USF - Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Course (Mar 09, 2019)

USF - Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Course is organized by University of South Florida (USF) and will be held on Mar 09, 2019 at Araliya Event Venue, Tampa, Florida, United States of America.

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

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

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