Scientific program
| Time | Session |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Sedating Anxiety in Regional Anesthesia: Essential or Optional for Patient Comfort? Pro-con Debate Moderator: Ana-Maria Dumitriu Speakers: Daniela Ologoiu & Ivan Civirjic |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | PDPH - From Guidelines to Clinical Practice: Panel Discussion Moderator: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Special guest attending online: Vishal Upal |
| Risk Factors Clara Lobo |
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| Diagnosis Samer Narouze |
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| Prevention Ion Chesov |
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| Management Clara Lobo |
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| Summary & Evidence-Based Reccommendations Samer Narouze |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Continuous Spinal and Geriatric Patients Moderator: Denisa Anastase |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Postoperative Pain Management at Geriatric Patients Fatma Saricaoglu |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Peri-Operative Care for Hip Fracture in Elderly Ezzat Samy Aziz |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | Continuous Spinal Andrzej Daszkiewicz |
| 15:15 - 15:40 | Continuous Spinal Anesthesia, Its Place in the Elderly Patient Serghei Șandru |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Discussions |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Rebound Pain Moderator: Eleni Moka |
| 16:30 - 16:55 | Rebound Pain: The Hidden Challenge in Pain Management? Ana-Maria Dumitriu |
| 16:55 - 17:20 | Rising Awareness About the Rebound Pain Denisa Anastase |
| 17:20 - 17:45 | TKR: How to Avoid Chronic Pain Ophelia Grimaud |
| 17:45 - 18:00 | Discussions |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Opening Ceremony Dan Sebastian Dîrzu, Eleni Moka, Marc Van de Velde, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Adrian Petrușel |
| 20:00 | Train the trainers workshop - Radisson Blu Hotel (Offered to faculty members by organizers / Dinner will be served during training) Chair: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Lecturer: Horia Hăsnaș |
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Modern Approaches in Pain Management Moderator: Monica Papaianu |
| 08:30 - 08:55 | Decision-Making in Cancer Pain Management - From Case Analysis to Therapeutic Planning Ionuț Branea |
| 08:55 - 09:20 | Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) Emanuel Narcis Husu |
| 09:20 - 09:45 | Non-Invasive Central Neuromodulation Techniques (tDCS, tsDCS) - Mechanisms and Clinical Interest Monica Papaianu |
| 09:45 - 10:10 | Prolotherapy - Classic is The New Modern Stelian Mociu |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Discussions |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Spinal Pain Moderator: Daiana Voiculescu |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type 2 Daiana Voiculescu |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | Pain-Steroid Injections. Medical Evidence for Other Methods Adrian Grunfeld |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Transforaminal vs. Interlaminar vs. Caudal for Back Pain Alin Pandea |
| 12:15 - 12:40 | Updated Guidance for Management of Spinal Pain Arun Bhaskar |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Discussions |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | New Boundaries in Chronic Pain Moderator: Ovidiu Palea |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Artificial Intelligence in Pain Medicine Samer Narouze |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Indications for Neurolytic Blocks in Nonmalignant Pain Michal But |
| 15:50 - 15:15 | Spine Endoscopy - Is There a Limit? Ovidiu Palea |
| 15:15 - 15:40 | Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Jordanian Experience and Outcome Abdelkarim AL-Oweidi |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Discussions |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Challenges in Chronic Pain Moderator: Magdalena Anițescu |
| 16:30 - 16:55 | Sacroiliac Joint and Low Back Pain Arun Bhaskar |
| 16:55 - 17:20 | Treatment Options for Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty Alin Pandea |
| 17:20 - 17:45 | When Advanced Patient Treatments and Healthcare Economics Do Not Align: Challenges in Advocacy and Reimbursement in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Magdalena Anițescu |
| 17:45 - 18:00 | Discussions |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Opening Ceremony - Atena Hall |
| 20:00 | Train the trainers workshop - Radisson Blu Hotel (Offered to faculty members by organizers / Dinner will be served during training) Chair: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Lecturer: Horia Hăsnaș |
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Workshop: Needling Hands-On Trainers: Radu Tăbăcaru, Lucian Băilă, Virgil Poltorac, Cristian Oancea limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Workshop: Trunk RA Trainers: Radu Tăbăcaru, Claudiu Neamțu, Marius Novac, Carla Balaj limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Workshop: Limbs RA Trainers: Liliana Mirea, Ana-Maria Dumitriu, Daniela Ologoiu, Carla Balaj limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Workshop: Pain US Trainers: Michal But, Ovidiu Palea, Lucian Băilă, Emanuel Narcis Husu limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | Fluoroscopy Workshop Lumbo-Sacral Sympatetic Trainers: Stelian Mociu, Ionuț Branea limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Neuraxial Techniques Moderator: Gabriel Gurman |
| 08:00 - 08:20 | Ultrasound Guided Spinal Anesthesia Yean Chin Lim |
| 08:20 - 08:40 | US for Neuraxial Procedures; Do We Really Need It? Barbara Breebaart |
| 08:40 - 09:00 | Dural Puncture - Facts of Life Gabriel Gurman |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Pro-Con Debate: Does TAP Blocks Work? Moderator Barbara Breebaart Pro: John McDonnel Con: Alparslan Turan |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:40 | New Concepts in Acute Pain Management Moderator: Raluca Ungureanu |
| 10:30 - 10:55 | The Sympathetic Nervous System in Acute Pain John McDonnel |
| 10:55 - 11:20 | Nociception-Directed Regional Techniques in Open-Heart Surgery Cosmin Balan |
| 11:20 - 11:45 | Artificial Intelligence in Acute Pain Management Alparslan Turan |
| 11:45 - 12:10 | NIVATS (Non-Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Volodymyr Martsiniv |
| 12:10 - 12:40 | Discussions |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Nefopam în analgezia modernă: dovezi clinice relevante asupra eficienței și siguranței în tratarea durerii acute Dan Sebastian Dîrzu State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Biocodex Presentation held in Romanian language |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Non-Technical Skills in Regional Anesthesia Moderator: Gabriella Iohom |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Diversity and Inclusiveness in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Practice Eleni Moka |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | The Secrets of Dealing with a Difficult Person without Becoming One Magdalena Anițescu |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Shared Decision-Making and Informing Patients about Regional: Tips and Tricks in Communication Tools Barbara Breebaart |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | The Green Regional Anaesthesia - Embracing Sustainability Adela Onuțu |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Leveraging AI for Inclusivenss and Better Communication in Regional Anesthesia Răzvan Cherecheș |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Discussions |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Perioperative Pain Moderator: Liliana Mirea |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Management of Perioperative Pain in Patients Chronically Using Opioids Liliana Mirea |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | The Unforeseen Consequences of Opioids in the Perioperative Time Frame Magdalena Anițescu |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Chronic Postsurgical Pain with a Focus on Transitional Pain Services Eleni Moka |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | What to do if painkillers are not working in shoulder disorders Răzvan Ene |
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Miscellaneous Clinical Situations Moderator: Ana-Maria Dumitriu |
| 17:30 - 17:45 | Gastric POCUS and GLP-1 Agonists Rosemary Hogg |
| 17:45 - 18:00 | PHRENIC Sparing Strategies for SHOULDER Surgery Sandeep Diwan |
| 18:00 - 18:15 | Optimal Pain Management for Elbow Surgery Raluca Ungureanu |
| 18:15 - 18:30 | Diaphragm US: A New Important Tool for RA and ICU Denisa Anastase |
| 18:30 - 18:45 | Regional Anesthesia in Patients with Pre-Existing Bleeding Disorders: Walking a Fine Line Mihai Popescu |
| 18:45 - 19:00 | Discussions |
| 20:00 | Networking event: PRO-CON debates, Courtyard by Marriott Hotel ”This is how I do it” sessions. Clinical demonstrations. Chair: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Pre-registration required. Dinner will be served during the panel. |
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 17:30 | Obstetric Anesthetist Association: Full Day Course Speakers: Marc Van de Velde, Nuala Lucas, Rachel Kearns, Nicoletta Filetici |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | What is New in Obstetric Anesthesia 2023 - 2025? Marc Van de Velde |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 1: Anesthesia for C-section Moderator: Marc Van de Velde |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Regional Anesthesia for Planned Caesarean Section Nicoletta Filetici |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Anaesthetic Approaches for Unplanned Caesarean Section Rachel Kearns |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | General Anesthesia for Caesarean Section Nuala Lucas |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Post Caesarean Section Analgesia Marc Van de Velde |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Discussions |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Session 2: Labour Analgesia Moderator: Nuala Lucas |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Initiation and Maintenance of Neuraxial Analgesia |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | Non-Neuraxial Labour Analgesia |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Short and Long-Term Effects of Labour Analgesia on Fetus and Neonate Rachel Kearns |
| 12:15 - 12:40 | The Failing Labour Epidural Nuala Lucas |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Discussions |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 3: Hemorrhage Moderator: Rachel Kearns |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Interventional Radiology Marc Van de Velde |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Anesthetic Approach to the Bleeding Obstetric Patient Nicoletta Filetici |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | Point of Care Testing Rachel Kearns |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Discussions |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Session 4: Anesthetic Complications Moderator: Nicoletta Filetici |
| 16:00 - 16:25 | High Blocks Nuala Lucas |
| 16:25 - 16:50 | Neurologic Complications Rachel Kearns |
| 16:50 - 17:15 | Accidental Dural Puncture Nicoletta Filetici |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Discussions |
| 20:00 | Networking event: PRO-CON debates, Courtyard by Marriott Hotel ”This is how I do it” sessions. Clinical demonstrations. Chair: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Pre-registration required. Dinner will be served during the panel. |
| Time | Session |
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Workshop: RA for Combat Trauma, Case Oriented Interactive Workshop (arm, leg, abdomen, thoracic) Trainers: Andrii Strokan, Andrii Khomenko, Ruslan Sedletskyi, Maksym Barsa limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Workshop: Perioperative POCUS Military Trauma (eye, stomach, trachea) Trainers: Dmytro Dmytriiev, Maksym Barsa limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Workshop: POCUS Trainers: Rosemary Hogg, Denisa Anastase, Cosmin Bălan, Yean Lim limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Workshop: Tips and Tricks: US-guide Catheter Approachs for Pain Treatment (Performing PNB in biological model) Trainers: Volodymyr Martsiniv, Andrii Khomenko, Andrii Strokan limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 10.30-12.30 | Workshop: Positive Communication during Invasive Procedures Trainer: Barbara Breebaart limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Workshop: Ultrasound Guided Injections in Ankle and Foot Trainer: Cosmin Panțu limited places available, pre-registration required |
| VIP Workshops - Upon request Participants can choose the lecturers and the topics to be covered. Please contact the Congress secretariat for more details. |
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| Time | Session |
| 08:00 - 13:00 | Clinical Workshop Trainers: Adela Onuțu, Adrian Grunfeld limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | Fluoroscopy Workshop (basic needling, interlaminar epidural, caudal, SI joint) Trainers: Adrian Grunfeld, Ovidiu Palea limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Doing the Right Thing Moderator: Virgil Poltorac |
| 08:30 - 08:55 | Why Ambulatory Orthopedic Surgery is Needed? Gabriella Iohom |
| 08:55 - 09:20 | Optimal Injection Sites for Adductor Canal Blocks Sandeep Diwan |
| 09:20 - 09:45 | Ophthalmic Anesthesia Bazil Ateleanu |
| 09:45 - 10:10 | The Replication Crisis Cris Rincon |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Discussions |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Doing the Things Right Moderator: Claudiu Neamțu |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | A Woman's Transitional Pain Service Should Belong to the Acute Pain Services: A New Role for the Obstetric Anesthetists Rafael Blanco Davila |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | Anterior QL block: Overview to Meta-analyses Jens Borglum |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Reducing Nerve Injury Related to Nerve Blocks / Prevention and Management of Neurological Damage Yean Chin Lim |
| 12:15 - 12:40 | Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: MADE simple Fatma Saricaoglu |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Discussions |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Doing the Right Things Right Moderator: Mihai Botea |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Blocks in Paediatric Cleft Repair Surgery Hana Harazim |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Blocks in the ICU Clara Lobo |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | Environmental Benefits of Regional Anesthesia: What do We Know? Lara Ribeiro |
| 15:15 - 15:40 | Awake Major Breast Cancer Surgery Roman Zuercher |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Discussions |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | UARA Section - Pain Management during War Moderators: Dmytro Dmytriiev, Andrii Strokan, Maksym Barsa |
| 16:30 - 16:50 | US-guide Procedure for Treating Chronic Pain after Combat Trauma Dmytro Dmytriiev (Vinnitsa) |
| 16:50 - 17:10 | Palliative Pain Management - Role of Regional Anesthesia Maksym Barsa (Rivne) |
| 17:10 - 17:30 | Partial Avulsion of C5/C6 Nerve Root Pulsed Radio Frequency Treatment of Pain in The Shoulder after Combat Trauma Ruslan Sedletskyi (Kyiv) |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | Transition Pain in Patients with Military Trauma: Creating a Specialized Service in the Hospital and Establishing Organized Care Nationwide Andrii Strokan (Kyiv) |
| 17:50 - 18:10 | The Evolution of an Anesthesiologist: From Regional Anesthesia to Nerve Examination Andrii Khomenko (Kyiv) |
| 18:10 - 18:30 | What you Need to Know about Pain Treatment after Military Trauma Volodymyr Martsiniv (Kyiv) |
| Time | Session |
| Live Scanning Sessions - Meet the Experts | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Cervical Block, Stelate GGL Dan Sebastian Dîrzu |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | TAP, rectus sheet, ilioinguinal, TAPA, mTAPA Fatma Saricaoglu |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Fascial Plane Blocks Thoracic Region Rafael Blanco Davila |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Fascial Plane Blocks for the Abdomen Jens Borglum |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Brachial Plexus above the Clavicle Dan Sebastian Dîrzu |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Regional Analgesia Strategy for Hip Sandeep Diwan |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Scanning Below the Clavicle Gabriella Iohom |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | QL, TAP John McDonnel |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Alparslan Turan |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | US in Craniofacial Pain Samer Narouze |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Celiac Plexus, Superior Hypogastric Plexus and Stellate Ganglion Michal But |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Gluteal, Pyriformus, Trichanteric Bursa Magdalena Anițescu |
| Time | Session |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Simulation Workshop 1 Trainers: Clara Lobo, Roman Zuercher, Lara Ribeiro, Hana Harazim, Mihai Botea, Iustin Loghin limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Simulation Workshop 2 Trainers: Clara Lobo, Roman Zuercher, Lara Ribeiro, Hana Harazim, Mihai Botea, Iustin Loghin limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Neuraxial Workshop Trainer: Ophelia Grimaud limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | e-Posters Session |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 15:10 | Free Papers Session |
| 14:00 - 14:10 | From Hypovolemia to Volume Overload – TEE-guided Cell Salvage Reinfusion in “Triple A”-induced Hemorrhagic Shock Iris Aszalos |
| 14:10 - 14:20 | Regional Analgesia May Prevent Delirium in Elderly Patients after Emergency Abdominal Surgery Sergiy Vorotyntsev, Inna Demiter |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Optimization of Acute Postoperative Pain Management in Traumatological and Orthopedic Patients Maksym Shostak |
| 14:30 - 14:40 | Intraoperative Periarticular Pain Control During TKA. Local Infiltration Anesthesia, Does It Really Matter? Elisa Popescu, Cătălin Eduard Georgescu, Alexandru Lisias Dumitriu, Răzvan Ene |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | Remimazolam: A Safer Sedation Option for Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery? Mihai Marin, Ana-Maria Dumitriu, Cristian Cobilinschi, Raluca Ungureanu, Ioana Marina Grințescu, Liliana Mirea |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Ultrasound as a Reliable Bedside Tool for Nutritional Status in ICU Patients - A Case Series Nichita Stănese, Cosmin-Andrei Andrei |
| 15:00 - 15:10 | Combination of Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Pediatric Complex Spine Surgery Alina Diadenchuk |
| Time | Session |
| 10:00 - 14:00 | Fluoroscopy Workshop: Spine procedures, facet joints, transforaminal Trainers: Emanuel Narcis Husu, Ionuț Branea limited places available, pre-registration required |
