On May 9-11, we are very pleased to have the opportunity to host our 16th ISURA meeting in one of most magnificent location in Europe: Porto, the capital of Northern Portugal. Chosen as European Culture Capital in 2001, Porto was elected as the “Best European Destination” in 2014. It is a city with outstanding landscape with a 2000-year history, blended with modernized infrastructure, such as its airport being elected recently as one of the 5 Best European Airports. This meeting is a joint meeting with Clube de Anestesia Regioinal (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 that is full of state-of-the-art medical information as well as the Portugal 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 plan a one-day pre-conference activity in which we offer demonstration of regional anesthesia block by expert in real patient (take place in hospital) and simulating practice, both basic and advanced, in a simulation center in Porto. We also have 1-day program for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to include topics such as gastric assessment for full stomach, ultrasound for emergency airway management, cardiac, lung and diaphragmatic evaluation. The pain medicine program will feature the update in ultrasound technique especially in denervation of large joint. The regional anesthesia program will present update and new information in various interesting formats.

This is a meeting you don’t want to miss. Not only will you learn the latest development 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.