RC-02 - Together We Stand: Sister Societies Session

Thursday, May 1, 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Location: Gatlin B

CE: 2

Moderator(s)

Patrick Giam, MD, FASA

ASA President Elect
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Eleni Moka, MD, PhD, MSc, ESRA-DRA (she/her/hers)

ESRA President, Head of Anaesthesiology Department
Creta Interclinic Hospital, Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG)
Heraklion - Crete, Iraklion, Greece

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Ana Schwartzmann, MD

President
LASRA, Uruguay

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Balavenkatasubramanian Jagannathan, MD (he/him/his)

Director Scientific Affairs, AOSRAPM, Secretary, World Federation of Society of Anaesthesiologists
Asian Oceanic Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Coimbatore, India
Afak Nsiri, MD (she/her/hers)

vice président SMAAR president elect of AFSRA
moroccan society of anesthesia , analgesia and intensif care AFSRA
casablanca , Morocco

Disclosure(s):

David Provenzano, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Eleni Moka, MD, PhD, MSc, ESRA-DRA: No relevant disclosure to display

Ana Schwartzmann, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Balavenkatasubramanian Jagannathan, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Afak Nsiri, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

To Provide key updates on AFSRA's, AOSRAPM's, ESRA’s and LASRA's latest initiatives, achievements, and future directions.
To understand and highlight any potential link between RA and Chronic Postsurgical Pain (CPSP)
Describe the risks of the use of LUER connections in Regional Anaesthesia
Describe the importance of thoracic segmental spinal anesthesia
Describe the role of regional anesthesia and respiratory pandemics

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM EST

Meeting Abstract 6766 (Bungart): AUTOMATED PATIENT FOLLOW-UP: DESCRIPTIVE AND UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF OVER 6,000 REGIONAL ANESTHESIA PATIENTS
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM EST

ASA Presidential Update
Speaker: Patrick Giam, MD, FASA – American Society of Anesthesiologists
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM EST

ESRA update (5 min) and Can Regional Anesthesia Reduce Persistent Post-Surgical Pain and Improve Functional Recovery? (15 min)
Speaker: Eleni Moka, MD, PhD, MSc, ESRA-DRA (she/her/hers) – Creta Interclinic Hospital, Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG)
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM EST

LASRA update (5 min) and Leur lock devices in Regional anesthesia (15 min)
Speaker: Ana Schwartzmann, MD – LASRA
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM EST

AFSRA update (5 min) and Regional Anesthesia in Respiratory Pandemics: Key Lessons and Future Directions (15 min)
Speaker: Afak Nsiri, MD (she/her/hers) – moroccan society of anesthesia , analgesia and intensif care AFSRA
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM EST

AOSRA-PM update and Is there a Role of Thoracic Segmental Spinal Anesthesia ? (15 min)
Speaker: Balavenkatasubramanian Jagannathan, MD (he/him/his) – Asian Oceanic Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Panel Discussion and Open Forum