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WORKSHOP: Basic Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia with Stimulation Training on Phantoms

JW Marriott Austin Texas

Learn the best ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques of upper and lower extremities

Coordinator: M-Irfan Suleman, MD, FAAP, FASA

Amber N. Borucki, MD; Philip C. Carullo, MD; R. Scott Dingeman, MD, FAAP; Sabina Khan, MD; Muhammad B. Rafique, MD; Catherine Rim, MD; Sarah Tariq, MD; Tricia M. Vecchione, MD; Karla Wyatt-Thompson, MD, MS

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the most common blocks performed in current regional anesthesia practice;
  2. Recognize the indications and best ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques of upper and lower extremities;
  3. Correctly distinguish the anatomical structures on standardized patients by using ultrasound on live models;
  4. Mandatory practice on Phantoms to improve needle-probe coordination for all participants