A revered Namaste!

I am honoured and privileged to shoulder the role of President of the AORA. This organization has had inspiring presidents in the past with glowing contributions. I look forward to continuing this important work towards fulfilling the mission of the AORA, which is to "learn, teach and research regional anaesthesia". From its inception till now, AORA has relentlessly contributed in training, education and outreach goals of RA.

The growth of AORA has been driven together by the past office members. The everyday growing life memberships, the sheer scale of our annual AORA 2019, National conference stands testimony to this fact. The office bearers of AORA have contributed numerous key publications. Through this work, AORA has helped to define what it is to be systematically trained in RA with all its modalities. This goes a long way towards the goal of ensuring that care for patients is improved further. In its efforts to grow global, AORA has collaboration with international societies and has created partners around the world.

As an organization, AORA has expanded and continues to grow. AORA has created strong education programs, hosted workshops and continues to host workshops and conferences that bring together the best minds in RA. After a wealth of achievements, however, a great deal of work still needs to be done. I am proud to be given this wonderful opportunity. There is a true need to accelerate the pace of our work in areas such as AORA fellowships, Guidelines, Anaesthesiologists and the PCPNDT act, streamlining of Zonal workshops are few and much more. In nut shell, all those who aspire to hone their skills in RA need not really be short of opportunities.

I look forward to welcoming you to the exciting, state-of the-art AORA 2020 in the beautiful city, Chandigarh.

A special mention of the AOSRA-AORA 2021 congress of Regional Anaesthesia, in Mumbai to mark the celebration of decade of this wonderful organization.

Before I conclude, I must admit that the real strength of AORA are the dedicated and enthusiastic life members!!

I would love to hear from you all if you have particular suggestion.

Warm Regards,
Dr Vrushali Ponde