Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop (Jun 29, 2019)

Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop is organized by Arun Kalava, University of South Florida (USF) and will be held on Jun 29, 2019 at Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel, Tampa, Florida, United States of America. 

The target audience for this medical event is Anesthesiologists/Fellows/Residents/CRNAs/Anesthesia Assistants. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 Hours of CME Credits.

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

Prerequisites:
MD/DO/CRNA/AA