Much effort has been made to bring to you a relevant, up-to-date and interesting program at ASURA 2009.
ASURA 2009 will take place from Friday 20th to Monday 23rd November 2009 in Brisbane. There are two venues being utilised to enhance the programme:
- The scientific programme consisting of lectures will run concurrently with a trade exhibition at the Garden Point campus of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November. Click here for a downloadable copy of the scientific program.
- The workshop programme will run in duplicate on Friday 20th November and Monday 23rd November at the Mater Mother's Hospital (MMH) - numbers will be strictly limited.
A separate registration is required for lectures and workshops
| Date | Program | Venue |
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| Friday 20th November, 2009 | Workshops #1 | Mater Mother's Hospital (MMH) |
| Saturday 21st November, 2009 | Plenary Lectures | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) |
| Saturday 21st November, 2009 | ASURA Drinks | Garden City Cafe |
| Sunday 22nd November, 2009 | Plenary Lectures | QUT |
| Monday 23rd November, 2009 | Workshops #2 | MMH |
N.B - Delegates will choose to enrol in either Friday or Monday workshops as they are the same workshops and repeated on the second day to keep groups small and hands-on. Further information will be supplied in the registration brochure. |
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| Preliminary Scientific Programme - Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November 2009 | ||
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| Saturday 21 November | ||
| 0700 - 0800 | Industry exhibition opens, registration and breakfast | |
| Session 1 | ||
| 0800 - 0810 | Welcoming address | Dr Michael Barrington |
| 0810 - 0825 | Overview of ultrasound imaging for regional anaesthesia | Dr David Scott |
| 0830 - 0845 | Pitfall errors and artefacts using ultrasound for regional anaesthesia | Prof Stuart Grant |
| 0850 - 0910 | Ultrasound guided interscalene blockade | A/Prof Colin McCartney |
| 0915 - 0935 | Ultrasound guided supraclavicular blockade | Prof Stuart Grant |
| 0940 - 1000 | Discussion | |
Morning tea break and Health Care Industry trade exhibition |
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| Session 2 | ||
| 1030 - 1050 | Ultrasound guided infraclavicular blockade | A/Prof Colin McCartney |
| 1055 - 1120 | Ultrasound guided axillary blockade | Dr Daniel Wong |
| 1125 - 1150 | Ultrasound guided lower extremity nerve blocks 1 | Prof Admir Hadzic |
| 1150 - 1200 | Discussion | |
Lunch break and Health Care Industry trade exhibition |
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| Session 3 | ||
| 1315 - 1345 | Ultrasound guidance for continuous peripheral nerve blockade | Prof Stuart Grant |
| 1350 - 1415 | New modalities - 3D and 4D imaging of nerves | A/Prof Manof Karmakar |
| 1420 - 1445 | Ultrasound-guided vascular access | Dr Chris Nixon |
| 1445 - 1500 | Discussion | |
Afternoon tea break and Health Care Industry trade exhibition |
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| Session 4 | ||
| 1530 - 1605 | Spinal sonography - applications in regional anaesthesia | A/Prof Manoj Karmaker |
| 1610 - 1635 | Abdominal wall blocks - anatomy techniques and evidence | Dr Peter Hebbard |
| 1640 - 1700 | Ultrasound-guided lower extremity nerve blocks 2 | Prof Admir Hadzic |
| 1715 - 1915 | Welcome Drinks at City Gardens Cafe | |
| Sunday 22 November | ||
| 0745 - 0830 | Industry exhibition opens and breakfast | |
| Session 5 | ||
| 0830 - 0915 | Peripheral nerve blocks in ambulatory surgery practice | Dr Michael Fredrickson |
| 0920 - 0950 | Review of the literature - upper limb techniques | A/Prof Colin McCartney |
| 0950 - 1000 | Discussion | |
Morning tea break and Health Care Industry trade exhibition |
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| Session 6 | ||
| 1030 - 1110 | Paediatric anaesthesia: applications of ultrasound for peripheral nerve and neuraxial blockade | A/Prof Manoj Karmaker |
| 1115 - 1135 | New ultrasound modalities - how to image local anaesthesia and needles | Prof Stuart Grant |
| 1135 - 1145 | Discussion | |
Lunch break and Health Care Industry trade exhibition |
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| Session 7 | ||
| 1300 - 1330 | Complications of peripheral nerve blocks - mechanisms and means of prevention | Prof Admir Hadzic |
| Bilateral brachial plexus anaesthesia | Dr Rod Van Twest | |
| Patients you wish you had never anaesthetised | Dr Michael Barrington | |
| 1330 - 1445 | Interactive panel and audience discussion | |
Afternoon tea break and Health Care Industry trade exhibition |
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| Session 8 | ||
| 1515 - 1535 | Practical aspects of using ultrasound in regional anaesthesia practice | Dr David Scott |
| 1540 - 1600 | Training and education - specific approaches | Dr Michael Barrington |
| 1605 - 1620 | Professional Issues - incorporating ultrasound into clinical practice | Dr David McLeod |
| 1625 - 1630 | Discussion | |
| 1630 | Conclusion of ASURA scientific programme | |
For more information please contact:
Cassandra Hargreaves, Event Manager
Email: casshargreaves@gmail.com
Phone: +61 403 226 669
(within Australia: 0403 226 669)