Regional Anesthesia and Neurology: A Two Sided Mirror
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 09:00-10:10
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	09:00-09:20	Reconizing iatrogenic neurologic deficits: Postoperative initiation of continuous nerve block Ha-Jung Kim (Korea)
	09:20-09:40	Block or no Block? Decision making in neurologically compromised patients Sandra Lynn Kopp (USA)
	09:40-10:00	Regional anesthesia with compartment syndrome Pawinee Pangthipampai (Thailand)
	10:00-10:10	Q & A

10:10-10:30		Coffee Break

Special Session: Perioperative Management and Analgesia in Burn Patients
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 10:30-11:40
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	10:30-10:50	Acute care and resuscitation of burn patients Shin Ae Lee (Korea)
	10:50-11:10	Perioperative pain management in extensive burns: practical strategies from a tertiary burn center Young Joo Seo (Korea)
	11:10-11:30	Regional anesthesia in burn patients Dorothy Wang (USA)
	11:30-11:40	Q & A

11:40-12:00		Coffee Break

Luncheon session
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 12:00-13:00
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	12:00-13:00	TBD

Updates in PNB Techniques: Fascial Plane Blocks for Abdominal Surgeries
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 13:00-14:10
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	13:00-13:20	Recent guideline update for perioperative pain management in abdominal surgeries Seok Kyeong Oh (Korea)
	13:20-13:40	New technique of targeting a rectus sheath block Stefan Georg Simon (USA)
	13:40-14:00	Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks: redefining abdominal wall analgesia Sidonia Suazo (Honduras)
	14:00-14:10	Q & A

14:10-14:30		Coffee Break

Safety in Our Daily Regional Anesthesia Practice
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 14:30-15:40
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	14:30-14:50	Anticoagulation and regional anesthesia Felipe Munoz Leyva (Colombia)
	14:50-15:10	Sedation and analgesia challenges in patients with OSA Geun Joo Choi (Korea)
	15:10-15:30	Fall prevention strategies in lower limb blocks: How to mitigate the risk Aumjit Wittayapairoj (Thailand)
	15:30-15:40	Q & A

15:40-16:00		Coffee Break

AI and Future Healthcare in Regional Anesthesia
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 16:00-17:30
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	16:00-16:20	Large language models (LLMs) and regional anesthesia David Corpman (USA)
	16:20-16:40	Artificial intelligence in acute pain management Sang-Wook Lee (Korea)
	16:40-17:00	Precision RA Jan Boublik (USA)
	17:00-17:20	Role of regional anesthesia in opioid-free anesthesia and analgesia Shinichi Sakura (Japan)
	17:20-17:30	Q & A

17:30-17:40		Closing Ceremony

Updates in PNB Techniques: Blocks in the Head and Neck
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 09:00-10:10
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	09:00-09:20	PNB for thyroid and parathyroid surgery Suwimon Tangwiwat (Thailand)
	09:20-09:40	Scalp blocks for awake craniotomy Navindra Raj Bista (Nepal)
	09:40-10:00	Combined peripheral nerve blocks for facial aesthetic surgeries Petchara Sundarathiti (Thailand)
	10:00-10:10	Q & A

10:10-10:30		Coffee Break

Pain Medicine Session
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 10:30-11:40
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	10:30-10:50	Pain Management Strategies in Patients with Metastatic Spinal Tumors Hyun-Jung Kwon (Korea)
	10:50-11:10	US guided stellate ganglion block Poupak Rahim Zadeh (Iran)
	11:10-11:30	Pain management and cryoablation therapy in patients with bone cancer Erdenebulgan Batmunkh (Mongolia)
	11:30-11:40	Q & A

11:40-12:00		Coffee Break

Luncheon session
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 12:00-13:00
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	12:00-13:00	TBD

Regional Anesthesia for Analgesia in Trauma Patients
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 13:00-14:10
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	13:00-13:20	Role of regional analgesia in trauma J Balavenkatasubrama (India)
	13:20-13:40	Role of blocks in MMA for trauma patients: Surgeon's perspective Ji Wan Kim (Korea)
	13:40-14:00	Regional anesthesia for rib fractures Chetna Prasad (USA)
	14:00-14:10	Q & A

14:10-14:30		Coffee Break

POCUS in Clinical Practice
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 14:30-15:40
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	14:30-14:50	POCUS in CPR - practical considerations Ashokka Balakrishnan (Singapore)
	14:50-15:10	Is that a pneumothorax? international evidence-based recommendations for lung ultrasound Melody Anderson (USA)
	15:10-15:30	Airway ultrasound: POCUS of the AIRWAY Pankaj Kundra (India)
	15:30-15:40	Q & A

15:40-16:00		Coffee Break

Updates of Regional Anesthesia in Obstetrics
Date / Time	Aug. 30 (Sun) / 16:00-17:10
Chair(s)
Speaker(s)	16:00-16:20	Fascial plane blocks for postceasarean analgesia Hansol Kim (Korea)
	16:20-16:40	The morbidly obese obstetric patient Maria Minerva P. Calimag (Philippines)
	16:40-17:00	PIEB for CS Yu Jeong Bang (Korea)
	17:00-17:10	Q & A