Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia Workshop by Coast to Coast Anesthesia Seminars, Inc 2019

Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia Workshop is organized by Coast to Coast Anesthesia Seminars, Inc and will be held from Mar 20 - 22, 2019 at Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida, United States of America.  This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of  16.00 Class A CE credits.

Objectives :
• Review the anatomy and physiology relevant to the subarachnoid space
• List the physiologic changes that occur during spinal anesthesia
• Discuss the commonly used spinal anesthetic agents
• Describe midline and paramedian approaches
• Discuss common causes of difficult neuraxial blocks including anatomic, disease states, and previous surgery
• Relate useful techniques for difficult neuraxial blocks
• Describes the advantages of blocks in patients with altered anatomy
• Review anatomy relevant to the epidural space
• Describe techniques and identify methods to improve the success of the epidural placement
• The listener will be able to list and identify current treatments for local anesthesia toxicity
• The listener will be able to list and identify the physiology of post-dural puncture headache and correct treatment
• The learner will understand the cause of clinical misadventures associated with epidural anesthesia
• Describe the basics of ultrasonography
• List potential advantages and indications for ultrasound-guided neuraxial blocks
• Demonstrates the anatomical landmarks, manipulation of equipment, proper needle insertion, and drug instillation for spinal and epidural anesthesia
• Relate how regional anesthetic techniques with local anesthetics can impact the primary and secondary costs of patient care.
• Describe: signs and symptoms of local anesthetic toxicity, prevention, and treatment of local anesthetic toxicity
• List three advantages of regional anesthetic
• Relate literature-based guidelines for spinal and epidurals with patients on anticoagulants
• Discuss the most commonly encountered anticoagulants
• List presentation of spinal/epidural hematoma
• The learner will be able to list and identify the pharmaceutical mechanism of action of local anesthetics
• Identify common drugs and dosages used in epidural anesthesia
• Recognize the importance of sterile techniques and timely recognition of systemic infection associated with epidural anesthesia

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.