Day 1
PROGRAM
Event Program
Become an Expert in
Regional Anesthesia Pain Management & POCUS
Registration
28 November 2025
Hotel Marriott Constantine
Opening Speech
Opening Speech:President and Conference Organising committee
Dr Ezzat Aziz, Dr Bouarroudj Nouredine
Mohamed Mohamed
Building blocks of Progress: Milestones and Achievements with AFSRA
A/ Keynote Lecture
Morne Wolmarans
The practical conducts of knee analgesia
B/ Blocking the big Joints (English)
Nat Haslam
What is the best for Hip arthroplasty ?
Ashwani Gupta
Awake shoulder surgeries
Coffee break
Nabil Elkassabany
Did Ultrasound make regional anaesthesia safer ?
C/ Regional Anesthesia Face Off : Evidence VS Experience : (English)
Steve Coppens
Is thoracic epidurals still valuable ?
Mohamed Tiouririne
Regional anesthesia for post CS pain
D/ Translation blocks into relief : Obstetric and pain Applications : (French)
Annisa Belbachir
How to detect patients vulnerable to postoperative pain
Stephan Clements
Alison Ingham
Building blocks for safer, broader practice in Sierra Leone
Global RA in Africa : Bridging Gaps : (English)
Xavier Rainvegal
Evolubook , a novel way for training regional anesthesia in Africa
AFSRA Diamond prize
Lunch Break
Nadia grainat
Innovations and AI in regional anaesthesia , what are the updates ?
F) Future and innovations in regional anesthesia (English)
Isabella Epiu
Milestones, innovations and road ahead
Regional Anaesthesia Research in Africa
Dr Bouarroudj Nouredine
Non-technical skills in regional anaesthesia
G) Mind , body and block : healing beyond needles
Yacine belhocine
Integrative medicine
Emmanuel Boselli
Evidence , mechanism and clinical applications
Integrating hypnosis into chronic pain
Coffee break
Ahmed Elrefaey
POCUS for Airway
H ) Regional Anaesthesia Miscellany
Luc Tielens
the use of ultrasound for central blocks
H ) Regional Anaesthesia Miscellany
Stephan Clements
Sedation in regional anesthesia
DAY 2
Eleni Moka
Global initiatives shaping the future of regional anesthesia
A) Cross-Continental voices in regional anesthesia (English )
neuroaxial blocks for outpatient surgeries
Penafrancia Cano
Intrathecal morphine and role in postoperative analgesia
Coffee break
Sebastien Bloc
Role of regional anesthesia in enhanced recovery pathways
Chakib rahmoune
Regional anesthesia on oncologic surgery
Shabani Majaliwa
innovative approach to complete upper extremity regional anaesthesia in open wounded patients
Luc K.P. Tielens
Identification of the epidural space in children, a review about the different techniques
C) Paediatrics (English )
Sebastien bloc
How to rescue block failures?
C) Regional anaesthesia in critical moments : French
Lionelle Tchokam
proposal for better quality care
Optimising Regional anaesthesia in emergency departments
Ynineb Yacine
Regional anesthesia in thoracic surgery
Lunch Break
Nabil Elkassabany Vs Morne Wolmarans
Pro/Con debate : Spinal Vs GA for hip fractures
D) Pro/Con debate ?
Mayssa Daiki
pain syndromes in obstetrics
F) Pain and beyond
Industrial lecture
From nerve blocks to nerve reliefs : specialists treating pain : Francesca Marsili Doctor’s entrepreneurship from medical idea to a product : Floris de Raadt
Coffee Break
Oral abstract prizes
Ask the experts / live demo
Sonia Lalla / Ezzat Aziz Nat haslam Mourne wolmarans Sebastien block Nabil elkassabany
Sonia Lalla/Alison Ingham Nabil elkassabany Nat haslam Seb blo
Careers and training in regional anesthesia