46th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (ASRA) Meeting

46th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (ASRA) Meeting is organized by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA). This onsite medical conference will be held from May 13 - 15, 2021 at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States of America. This conference also available as Virtual.

Accreditation:
IN PERSON
Physicians
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine designates this an Other activity (containing live and internet enduring material) for a maximum of 40.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs (Physicians Assistants)
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 40.50 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Nurse Practitioners
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 40.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Registered Nurses
Regulations dictate that only physicians may earn CME credits; however, many state Boards of Registered Nursing accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Attendees are responsible for confirming their specific board’s acceptance of ASRA-provided credits. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 40.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

ONLINE
Physicians
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine designates this an Other activity (containing internet live and internet enduring material) for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs (Physicians Assistants)
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20.25 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Nurse Practitioners
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Registered Nurses
Regulations dictate that only physicians may earn CME credits; however, many state Boards of Registered Nursing accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Attendees are responsible for confirming their specific board’s acceptance of ASRA-provided credits. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Target Audience:
The ASRA CME program provides educational activities to physicians, residents, fellows, and scientists. ASRA supports a multidisciplinary and interprofessional approach to continuing education and patient care by also providing relevant education for other healthcare professionals not directly engaging in interventional regional anesthesia and/or pain medicine procedures. ASRA offers learning opportunities to the national and international healthcare community. 

Educational Objectives:
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Define value proposition for regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine.
• Analyze the opioid epidemic from the point of view of different stakeholders.
• Discuss the most recent perioperative guidelines released by ASRA for perioperative pain management, specifically cannabinoids, ketamine, and infection control.
• Develop clear protocols for the reduction, detection, and management of complications related to regional anesthetics.
• Describe the anatomy of a nerve and the efficacy of regional anesthetic techniques and their potential complications.
• Evaluate the benefit of enhanced recovery protocols and develop clear protocols to improve post-surgical outcomes.
• Define the transition from acute to chronic pain and models to predict which patients are at risk for chronic postoperative pain sequelae.
• Discuss new opportunities associated with point-of-care ultrasound for the acute pain/regional anesthesiologist and determine how that might be incorporated into current training and practice.
• Discuss fascial plane blocks, evaluate the evidence for their efficacy, discuss the effort to standardize their anatomical nomenclature and assess which cases they will be used for.
• Discuss the impact of current acute pain management on long-term outcomes, particularly in the era of personalized medicine.
• Assemble a valuable network of colleagues active in acute pain/regional anesthesiology.
• Compare aspects of peripartum care of pregnant patient to other surgical patients, specifically, the role of the anticoagulation for neuraxial anesthesia and the use of intrathecal opioids.