Blended Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Course

Blended Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held on Apr 03, 2020 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

Target Audience:
The blended ultrasound guided regional anesthesia course is intended for any Physician, Anesthesiologist, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Physician Assistant, or any other medical professional that has a desire to integrate ultrasound-guidance techniques for regional anesthesia applications.

Accreditation:
Blended Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Hands-On Workshop:
• This program has been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 4.00 Class A CE credits
• The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Introduction to Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Online Course:
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Description:
Blended Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Live Training Course is designed for medical professionals seeking to integrate ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques for surgery, and pain management into their clinical practice. The Blended Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Training Course is taught by leading regional anesthesia ultrasound experts that incorporate comprehensive online lectures and interactive case presentations in a fifteen (15) month access online course featuring a (1/2) Half Day (4 Hours) of our industry leading 3:1 faculty to participant hands-on scan ratio workshop with both live models (anatomy) and inanimate phantoms (interventional techniques) at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL.

The blended ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia course is specifically designed for physicians, sonographers and other medical professionals who need ultrasound guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) training in a surgical and/or pain management setting. Topics are based on ASRA ultrasound practice guidelines and includes upper and lower extremity blocks, TAP, PECC1, PECC2 blocks and more (see topics section)!

Consider combining the Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia program with the 1-day blended Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access course for the most comprehensive ultrasound guided procedural program. The ultrasound guided vascular access program includes central and peripheral line placement. The combined programs provide a tuition discount and cost-savings in travel expenses.

Topics:
• Indications & Applications for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
• Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks:
• Interscalene
• Supraclavicular
• Infraclavicular
• Axillary
• Truncal Blocks:
• PECS I & II (Serratus Plane Block)
• SubCostal TAP (Transversus Abdominis Plane)
• Classical TAP
• Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Block
• Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
• Femoral Nerve Block
• Fascia Iliaca Block
• Saphenous/Adductor Canal Block
• Sciatic (Popliteal & Subgluteal) Block
• Ankle Block

Objectives:
• Increase the participants’ knowledge and competence to perform Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia procedures.
• Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images.
• List the advantages of using ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques.
• Identify and distinguish the topographic and cross-sectional brachial plexus anatomy.
• Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided upper extremities regional anesthesia nerve blocks.
• Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided lower extremities anesthesia nerve blocks on live models.
• Perform PECC and TAP blocks using ultrasound guidance.
• Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to integrate the skills learned into clinical practice.