Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia of Upper and Lower Limb
An Introductory Practical Course for Anaesthetists.
Mayo Building : Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
08:30 Registration (coffee and breakfast rolls).
08:55 Welcome
Jim Corcoran
09:00 Physics of ultrasound (lecture).
Martin Allan
09:20 Image optimisation – knobology (practical demonstration).
Lynne Wilson
09:40 Ultrasound appearance of nerves and needling techniques (lecture).
Jim Corcoran
10:00 Needling practice on phantoms (practical).
All Faculty
10:50 Coffee.
11:10 Needling practice on phantoms (continued).
All Faculty
12:10 Anatomy and ultrasound appearances of nerves in upper limb 1 (lecture).
Alan Minchom
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Brachial plexus workshop.
Guided hands-on practice with models (practical).
All Faculty
14:45 Coffee.
15:00 Anatomy and ultrasound appearances of nerves in upper limb 2 (lecture).
Jayesh Menon
15:50 Upper limb workshop.
Guided hands on practice with models (practical).
All Faculty
17:00 End of day one.
08:20 Coffee and breakfast rolls.
08:40 Anatomy and ultrasound - abdominal wall and lower limb 1 (lecture).
Jim Corcoran
09:00 Lower limb workshop.
Guided hands on practice with models (practical).
All Faculty
10:20 Coffee.
10:40 Anatomy and ultrasound appearances of nerves in lower limb 2 (lecture).
Helen Alexander
11:00 Lower limb workshop 2.
Guided hands on practice with models (practical).
All Faculty
12:10 Local anaesthetic induced cardiac arrest – a personal perspective (lecture).
Martin Allan
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Neuro-axial scanning (lecture).
Jayesh Menon
13:50 Guided hands-on practice –
Nerve mapping 2 stations
Upper limb blocks on anatomical phantoms 2 stations 20-25 mins at
Lower limb blocks on anatomical phantoms 1 station each station
All Faculty
14:30 Coffee served during practice.
16:30 Questions and answers, return of evaluation sheets.
All Faculty
16:45 Course ends.