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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia

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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia

Time: September 8, 2012 from 8am to 5pm
Location: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Street: 4615 Gulf Blvd., Suite 205
City/Town: St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
Website or Map: http://gcus.com/detail.asp?Me…
Phone: 800-619-1900
Event Type: course
Organized By: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Latest Activity: Aug 4, 2011

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Event Description

At the completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

  1. Discuss the basic fundamental of ultrasound physics & instrumentation.
  2. Explain the advantages of using ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques.
  3. Demonstrate the operation of the U/S system controls and transducer selection
  4. Identify & distinguish the topographic & cross-sectional brachial plexus anatomy.
  5. Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided upper extremities regional anesthesia for interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, axillary, and forearm nerve blocks on live models.
  6. Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing U/S-guided lower extremities anesthesia for femoral, popliteal and ankle nerve blocks on live models.
  7. List the indications & applications for performing U/S-guided central venous catheter placement and apply skills using inanimate phantoms.
  8. Increase the participants’ knowledge to better perform ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia procedures.
  9. Distinguish the normal anatomy during the performance of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia procedures.
  10. Explain the use of sonography for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and describe “in-plane” and “out of plane” injection techniques.
  11. Optional: Perform ultrasound-guided injection techniques on human cadaver specimens.

Course Topics:

  • Imaging fundamentals
  • Indications/Applications for U/S Guided Anesthesia
  • Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks: Anatomy, U/S characteristics, Scanning and injection techniques
    • Interscalene: single injection and continuous interscalene catheter
    • Supraclavicular approach
    • Infraclavicular approach : Single injection and catheter techniques
    • Axillary plexus block
    • Musculocutaneous Block
    • Forearm: Median, radial & ulnar nerve blocks
  • Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks: Anatomy, U/S characteristics, scanning and injection techniques
    • Femoral Nerve: single injection vs continuous nerve block
    • Sciatic Nerve: subgluteal and popliteal blocks
    • Ankle Blocks: tibial nerve, deep peroneal, sural, & saphenous
  • Limitations, Challenges & top 5 Errors
  • Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheter Techniques:
    • Anatomy
    • Scan Techniques
  • Live Demonstration
  • Hands-On Session on live human models and inanimate phantoms

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