Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop (Sep 28. 2019)

Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop is organized by Arun Kalava, University of South Florida (USF) and will be held on Sep 28, 2019 at Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel, Tampa, Florida, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Target Audience:
Anesthesiologists, Emergency Physicians, Residents, Fellows, Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesiologists Assistants.

Prerequisites:
MD/DO/CRNA/AA

Activity Description:
This 1 day intensive workshop has been developed for both novices and advanced providers who would like to either learn the basics or further advance their skills in ultrasound guided regional anesthesia. Participants will have up to 6 hours of hands on ultrasound scanning on live models of different body habitus to learn and identify different sono-anatomy pertaining to regional anesthesia. A pre-course reading material will be provided to minimize didactic portion of the workshop. At the end of the workshop, you will be expected to have gained thorough knowledge and immense confidence in the use of ultrasound for regional anesthesia. 

Curriculum:
• One Day Intensive Course
• Basics of Ultrasound: Gain, Depth, Probe selection, Scanning techniques, Needle localization
• Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks:
? Interscalene
? Supraclavicular
? Infraclavicular
? Axillary
• Truncal Blocks:
? PECS I & II
? SubCostal TAP
? Classical TAP
? Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Block
? Rectus Sheath Block
• Epidural & Spinal
• Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks:
? Femoral Nerve Block
? Fascia Iliaca Block
? Saphenous/ Adductor Canal Block
? Sciatic (Popliteal & Subgluteal) Block
? Ankle Block
• New Blocks:
? Anterior Supraclavicular
? Erector Spinae Plane Block
? Serratus Anterior Plane Block
• Multiple Adult and Pediatric Live Models for Scanning
• Techniques: In-plane and Out-of- plane techniques and Nerve Catheter Placement

Learning Objectives:
As a result of participating in this activity, physicians and anesthetists should be able to:
• Describe and discuss the basic principles of ultrasound
• Identify normal sono-anatomy and aberrations
• Describe nerve block selection for specific surgeries
• Able to detect critical structures and improve patient safety while performing regional anesthesia
• Demonstrate needle insertion techniques for ultrasound guided nerve blocks, both in-plane and out-of-plane
• Improve block success rate and patient satisfaction