA/Acute Pain Medicine Think Tank
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MT
    IS-01 - RA in High-Risk Scenarios (Pre-Existing Neurologic Injury, Anticoagulation EG Vascular Surgery, Patient with Poor Respiratory Function for Surgery of Trunk and Above

    Moderator: Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA, FASRA – University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology

    Faculty: Vivian Ip, MD – University of Calgary

    Faculty: Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA, FASRA – University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology

    Faculty: Tiffany Tedore, MD – New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medicine

    Faculty: Peter Merjavy, MD, PhD, FRCA, ESRA-DRA – Craigavon Area University Teaching Hospital

    Associate Faculty: Alexander Stone, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MT
    MP-05 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MT
    PS-05 - Improving Our Understanding of Neuraxial Anesthesia and Analgesia
    Moderator: Sylvia H Wilson, MD – Medical College of South Carolina
    Main Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    SIGnificant Session: Private Practice SIG
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM MT
    EXP-04 - Exhibit Hall Posters
  • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    Exhibit Hall
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
    Newsletter Committee
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    IS-02 - Trunk, Abdomen, and Hip: Fascial Plane vs Paraneuraxial vs Neuraxial-Which Blocks Should I Implement In My Practice and Why?

    Moderator: Steven Porter, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Faculty: Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, MMed, FRCPC – Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto

    Faculty: Reva Ramlogan, MBBS, MEd, FRCPC – University of Ottawa

    Faculty: Barys Ihnatsenka, MD – University of Florida

    Faculty: Morne R. Wolmarans, MBChB FRCA ESRA DRA – Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    MP-06 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    PS-06 - Acute Pain Management: A Systematic Approach to Systemic Analgesia
    Moderator: Eric S. Schwenk, MD, FASA – Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Main Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT
    SIGnificant Session: Green Anesthesia SIG
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM MT
    Ancillary Event by Heron Therapeutics
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM MT
    Ancillary Event by Vertex
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM MT
    RAFDA/ASRA Pain Medicine Leadership Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM MT
    Spec-01 - Aristotle and AI: Causal Frameworks for Agentic Perioperative Pain Management
    Faculty: Patrick Tighe, MD MS – University of Florida College of Medicine
    Main Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM MT
    Spec-01 - Special Session: Aristotle and AI: Causal Frameworks for Agentic Perioperative Pain Management
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM MT
    Industry Roundtable
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM MT
    IS-03 - The Challenging Spinal and Epidural: Techniques, Pearls, and Tips for Success (On Placement, Dosing, and Confirmation)

    Moderator: Reva Ramlogan, MBBS, MEd, FRCPC – University of Ottawa

    Faculty: Barys Ihnatsenka, MD – University of Florida

    Faculty: Brinda Kamdar, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Faculty: Kwesi Kwofie, MD FRCPC – Dalhousie University

    Faculty: Rana Movahedi, MD, FASA – UCLA

    Associate Faculty: Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, EDRA, DipBiostats – The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM MT
    MP-07 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM MT
    PS-07 - Spotlight on Current Affairs
    Moderator: Steven Porter, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Main Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT
    Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MT
    SIGnificant Session: Educators in Regional Anesthesia SIG
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM MT
    EXP-05 - Exhibit Hall Posters
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT
    SIGnificant Session: POCUS SIG
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM MT
    IS-07 - Shark Tank

    Moderator: Jennifer Noerenberg, MD – Kaiser Permanente

    Faculty: Brian Sites, MD – Dartmouth Health

    Faculty: Eugene R. Viscusi, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

    Faculty: Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, MMM – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Faculty: Sylvia Wilson, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

    Faculty: Vivian Ip, MD – University of Calgary

    Faculty: Patrick Tighe, MD MS – University of Florida College of Medicine

  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM MT
    MP-08 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM MT
    PS-08 - Spinal Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes
    Moderator: Rajnish K. Gupta, Medical Doctor (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Main Meeting
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MT
    Special Industry Session
  • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM MT
    Resident/Fellow and Fellowship Director Meet and Greet
  • Saturday, April 18, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM MT
    EXP-06 - Exhibit Hall Posters
  • 7:30 AM - 10:15 AM MT
    Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MT
    SIGnificant Session: Pediatric Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management SIG
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MT
    IS-04 - Ask the Experts Interactive Session: Hot Topics in Regional Anesthesia Education

    Moderator: Sylvia H Wilson, MD – Medical College of South Carolina

    Faculty: Brian F.S Allen, MD, FASA, FASRA – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Faculty: Stuart Grant, MD – UNC Chapel Hill

    Faculty: Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH, FASA – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Associate Faculty: Kellie Jaremko, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins

    Associate Faculty: Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, EDRA, DipBiostats – The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MT
    MP-09 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MT
    PS-09 - Motor Preserving Blocks- How Distal Can I Go and Still Make A Clinical Difference In Analgesia (Live Demo)
    Moderator: Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, MMed, FRCPC – Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto
    Main Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM MT
    Break and Refreshments
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM MT
    EXP-07 - Exhibit Hall Posters
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
    SIGnificant Session: Persistent Perioperative Pain
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
    Trainee Quiz Bowl
  • 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MT
    PS-10 - High Yield Regional Anesthesia for Special Populations
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    WS - Hands-On Workshops
    Workshops
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    IS-05 - The Art of Communication and Negotiation: Carrying Meaningful Conversations with Your Surgical Colleagues and the C-Suite

    Moderator: Monica W. Harbell, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Faculty: Maggie Holtz, MD – WellStar Medical Group

    Faculty: Melody Anderson, MD – Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center

    Faculty: Jennifer Hagen, MD – University of Florida

    Faculty: Anikar Chhabra, MD MBA MS – Mayo Clinic AZ

    Faculty: Olga Nin, MD, MBA – UF Health Gainesville

  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    MP-10 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MT
    PS-10 - High Yield Regional Anesthesia for Special Populations
    Moderator: Jinlei Li, MD PhD – Yale University
    Main Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT
    Excellence in ASRA Pain Medicine Awards Luncheon
    Special EventMain Meeting
  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM MT
    Problem Based Learning Discussions
    PBLD
  • 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM MT
    MP-11 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM MT
    PS-11 - New Blocks for Your Repertoire?
    Moderator: Rebecca L. Johnson, MD, FASA – Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
    Main Meeting
  • 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM MT
    IS-06 - Anything and Everything on Extending Block Duration (Technical Pearls, Adjuvants, and Catheters, and Rebound).

    Moderator: Alberto Ardon, MD MPH – Mayo Clinic

    Faculty: Peter Merjavy, MD, PhD, FRCA, ESRA-DRA – Craigavon Area University Teaching Hospital

    Faculty: Maggie Holtz, MD – WellStar Medical Group

    Faculty: Jody Leng, MD, MS – VA Palo Alto/Stanford Health Care

    Associate Faculty: Keith A. May, MD, MBA, FASA – University of Tennessee-Knoxville

    Faculty: Kwesi Kwofie, MD FRCPC – Dalhousie University

  • 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    Break and Refreshments
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    MP-12 - Moderated Poster Session
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT
    PS-12 - POCUS, POCUS, POCUS
    Moderator: Stephen C. Haskins, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Main Meeting
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM MT
    ASRA Pain Medicine Annual Meeting Celebration