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2008 Programme
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Programme
Timed program for April 2008:
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8h00 Introduction to Regional Anaesthesia
Benefits + Informed consent
Monitoring and nursing protocols
Asleep or awake?
Complications & risk
Upper Limb Blocks:
Anatomy, theory
"ana-block ' 3D SIMULATION
cadavers (hands on)
Paravetebral Blocks:
Thoracic and lumbar
Anatomy - theory &
cadavers (hands on)
Anaesthetised Pig w/shop
VERY HANDS ON
Blocks - sciatic, femoral
paravertebral, neuraxial
others
Stimulating catheter
actually place them
Ultra-sound - actually
place needles
Also (not regional anaesthesia) -
ultra sound for large vessel ident -
CVP's and A-lines
Epidural Lysis of
adhesions - a chronic pain
technique - if time)- for
those interested
EARLY START:
Hands on:
Blocks on cadavers using
C-arm X-rays and Sabre-Source
laser guidance -
PAH Radiology Department
Infusion Pumps:
Electronic
Disposable
9h00 Local anaesthetics:
Basic pharmacology, isomeres, additives
Paravertebral Blocks:
Techniques and applications
- theory & hands on
10h00 Tea Tea Tea Tea
10h30 Neuraxial Blocks:
Anatomy, dermatomes,theory of technique, hands on technique on cadavers
Upper Limb Blocks:
Techniques and applications
hands on
Stimulating Catheters
Theory
Equipment
Theory:
Epidrual steroids
Epidural lysis of adhesions
12h00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
13h00 Neuraxial Blocks:
Complications - single shot or continuous infusion - monitoring & epidural haematomas
Lower limb Blocks:
Anatomy, theory
"ana-block ' 3D SIMULATION
cadavers (hands on)
Ultra-Sound
Introduction to Ultra Sound
Technology
Theory: Radio freqency  
14h00 Neuraxial Blocks:
Techniques and solutions for
difficult spines - theory & hands on cadavers
Ultra-Sound
Theory, anatomy
for Ultra Sound - hands on
on phantoms
Blocks blocks for
chronic pain:
Facet joints
Dorsal root ganglion
 
15h00 Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea
  Nerve Stimulators:
Theory & proper use of -
hands on
Lower Limb Blocks:
Techniques and applications
hands on
Ultra-Sound
Hands on - live models
Sympathetic - Lumbar plexus
Hypogastric Stellate
Transforaminal epidural
and selcetive nerve root blocks