• Medical_Professionals
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Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the 42nd Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting taking place April 6-8, 2017, in eclectic San Francisco, California! Our program this year was designed from the ground-up, with the help of your input and in response to the changing demands of our evolving specialty. There is something for everyone: experts, novices, clinicians, and administrators. From PEC blocks to PoCUS, from practice management to cannabinoid pharmacotherapy, we have broadened our scope and sharpened our focus on what matters most to provide you with the necessary tools to succeed in the current healthcare environment.

So, what’s different? A fancier axillary block or another way to numb the ankle? We have moved beyond the technical aspects of our specialty to train you as acute pain leaders. Our Practice Management Portfolio will teach you how to develop, manage, and grow your acute pain practice by mastering CMS compliance and maximizing reimbursement. What’s the point of learning new blocks if you can’t bill for them later? How can you negotiate contract terms if you don’t understand the economics of the service you want to provide?

To complement the business side, we have broadened our technical scope to include bedside point-of-care ultrasonography (PoCUS) and increased our course offerings in advanced block techniques. The visionaries who first described the PEC, serratus plane, iPACK, quadratum lumbarum, and transverse oblique lumbar plexus blocks were invited as faculty for our workshops. In order to maximize your exposure and learning, all sessions are more interactive than ever.

Finally, we have also incorporated more chronic pain medical management sessions in response to our growing role as inpatient pain physicians and key players in ERAS models (enhanced recovery after surgery). From methadone pharmacotherapy to major joint clinical pathways, you will learn what it takes to succeed as a holistic perioperative pain expert.

If you only attend one meeting this year, make it this one. Get all the training, MOCA 2.0 CMEs, and networking you need in one event at a beautiful venue, in an exciting city, and with on-site wine tastings to experience some of the local wine country flavors.

Kind regards,

Andres Missair, MD, EDRA

Chair, Scientific/Education Planning Committee 2017

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Marriott Marquis San Francisco 

780 Mission Street, San Francisco, California 94103

Tel: 1.415.896.1600

Submission Info

Moderated session presentation

Exhibit hall presentation

Inclusion in the meeting app, online ePoster website, printed meeting guide, and RAPM journal

Presentation from the podium during the ASRA awards luncheon or Resident/Fellow Program

One of three Resident/Fellow Travel Awards each receiving complimentary meeting registration and a travel award up to $1,500

Deadlines and Overview

Abstract Submission Deadline (no extensions):  January 9, 2017

Abstract Notifications Sent:  February 1, 2017

Early-Bird Registration Cut-Off:  February 8, 2017

ePoster Submission Deadline:  March 1, 2017

Pre-Registration Deadline for Inclusion in Meeting Materials: March 1, 2017

Abstracts must be submitted via the online submission system at www.asra.com. The system allows storing abstracts as a draft in order to make changes. However, abstracts must be formally submitted before the deadline in order to be considered.  Key abstract submission guidelines include:

In proper and grammatically correct English

No limit to the number of abstracts that may be submitted

If previously submitted to a different meeting an abstract may still be submitted

The submitting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the abstract content before submission

ASRA does not share with an institution or employer information of those who have submitted abstract(s)

A presenter is expected to attend the meeting and present the poster

Meeting registration is required at least 3 weeks prior to the meeting in order to be included in the final program

There is no fee to submit an abstract, but there is a $65 fee to submit an ePoster after abstract acceptance

Quality suitable for publication and strict adherence with all requirements outlined in the call for abstracts

 Abstract Category

Scientific Abstracts

Acute Pain

Chronic Pain

Regional Anesthesia

Emerging Technology

Education

Case Series (5 or more patients)

Medically Challenging Cases (report of up to 4 cases having a similar presentation; case series of 5 or more patients must be presented as a scientific abstract) 

Abstract Title 

limited to 25 words in sentence format)

Submitting Author Details

The submitting author will receive all communications regarding the abstract and is responsible for informing the other authors, as necessary. 

Co-Author(s) Details

Name, contact information, role (author, co-author, presenting author), and display/list order.

Abstract Body

Strictly limited to 500 words over the following content areas:

 Anne Snively , Ms. , American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

Phone: 412-471-2718

Email: asnively@asra.com

 Anne Snively , Ms. , American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

Phone: 412-471-2718

Email: asnively@asra.com