PS-01 - Regional Anesthesia Safety

Friday, May 2, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EST

Location: Gatlin B

CE: 1.5

Moderator(s)

Steven Cohen, MD (he/him/his)

Professor
Northwestern, Walter Reed
Clarksville, Maryland, United States

Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA (he/him/his)

Professor, Vice Chair of Faculty Development
University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology
Belleville, Wisconsin, United States

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Kwesi Kwofie, MD FRCPC

Associate Professor
Dalhousie University
Ellen Soffin, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Vice Chief of Clinical Affairs
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States

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Michael Fettiplace, MD PhD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Disclosure(s):

Steven P. Cohen, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA: No financial relationships to disclose

Kwesi Kwofie, MD FRCPC: No financial relationships to disclose

Ellen Soffin: No financial relationships to disclose

Michael R. Fettiplace, MD PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Develop strategies to decrease block-related peripheral nerve injuries
Accurately assess and treat peripheral nerve injuries
Describe the risks of regional anesthesia in athletes/musicians, balance the risk of regional anesthesia with opioid analgesics, and deploy regional anesthesia risk mitigation strategies
Understand the basic science and clinical evidence in support of mixing local anesthetics, as well as the risks

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM EST

Meeting Abstract 6695 (Shrestha): OPTIMIZING CLINICAL AWARENESS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCKADE IN ORTHOPEDIC ONCOLOGIC PATIENTS
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM EST

Beyond the Stage and Field: Decoding the Debate on Nerve Blocks for Professional Athletes and Musicians
Speaker: Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology
8:20 AM - 8:35 AM EST

Navigating Safely Through Peripheral Nerve Blocks to Prevent Neurological Complications
Speaker: Kwesi Kwofie, MD FRCPC – Dalhousie University
8:35 AM - 8:50 AM EST

Debate: Mixing Local Anesthetics is the best of both worlds
Speaker: Ellen M. Soffin, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
8:50 AM - 9:05 AM EST

Debate: Mixing Local Anesthetics is playing with fire
Speaker: Michael R. Fettiplace, MD PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois at Chicago
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM EST

Panel Discussion and Open Forum