World Day of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Worldwide
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of World Day of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine on January 31!
View the program here or click on the YouTube link below.
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) joined its Sister Societies, ESRA, AFSRA, AOSRA-PM, and LASRA, for the World Day of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, taking place on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The event was the culmination of World Week of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, January 24-31.This international scientific initiative brought together the global anesthesia and pain medicine community under the shared mission of “Joining Hands for a Pain-Free Future Worldwide.”
ASRA Pain Medicine Live Stream Program
Hosted by Rajnish Gupta, MD, and Rakesh Sondekoppam, MD
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 am | World Day of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Welcome From ESRA Leadership | |
| 11:05 am-12:00 pm | From Technical Skill to System Safety: Preventing Harm in Modern Regional Anesthesia | |
| 11:05-11:20 am Prevention and Management of Wrong-Sided or Wrong Site Blocks | Uchenna Umeh, MD | |
| 11:20-11:35 am When Blocks Go Wrong: Managing Postoperative Neurologic Symptoms (PONS) | Zheyan (Jenny) Chen, MD, PhD | |
| 11:35-11:50 am When Technology Creates Risk: Ultrasound, AI, and the Illusion of Safety | Cliff Bowens, MD, and Brian Allen, MD | |
| 11:50 am-12:00 pm Discussion | ||
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Where Evidence, Innovation, and Clinical Reality Collide | |
| 12:00-12:15 pm The Past, Present, and Future of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation | Hesham Elsharkawy, MD, MBA | |
| 12:15-12:30 pm Beyond the Usual Scope: Regional Anesthesia for Urology and Cardiac Surgery | Nabil Elkassabany, MD, MSCE, MBA; Iyabo Muse, MD; and Paul Gallo, MD | |
| 12:30-12:45 pm Chronic Pain Management in Pregnancy | Jarna Shah, MD | |
| 12:45-1:00 pm Discussion | ||
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Training the Next Generation and Delivering Value at Scale | |
| 1:00-1:15 pm Global Health: RAAPM and POCUS in Austere Environments | Stephen Haskins, MD; Swetha Pakala, MD; Lucia Lee, MD; and Erica Tafuro, MD | |
| 1:15-1:30 pm Launching Brazil's First National POCUS Recommendations in Anesthesiology: A Latin American Milestone | Luis Alberto Rodriguez Linares, MD, PhD, of the State Anesthesiology Society of São Paulo | |
| 1:30-1:45 pm Maximum Local Anesthetic Dosing: Our Current Understanding of Equitable Safe Single Bolus and Continuous Infusion Management | Brittani Bungart, MD, PhD, of the ASRA Pain Medicine Resident Fellow Committee | |
| 1:45-2:00 pm Discussion | ||
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Come Talk with Us! | |
| 2:00-2:30 pm Education and Training in Regional Anesthesia | Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA; Jody Leng, MD; Anthony Machi, MD; and Mariam Sarwary, MD | |
| 2:30-3:00 pm Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Since 1933: A Journey of Innovation and Discovery | Abhijit Biswas, MD; Vipin Bansal, MD; Rani Sundar, MD; and Stephanie Pan, MD | |
Additional Related Event:
Regional Anaesthesia & POint of Care Ultrasound on 3rd World Regional Anaesthesia Day
The Regional Anaesthesia & POint of Care Ultrasound Course held in Vijayawada, India, on February 1, was also a huge success. Dr. Sridevi Valluri shared some photos, reporting that 120 participants and 30 faculty supported the day-long program of lectures and hands-on workstations.
