Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia of Upper and Lower Limb
An Introductory Practical Course for Anaesthetists.

Mayo Building : Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust


9 February 2011

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.
10 February 2011

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.