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Saturday, April 18, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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EXP-06 - Exhibit Hall Posters
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
MT
EXP-06 - Exhibit Hall Posters
Associate Faculty:
Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD (she/her/hers)
– Weill Cornell Medicine
Faculty:
Christine Hunt, DO
– Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Posters
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
MT
Registration
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
MT
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
MT
Problem Based Learning Discussions
PBLD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
MT
Problem Based Learning Discussions
PBLD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
MT
(PBLD-33) Treating Surgical Pain with Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Faculty:
Engy T. Said, MD
– UC San Diego
PBLD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
MT
(PBLD-34) Demystifying Pterygopalatine Ganglion Blocks and How You can Use This Block to Enhance Your Practice
Faculty:
Cameron Smith, MD, PhD, FASRA (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
PBLD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
MT
(PBLD-35) Post-cesarean Delivery Analgesia in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Faculty:
Brinda Kamdar, MD (she/her/hers)
– Massachusetts General Hospital
PBLD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
MT
(PBLD-36) Deep Dive into Regional Anesthesia for Transplant Surgery
Associate Faculty:
Sindhuja R. Nimma, MD
– Mayo Clinic
Faculty:
Hari Kalagara, MD, FCARCSI, EDRA
– Mayo Clinic
PBLD
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MT
IS-04 - Ask the Experts Interactive Session: Hot Topics in Regional Anesthesia Education
Moderator:
Sylvia Wilson, MD
– Medical University of South Carolina
Faculty:
Brian Allen
Faculty:
Stuart Grant, MD (he/him/his)
– UNC Chapel Hill
Faculty:
Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH, FASA
– University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Faculty:
Kellie Jaremko, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Johns Hopkins
Associate Faculty:
Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, EDRA, DipBiostats
– The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Interactive Session
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MT
IS-04 - Ask the Experts Interactive Session: Hot Topics in Regional Anesthesia Education
Moderator:
Sylvia Wilson, MD
– Medical University of South Carolina
Faculty:
Brian Allen
Faculty:
Stuart Grant, MD (he/him/his)
– UNC Chapel Hill
Faculty:
Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH, FASA
– University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Faculty:
Kellie Jaremko, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Johns Hopkins
Associate Faculty:
Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, EDRA, DipBiostats
– The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Interactive Session
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MT
MP-09 - Moderated Poster Session
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MT
MP-09 - Moderated Poster Session
Faculty:
Vivian Ip, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of Calgary
Posters
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 - 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 - 8:10 AM
MT
Abstract #8
Main Meeting
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM
MT
How Distal Should We Go for Hand Surgery (Blocks at the Arm or Forearm)?
Faculty:
Ki Jinn Chin, MBBS, MMed, FRCPC
– Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto
Main Meeting
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
MT
How Distal Should We Block for Ankle Surgery? Proximal to the Ankle Blocks for Ankle and Foot Surgery
Faculty:
Peter Merjavy, MD, PhD, FRCA, ESRA-DRA
– Craigavon Area University Teaching Hospital
Main Meeting
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
MT
How Distal Should We Go to and Still Optimize Opioid Consumption for Painful Knee Surgery?
Faculty:
Jinlei Li, MD PhD
– Yale University
Main Meeting
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
MT
Q&A
Main Meeting
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT
WS - Hands-On Workshops
Workshops
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT
Hands-On Workshops
Workshops
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT
WS-17 Fundamentals of RA: Resident Workshop (+gastric scanning)
Lead:
Amanda Kumar, MD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University Medical Center
Faculty:
Rana Movahedi, MD, FASA (she/her/hers)
– UCLA
Faculty:
Tiffany Tedore, MD (she/her/hers)
– New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medicine
Associate Faculty:
Laura Giron Arango, MD (she/her/hers)
– Toronto Western Hospital - UHN / University of Toronto
Associate Faculty:
Poonam Sawant, MD,MS,FASA,FASRA
– MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
Associate Faculty:
Lisa Klesius, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of Wisconsin-Madison
Workshops
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT
WS-18 POCUS with Experts: Cardiac, Gastric, Lung and Airway
Lead:
Sree Kolli, MD
– Cleveland Clinic
Faculty:
Sivasenthil Arumugam, MD, FASA
– Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, UCONN, CT
Faculty:
Renuka George, MD, FASA (she/her/hers)
– University of Colorado
Associate Faculty:
Rachel Douglas, DO (she/her/hers)
– University of Toronto
Associate Faculty:
Federico Jimenez Ruiz, MD (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
Associate Faculty:
Layne Bettini, MD, JD
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Workshops
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
MT
Break and Refreshments
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
MT
Break and Refreshments
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
MT
EXP-07 - Exhibit Hall Posters
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
MT
EXP-07 - Exhibit Hall Posters
Associate Faculty:
Stephanie Pan, MD
– Stanford University School of Medicine
Associate Faculty:
Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD (she/her/hers)
– Weill Cornell Medicine
Posters
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
MT
Problem Based Learning Discussions
PBLD
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
MT
Problem Based Learning Discussions
PBLD
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
MT
(PBLD-37) Troubleshooting for the Best Efficacy With Cryoneuroloysis
Faculty:
Brian M. Ilfeld, MD, MS (he/him/his)
– University of California San Diego
PBLD
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
MT
(PBLD-38) When Is General Anesthesia the Right Decision? Neurological Conditions to Avoid Regional Anesthesia
Faculty:
Steven Orebaugh, MD (he/him/his)
– University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
PBLD
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
MT
(PBLD-39) Perioperative Buprenorphine Management Tips and Tricky Situations
Faculty:
Eugene R. Viscusi, MD
– Thomas Jefferson University
PBLD
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
MT
(PBLD-40) From Hashtags to Handshakes: Social Media and In Person Networking to Enhance Your Collaborations and Engagement
Faculty:
Jennifer Noerenberg, MD
– Kaiser Permanente, San Diego
PBLD
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
MT
WS - Hands-On Workshops
Workshops
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
MT
Hands-On Workshops
Workshops
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
MT
WS-19 Cryoneurolysis +/- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Lead:
Cameron Smith, MD, PhD, FASRA (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
Faculty:
Engy T. Said, MD
– UC San Diego
Associate Faculty:
Anthony T. Machi, MD (he/him/his)
– Stanford University
Associate Faculty:
A. Sassan Sabouri, Medical Diploma (he/him/his)
– Mass General Brigham/ Harvard Medcial School
Associate Faculty:
Michael K. Jew, MD, FRCPC
– University of British Columbia
Workshops
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
MT
WS-20 Pediatric Block Pack: Neuraxial, Blocks for Neurosurgical Cases, Thoracic and Abdominal Wall Blocks, PPG
Lead:
Abhijit Biswas, FRCPC
– University of Western Ontario
Associate Faculty:
Melissa Masaracchia, MD
– Cohen Children’s Medical Center; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Associate Faculty:
Stephanie Pan, MD
– Stanford University School of Medicine
Associate Faculty:
Federico Jimenez Ruiz, MD (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
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 (she/her/hers)
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Faculty:
Maggie Holtz, MD
– WellStar Medical Group
Faculty:
Melody Anderson, MD (she/her/hers)
– Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Faculty:
Jennifer Hagen, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of Florida
Faculty:
Anikar Chhabra, MD MBA MS
– Mayo Clinic AZ
Faculty:
Olga Nin, MD, MBA (she/her/hers)
– UF Health Gainesville
Interactive Session
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 (she/her/hers)
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Faculty:
Maggie Holtz, MD
– WellStar Medical Group
Faculty:
Melody Anderson, MD (she/her/hers)
– Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Faculty:
Jennifer Hagen, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of Florida
Faculty:
Anikar Chhabra, MD MBA MS
– Mayo Clinic AZ
Faculty:
Olga Nin, MD, MBA (she/her/hers)
– UF Health Gainesville
Interactive Session
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
MT
MP-10 - Moderated Poster Session
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
MT
MP-10 - Moderated Poster Session
Faculty:
Brian Allen
Posters
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
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
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
MT
Abstract #9
Main Meeting
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
MT
Mapping the Pain: Anatomical Targets that Matter After Spine Surgery
Faculty:
Ellen M. Soffin, MD, PhD
– Hospital for Special Surgery
Main Meeting
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
MT
Regional Anesthesia Practice Expansion into Critical Care Environments
Faculty:
Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA, FASRA (he/him/his)
– University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology
Main Meeting
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
MT
Tiny Patients, Targeted Blocks: High Yield Regional Anesthesia for the Pediatric Patient
Associate Faculty:
John Hagen, MD, MBA
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Co-Presenter:
Steven Porter, MD
– Mayo Clinic
Main Meeting
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
MT
Panel Discussion and Open Forum
Main Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
MT
Excellence in ASRA Pain Medicine Awards Luncheon
Special Event
Main Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
MT
Excellence in ASRA Pain Medicine Awards Luncheon
Special Event
Main Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
MT
OPTIONAL Buffet Lunch Service (lunch tickets: $25 member, $35 non-member)
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
MT
ASRA Pain Medicine Research Committee Update and Introductions
Faculty:
Rebecca L. Johnson, MD, FASA
– Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
12:20 PM - 12:25 PM
MT
Excellence in Education Award Recognition
Faculty:
Steven P. Cohen, MD (he/him/his)
– Northwestern University
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM
MT
FASRA Award Recognition
Faculty:
Steven P. Cohen, MD (he/him/his)
– Northwestern University
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
MT
Advanced Practice and Nursing Award
12:35 PM - 12:40 PM
MT
Presidential Scholar
Faculty:
Steven P. Cohen, MD (he/him/his)
– Northwestern University
12:40 PM - 12:45 PM
MT
Distinguished Service Award
Faculty:
Steven P. Cohen, MD (he/him/his)
– Northwestern University
12:45 PM - 12:50 PM
MT
Recognition of Outgoing Board Members
12:50 PM - 12:55 PM
MT
Introduction of Labatt Awardee
12:55 PM - 1:25 PM
MT
Gaston Labat Lecture
Faculty:
Andre P. Boezaart, MD, PhD, FASRA (he/him/his)
– University of Florida College of Medicine
1:25 PM - 1:30 PM
MT
Adjournment and Move to Next Session
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
MT
Problem Based Learning Discussions
PBLD
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
MT
Problem Based Learning Discussions
PBLD
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
MT
(PBLD-41) Exploring Regional Anesthesia Globally: On Opioids, Analgesic Strategies and Cultural Differences
Associate Faculty:
Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, EDRA, DipBiostats
– The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Faculty:
Eleni Moka, MD, PhD, MSc, ESRA-DRA (she/her/hers)
– Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
PBLD
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
MT
(PBLD-42) POCUS and I-AIM: Etiology of Hypotension or Incidental Finding? How Do I Decide?
Faculty:
Renuka George, MD, FASA (she/her/hers)
– University of Colorado
PBLD
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
MT
(PBLD-43) Global Health 101:How to Start, Where to Go, and What I Wish I Knew
Associate Faculty:
Federico Jimenez Ruiz, MD (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
PBLD
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
MT
MP-11 - Moderated Poster Session
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
MT
MP-11 - Moderated Poster Session
Faculty:
David A. Provenzano, MD
– Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care
Posters
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
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
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM
MT
Abstract #10
Main Meeting
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM
MT
Updates on Abdominal Wall Blocks: External Oblique Intercostal Block vs Transversus Abdominis Plane vs Rectus Sheath
Faculty:
Sree Kolli, MD
– Cleveland Clinic
Main Meeting
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM
MT
V2/V3: Targeted Blocks for Painless Midface and Jaw Procedures
Faculty:
Barys Ihnatsenka, MD (he/him/his)
– University of Florida
Main Meeting
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
MT
Nuts and Bolts of Cryoneurolysis
Faculty:
Brian M. Ilfeld, MD, MS (he/him/his)
– University of California San Diego
Main Meeting
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
MT
Panel Discussion and Open Forum
Main Meeting
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
MT
IS-07 - 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
Interactive Session
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
MT
IS-07 - 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
Interactive Session
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
MT
Break and Refreshments
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
MP-12 - Moderated Poster Session
Faculty:
Monica W. Harbell, MD (she/her/hers)
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Posters
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
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
MT
PS-12 - POCUS, POCUS, POCUS (Live Scanning)
Moderator:
Stephen C. Haskins, MD (he/him/his)
– Hospital for Special Surgery
Main Meeting
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM
MT
Abstract #11
Main Meeting
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM
MT
From Guesswork to Gut Work: Gastric POCUS
Faculty:
Stephen C. Haskins, MD (he/him/his)
– Hospital for Special Surgery
Main Meeting
3:50 PM - 4:05 PM
MT
POCUS Approach to Dyspnea
Associate Faculty:
Rachel Douglas, DO (she/her/hers)
– University of Toronto
Co-Presenter:
Hari Kalagara, MD, FCARCSI, EDRA
– Mayo Clinic
Main Meeting
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM
MT
POCUS for Undifferentiated Hypotension
Faculty:
Hari Kalagara, MD, FCARCSI, EDRA
– Mayo Clinic
Main Meeting
4:20 PM - 4:35 PM
MT
Vascular Ultrasound
Associate Faculty:
Layne Bettini, MD, JD
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Co-Presenter:
Hari Kalagara, MD, FCARCSI, EDRA
– Mayo Clinic
Main Meeting
4:35 PM - 4:50 PM
MT
Q&A
Main Meeting
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
MT
Open Forum & Closing Remarks
Faculty:
Steven P. Cohen, MD (he/him/his)
– Northwestern University
Main Meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MT
ASRA Pain Medicine Annual Meeting Celebration
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MT
ASRA Pain Medicine Annual Meeting Celebration
Special Event