We are very pleased to have the opportunity to host our 16th ISURA meeting, from the 9th to the 11th of May, in one of most magnificent locations in Europe: Porto, the capital of Northern Portugal. Chosen as European Capital of Culture in 2001, Porto was elected as the “Best European Destination” in 2012, 2014 and 2017. It is a city with outstanding landscape, where 2000 years of history perfectly blend with modernized infrastructure, such as its airport, elected as one of the 5 Best European Airports. This meeting will be a collaborative effort with Clube de Anestesia Regional (CAR), the national society of regional anesthesia in Portugal. With the full support and collaboration of CAR, we are confident that you will find ISURA 2019 an exceptional meeting full of state-of-the-art medical information surrounded by the famouse portuguese hospitality, its rich European culture, unique cuisine, magnificent scenery and many other delights.

We have planned a very exciting, highly educational 3-day ISURA scientific program that covers various aspects of ultrasound use. In addition, we’ve planned a one-day pre-conference activity in which we’ll offer a demonstration of regional anesthesia block by an expert in a real patient and practice simulations, both basic and advanced, in a simulation center in Porto. We also have 1-day program for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) which will go over topics such as gastric assessment for full stomach, ultrasound for emergency airway management and cardiac, lung and diaphragmatic evaluation. The pain medicine program will feature an update in ultrasound technique, with a focus in denervation of large joints. The regional anesthesia program will present both updates and new findings in various interesting formats.

This is a meeting you don’t want to miss. Not only will you learn of the latest developments in ultrasound applications, you will also have the opportunity to interact with international and national faculty and to network with colleagues from around the world.

See you there!

Meeting co-chairs
Philip Peng (Toronto)
Clara Lobo (Porto)

CAR

The Regional Anesthesia Club/ European Society of Regional Anesthesia Portugal (CAR/ESRA) is a non-profit association dedicated to science and social projects.

CAR’s mission is disclosure and promote topics related to the practice and teaching of regional anesthesia and / or the treatment of pain (acute or chronic), to all professionals who are involved in healthcare provision (doctors, nurses or others) in the areas of Peri-operative Medicine and Pain Management.

ISURA

ISURA began in 2001 with its first worldwide courses on Ultrasound and Regional Anaesthesia. In 2004, the same group hosted the first International Symposium on Ultrasound and Regional Anaesthesia, and since 2006, the conference has been held in alternate years in Toronto, Canada, and Schwetzingen, Germany. As you can see in our programme and in our faculty list, the conference has continued to grow, which enables us to invite the top international researchers, developers and teachers in this field..Ultrasound-guided procedures for regional anaesthesia blocks are becoming the most likely standard, and research in the field has focused on the imaging technology in a much broader range. Clinical education, meanwhile, has been overrun by interventional procedures.