PS-04 - Controversies in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain

Friday, May 2, 2025

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Location: Gatlin B

CE: 1.5

Moderator(s)

Christine Hunt, DO, MS (she/her/hers)

Vice Chair of Quality, Department of Pain Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Peter Hebbard, FANZCA (he/him/his)

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Melbourne
WANGARATTA 3677, Victoria (VIC), Victoria, Australia
Nabil Elkassabany, MD, MSCE, MBA (he/him/his)

John C. Rowlingson Professor
University of Virginia
charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Steve Coppens, MD (he/him/his)

Head of clinic and fellowship director
University hospitals of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Vivian Ip, MD (she/her/hers)

Clinical Professor
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Disclosure(s):

Christine Hunt, DO, MS: No relevant disclosure to display

Peter Hebbard: No relevant disclosure to display

Nabil Elkassabany: No financial relationships to disclose

Steve Coppens, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Vivian Ip, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Debate key topics regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine
Evaluate the role of opioids in acute anesthesiology
Critique the role of spinal anesthesia as the preferred technique for lower limb surgery

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM EST

Meeting Abstract 6363 (Boretsky): ACUTE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AFTER PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY: MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK USE
4:35 PM - 4:50 PM EST

Debate 1a: Opioid-free anesthesia is the way forward - Pro
Speaker: Peter Hebbard, FANZCA (he/him/his) – University of Melbourne
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM EST

Debate 1b: Opioid-free anesthesia is the way forward - Con
Speaker: Nabil M. Elkassabany, MD, MSCE, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
5:05 PM - 5:15 PM EST

Panel Discussion and Open Forum
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Debate 2a: Spinal Anesthesia is the prefered technique for Lower Limb surgery - Pro
Speaker: Steve Coppens, MD (he/him/his) – University hospitals of Leuven
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Debate 2b: Spinal Anesthesia is the prefered technique for Lower Limb surgery - Con
Speaker: Vivian Ip, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Calgary
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Panel Discussion and Open Forum