Meetings
RA-UK has approved 2 courses for preparation for the ESRA Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia.
These have been developed by NHS Consultant Regional Anaesthetists who are ESRA members and who have successfully passed both components of this examination.
Part 1 ESRA (MCQ) Prep Course - Thurs 26th August 2010
Part 2 ESRA Diploma (Viva) Prep Course - Friday 27th August 2010
Both these courses may be booked online via the RA-UK store
Friday 27th August 2010
| Course Organisers: | Dr Mark Crowley MBBS, BSc, FRCA, DESRA Consultant Anaesthetist, Oxford |
| Dr James French BMBS, BMedSci, FRCA, DESRA Consultant Anaesthetist, Nottingham |
This course now in its second year is specifically aimed at helping anaesthetists prepare for the part 2-VIVA component of the ESRA (European Society of Regional Anaesthesia) diploma examination.
Developed by NHS Consultant Regional Anaesthetists who are ESRA members and who have successfully passed both components of this examination.
The course programme will cover aspects in regional anaesthesia relevant to the ESRA diploma examination. Sit mock ESRA regional anaesthesia VIVA exams and receive tuition and lectures covering topics relevant to the exam.
Cost: £100 for this intensive one day course.
Certificates of attendance will be issued on the day along with a receipt of payment for study leave application.
Venue: Postgraduate Education Centre, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham. NG5 1PG (WWW.NHU.NHS.UK)
Booking: Complete the online booking at the RA-UK Store
Numbers for the course are limited.
Parking: There is a 45 space car park behind the PGEC, accessed between the PGEC and cityside restaurant. There is a barrier with intercom access. If there is no space here then the PGEC reception can issue a parking permit for the purple car park, further east along North road. A map of the venue may be seen here.
Accommodation: Within 1 mile of the city hospital campus are:
1) Park Inn Nottingham, Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG52BT. Tel: 0115 935 9988) www.Nottingham.Parkinn.co.uk
2) Best Western Westminster Hotel, 312 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG5 2EF. Tel: 0115 955 5000 www.Westminster-Hotel.co.uk
Programme:
08:30-09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00-09:20 ESRA Diploma Examination Overview. History and evolution
09:20-10:00 Equipment review: Peripheral nerve stimulation, ultrasound, catheters and local anaesthetic agents
10:00-10:45 Review of Upper limb blocks
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:45 Review of Lower limb blocks
11:45-12:30 Review of Neuro-axial blocks and Intravenous techniques
12:30-13:15 Mock Viva’s- Session 1
13:15-14:00 Lunch
14:00- 14:45 Mock Viva’s- Session 2
14:45-15:30 Mock Viva’s- Session 3
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45- 16:30 Mock Viva’s- Session 4
16:30-17:00 Summary, Questions and Answer session
17:00 Course Close
To book visit http://www.ra-uk.org/store
Thurs 26th August 2010
| Course Organisers: | Dr Mark Crowley MBBS, BSc, FRCA, DESRA Consultant Anaesthetist, Oxford |
| Dr James French BMBS, BMedSci, FRCA, DESRA Consultant Anaesthetist, Nottingham |
This course now in its second year is specifically aimed at helping anaesthetists prepare for the part 1-MCQ component of the ESRA (European Society of Regional Anaesthesia) diploma examination.
Developed by NHS Consultant Regional Anaesthetists who are ESRA members and who have successfully passed both components of this examination.
The course programme will cover aspects in regional anaesthesia relevant to the ESRA diploma examination. Sit mock ESRA regional anaesthesia MCQ exams and receive tuition and lectures covering topics relevant to the exam. .
Cost: £100 for this intensive one day course.
Certificates of attendance will be issued on the day along with a receipt of payment for study leave application.
Venue: Postgraduate Education Centre, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham. NG5 1PG (WWW.NHU.NHS.UK)
Booking: Complete the online booking at the RA-UK Store
Numbers for the course are limited.
Parking: There is a 45 space car park behind the PGEC, accessed between the PGEC and cityside restaurant. There is a barrier with intercom access. If there is no space here then the PGEC reception can issue a parking permit for the purple car park, further east along North road. A map of the venue may be seen here.
Accommodation: Within 1 mile of the city hospital campus are:
1) Park Inn Nottingham, Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG52BT. Tel: 0115 935 9988) www.Nottingham.Parkinn.co.uk
2) Best Western Westminster Hotel, 312 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG5 2EF. Tel: 0115 955 5000 www.Westminster-Hotel.co.uk
Programme:
08:30-09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00-09:20 ESRA Diploma Examination Overview. History and evolution
09:20-10:00 Equipment review: Peripheral nerve stimulation, ultrasound, catheters and local anaesthetic agents
10:00-10:45 Review of Upper limb blocks
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:45 Review of Lower limb blocks
11:45-12:30 Review of Neuro-axial blocks and Intravenous techniques
12:30-13:15 Mock ESRA Diploma MCQ Paper 1
13:15-14:00 Lunch
14:00- 14:45 MCQ Examination Paper 1- Answers and feedback
14:45-15:30 Mock ESRA Diploma MCQ Paper 2
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45- 16:30 MCQ Examination Paper 2- Answers and feedback
16:30-17:00 Questions and Answer session
17:00 Summary and Course Close
To book visit http://www.ra-uk.org/store
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ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING & CLINICAL WORKSHOPS
You may download the programme in PDF format here
THURSDAY 6 MAY 2010
ANATOMY / PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION / ULTRASOUND WORKSHOPS
| 0930 – 0945 | Introduction and orientation |
| 0945 – 11:15 | Morning session - Cadaver workshops - 45mins per station |
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1. Upper limb a. Above the clavicle b. Below the clavicle |
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2. Lower limb a. lumbar plexus b. sacral plexus |
| 1115 – 1130 | Refreshment Break |
| 11:30 -13:00 | Morning session - Cadaver workshops - 45mins per station |
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3. Abdominal wall a. posterior abdominal wall b. Anterior abdominal wall |
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4. thorax and spine a. chest & thoracic spine b. lumbar spine |
| 1300 – 1400 | Lunch |
| 1400-1515 | Afternoon session- PNS / Ultrasound - 45 minutes per station |
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5. Upper limb a. Above the clavicle b. Below the clavicle |
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6. Lower limb a. lumbar plexus b. sacral plexus |
| 1515 – 1530 | Refreshment Break |
| 15:30-17:00 | Afternoon session- PNS / Ultrasound - 45 minutes per station |
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7. Abdominal wall a. posterior abdominal wall b. Anterior abdominal wall |
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8. thorax and spine a. chest & thoracic spine b. lumbar spine |
THURSDAY 6 MAY 2010
REFRESHER COURSE
| 0930-1000 | Welcome/Registration & Coffee | |
| 1010-1020 | Welcome | Dr Barry Nicholls, Taunton |
| 1010-1050 |
Anticoagulants and regional anaesthesia: new drugs, new guidelines, old worries |
Dr Barry Nicholls, Taunton |
| 1050-1130 | Is regional anaesthesia good for you: can we really affect outcome? | Dr William Harrop-Griffiths, London |
| 1130-1230 | Debate: This house believes that the use of ultrasound for nerve location | |
| increases the success rate and safety of peripheral nerve blocks. | |
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| Proposer: Dr Peter Marhofer, Vienna, Austria | |
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| Opposer: Dr William Harrop-Griffiths, London | |
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| 1230-1300 | Case presentation and discussion | |
| 1300-1400 | Lunch | |
| 1400-1440 | What’s new in regional anesthesia? |
Dr Kelly Place-RA-UK sponsored fellow 2009-2010 |
| 14:40-15:20 | Nerve damage and peripheral nerve blocks | Dr William Harrop-Griffiths, London |
| 1520-1600 | Regional anaesthesia and analgesia for children | Dr Peter Marhofer, Vienna, Austria |
| 1600-1620 | Case presentation & discussion | |
| 1630 | Tea & Depart | |
FRIDAY 7th May 2010
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
| 0800-0900 | Registration & Coffee | |
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Regional anaesthesia ‘Out of the comfort zone’ | |
| 0900-0920 | RA Ghana | Dr David Semple, Edinburgh |
| 0920 -0940 | Military regional anaesthesia | Surg Cdr David Birt RN, Plymouth |
| 0940-1000 | Regional anaesthesia for the A& E / non anaesthetists | Dr Martin Shields, Belfast |
| 1000 -1020 | Extending analgesia in the community | Dr Rafael Blanco, Lewisham |
| 1020 – 1040 | Discussion | |
| 1040 – 1100 | Refreshment Break | |
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Post operative care – Emergency abdominal surgery ‘analgesic options’ | |
| 1100 -1130 | Laparotomy in the elderly patient - considerations | Dr Alex Goodwin, Bath |
| 1130 – 1200 | ‘Epidural anaesthesia and abdominal surgery – pros and cons’ | Prof Francis Bonnet, Paris, France |
| 1200 – 1230 | Abdominal wall techniques – TAP and rectus sheath |
Dr Christian Egeler, Swansea |
| 1230-1400 | Lunch and Poster Session | |
| 1230 -1300 | RA-UK AGM | |
| 1400- 1440 | Bruce Scott lecture: | Dr Peter Marhofer, Vienna, Austria |
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Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia – what have we learnt during the last 15years | |
| Spinal anaesthesia for twenty first century – ‘OLD BUT GOLD’ | ||
| 1440 - 1500 |
A brief history of spinal anaesthesia – / Wolley & Rowe, glass spine etc |
Dr Robin Russell, Oxford |
| 1500- 1520 | The pharmacokinetics & pharmocodynamics of spinal drugs | Dr Kevin Milligan, Belfast |
| 1520 – 1550 | Refreshment Break | |
| 1550– 1610 | Modern spinal anaesthetic practice – day case, low dose, unilateral | Dr Beverly Watson, Kings Lynn |
| 1610 - 1630 | Spinal anesthesia for major abdominal / orthopaedic surgery / including spinal catheters | Dr Mark Blunt, Kings Lynn |
| 1630 – 1645 | The role of ultrasound in spinal anaesthesia? | TBA |
| 1645 -1700 | Discussion & Close Of Meeting | |
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