TIME

1600 – 1800

Registration at the venue J N Tata Auditorium

National Science Symposium Complex, Sir CV Raman Avenue,

Near Indian Institute Of Science

Mathikere Kodandarampura, Malleshwaram

Bengaluru,

Karnataka 560012. INDIA

Delegates arriving into Bangalore on the 24th of September are requested

to register at the venue on the same day between 1600 – 1800 Hrs.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, 24th September

2015 (Day 1)

TIME JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall) 0730 – 0800 Registration at the venue

0800 – 0815 Message from the AORA President

0815 – 0830 Welcome address and overview – Dr Kumar M V

0830 – 0850 Central Neuraxial Blockade in 2015 : Current status and emerging trends

Dr (Prof) Andrew Gray (USA)

PLEN

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LEC

TU

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1

0855 – 0915 Continuous Spinal Anesthesia : Myths, Mysteries & Techniques

Dr (Prof) Chandra Kumar (Singapore)

0920 - 1100

Regional Anesthesia for the Upper Limb

Session Gurus – Dr Deep Arora (Delhi) / Dr Balavenkat (Coimbatore)

0920 - 0935

Above clavicle blocks with ultrasound

Dr Satish Kulkarni (Mumbai)

0935 - 0945

Above clavicle blocks with PNS

Dr Surajit Giri (Assam) 0945 – 0955

Below clavicle blocks with ultrasound

Dr Uday Ambi (Bagalkot)

0955 – 1005

Below clavicle blocks with PNS

Dr Ashit Mehta (Sholapur) 1005 – 1015

Terminal nerve blocks with ultrasound

Dr Rakhi Khemka (Kolkata)

1015 – 1025

Terminal Nerve blocks with PNS

Dr Guruprasad (Gadag)

1025 – 1035

Guru Speak (Dr Deep Arora)

1035 – 1045

Guru Speak (Dr Balavenkat)

1045 – 1100

Discussion

1100 - 1115 COFFEE BREAK

1115 - 1300

Regional Anesthesia for the Lower Limb

Session Gurus – Dr Sandeep Diwan (Pune) / Dr Shiv Kumar Singh(UK)

1115 – 1130

Femoral nerve block and its terminal

branches with ultrasound

Dr Arun V (Bangalore)

1130 – 1140

Femoral nerve block and its terminal

branches with PNS

Dr Murali Thondebhavi (Bangalore)

1140 – 1155

Essential proximal and distal sciatic blocks

with ultrasound

Dr Azam (Bangalore)

1155 – 1205

Essential proximal and distal sciatic blocks

with PNS

Dr Surajit Giri (Assam)

1205 – 1220

The ankle block with ultrasound

Dr Sajana Mukundan (Bangalore)

1220 – 1230

Lateral cutaneous nerve and obturator nerve block with ultrasound

Dr Chaithannya (Bangalore)

1230 – 1240

Guru Speak (Dr Sandeep Diwan)

1240 – 1250

Guru Speak (Dr Shiv Kumar Singh)

1250 – 1300

Discussion

1300-1345 LUNCH BREAK

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

Friday, 25th September 2015 (Day 1)

1345 – 1400 Anticoagulation and Regional Anesthesia : An update of the latest guidelines

Dr Joselo Macachor (Singapore)

1400 – 1500 Ravindra Bhat Oration

The Science and Art of Practicing Regional Anesthesia

Dr Prithvi Raj P (USA)

1500 – 1520 Advances in ultrasound machine technology & future trends

Dr Anand Sardesai (UK)

PLEN

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LEC

TU

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2

1525- 1545 Advances in pharmacological agents for RA, needle-catheter design and

allied devices

Dr. Peter Hebbard (Australia)

1545 – 1600 COFFEE BREAK

1600 – 1710

PARALLEL SESSIONS #1

JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall)

Specialty blocks & techniques

HALLS A,B,C

Uncommon nerve blocks

1600 – 1615

Ophthalmic Blocks

Dr (Prof) Chandra Kumar (Singapore)

1600 – 1615

Cervical Plexus Blocks

Dr Sudhakar Koppad (Bangalore)

1620 – 1635

Modern Day Labour Analgesia

Dr (Prof) Rajeshwari (Delhi)

1620 – 1635

Those Pesky Little Nerve Blocks

(Genitofemoral, Pudendal,

Suprascapular)

Dr Uma Iyer (Singapore)

1640 – 1700

Supine Sciatic Blocks

Dr (Prof) Prithvi Raj P (USA)

1640 – 1655

Local Infiltration Analgesia and Wound

Infiltration Catheters

Dr Somita Christopher (Hyderabad)

1700 – 1710

Discussion with Dr Satish Kulkarni

(Mumbai)

1655 - 1710

Discussion with Dr TVS Gopal

(Hyderabad)

1715 – 1745

JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall)

Guest Lecture

Dr Thimappa Hegde (Bangalore)

1745 Onwards High Tea

END OF DAY’S PROCEEDINGS

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

Friday, 25th September 2015 (Day 1)

TIME JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall)

0800 – 1000 Live demonstration of blocks from the operation theatre

1000 – 1015 COFFEE BREAK

1015 – 1035 Common errors by novices while using ultrasound

Dr Anand Sardesai (UK)

PLEN

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LEC

TU

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3

1040 – 1100 Beyond regional anesthesia : Ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in the future of

perioperative anesthesiology

Dr Anuj Bhatia (Canada)

1100 – 1115 Understanding intraneural injections : The good and the bad

Dr Sandeep Diwan (Pune)

1115 – 1130 Evidence supported instances where RA is the first choice

Dr TVS Gopal (Hyderabad)

1130 – 1315

TRUNCAL MASTERCLASS

AO

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1130 – 1150

Pectoral Blocks

Dr Rafael Blanco (UAE)

1155 – 1215

Blocks of the anterior abdominal wall (TAP, Rectus Sheath, Ilioinguinal)

Dr Peter Hebbard (Australia)

1220 – 1240

The Quadratus Lumborum Block

Dr Rafael Blanco (UAE)

1245 – 1305

The Thoracic Paravertebral Block

Dr Ravindran Nair (UK)

1305 – 1315

Discussion

1315 – 1400 LUNCH BREAK

1400 – 1420 Sonopathology : Its not just about the nerve

Dr Andrew Gray (USA)

PLEN

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LEC

TU

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4

1425 – 1445 iPACK : An innovative regional technique after total knee arthroplasty

Dr Sanjay Sinha (USA)

1455 – 1550

PARALLEL SESSION #2

JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall)

Ultrasound at the neuraxis

HALLS A,B,C

Thinking out of the box

1455 – 1515

Basics of spinal sonography &

Identification of the level/midline

Dr TVS Gopal (Hyderabad)

1455 – 1510

Transition from blocks to other modes of

analgesia: How, what and when?

Dr Uma Iyer (Singapore)

1520 – 1540

Lumbar & Sacral Plexus Blocks (USG & PNS)

Dr Shiv Kumar Singh (UK)

1515 – 1530

Adjuvants: Do they really work?

Dr Anjolie Chhabra(Delhi)

1540 – 1545

Discussion with Dr Sandeep Diwan

1535 – 1550

Advances in documentation, logging

and audits

Dr Gurunath Murthy(Australia)

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

Saturday, 26th September

2015 (Day 2)

1550 – 1600 COFFEE BREAK

1600 – 1630

PARALLEL SESSION #3

JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall)

Training in Regional Anesthesia

HALL A,B,C

Pro – Con Session

Panel discussion with experts

covering the following topics :

1) Incorporating ultrasound into your

practice : where do I start?

2) Training yourself and training your

residents

3) Fellowships and advanced training

options

4) Quality and safety tips

Drs Andrew Gray/Peter Hebbard/Anand

Sardesai/Uma Iyer/Vrushali Ponde

Moderator : Dr Balavenkat

The evergreen debate

Blocks done under general anesthesia

Dr Shiv Kumar Singh (UK) (10 mins)

Vs

Blocks done awake

Dr Sandeep Diwan (Pune) (10 mins)

Discussion & Verdict with Dr Sanjay Sinha

(USA)(10 mins)

1635 – 1735

PARALLEL SESSION #4

JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall)

Complications in regional anesthesia

HALL A,B,C

Secrets of regional anesthesia

1635 – 1650

Detection of RA complications using

Ultrasound

Dr Deep Arora (Delhi)

1635 – 1650

Speeding up the block process: How

efficient can we get?

Dr Anuj Bhatia (Canada)

1655 – 1715

Residual neurological deficits after central

neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks

Dr Joselo Macachor (Singapore)

1655 – 1710

Perineural Catheters : Placement tips and

management

Dr Ramkumar MM (Bangalore)

1720 – 1735

Local Anesthesia Systemic Toxicity :

Prevention and Management

Dr Bharati Adhye (Pune)

1715 – 1730

The importance of Dermatomes,

Myotomes & Osteotomes

Dr Balavenkat (Coimbatore)

1740– 1805 JN TATA AUDITORIUM (Main Hall)

Poster Presentation : Top 3 selections (8 minutes each)

1805 VOTE OF THANKS AND HAND OVER TO AORA 2016

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

Saturday, 26th September

2015 (Day 2)

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Sunday, 27th September 2015 (Day 3)

1. CADAVER

WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP LEADERS

Dr Arun Dr Murali Thondebhavi

Dr Sajana

VENUE

M.S. Ramaiah Advanced Learning Centre

MSR Nagar. Bangalore

2. UPPER & LOWER

LIMB WORKSHOP

VENUE Columbia Asia Referral Hospital

Yeshwantpur, Bangalore

3. WORKSHOP LEADER

Dr Sandeep Diwan

VENUE Columbia Asia Referral Hospital

Yeshwantpur, Bangalore

4. WORKSHOP LEADERS

Dr Sudhakar Koppad

Dr Mohammed Azam

VENUE Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital

Millers Road, Bangalore

5. UPPER LIMB

&

TRUNCAL WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP LEADER

Dr Ashit Mehta

VENUE

People Tree Hospital Yeshwantpur, Bangalore

6. ADVANCED NERVE

BLOCKS

WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP LEADERS

Dr Deep Arora

Dr TVS Gopal

VENUE Columbia Asia Referral Hospital

Yeshwantpur, Bangalore

7. PEDIATRIC BLOCKS

AND VASCULAR

ACCESS WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP LEADER

Dr Vrushali Ponde

VENUE Columbia Asia Referral Hospital

Yeshwantpur, Bangalore

WORKSHOP LEADER

Dr Balavenkat

UPPER & LOWER

LIMB WORKSHOP

UPPER & LOWER

LIMB WORKSHOP

A

B

C

Please note that the workshops will consist of local and international faculty. Further

details regarding the workshops will be announced shortly.