All Regional Anaesthesia Meetings 2010

Meetings and Courses

Meetings 2010

All Regional Anaesthesia Meetings 2010

2010

Please find below a list of meetings, events and seminars that may be of interest to our members and non-members working in the field of regional anaesthesia that will be held in 2010.

For a list of RA-UK approved courses and meetings please click here

For information on how to submit an event click here

September

The XXIX Annual European Society for Regional Anaesthesia Congress

8-11 September 2010 Venue: Porto, Portugal

The XXIX Annual European Society for Regional Anaesthesia Congress will unite over 1,500 anaesthesiologists, physicians and scientists who use regional anaesthesia for surgery, obstetrics and paediatrics and pain control. Don’t miss a unique opportunity to learn and network with global experts in the beautiful historic town of Porto.

Visit the congress website: http://www2.kenes.com/esra2010/Pages/Home.aspx

Advanced Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia RAUK_approved_mini

9 – 10 September 2010 Venue: Liverpool
These courses are organized by Regional Anaesthesia UK – RAUK (formerly ESRA UK & Ireland) the official UK national regional anaesthesia society affiliated to ESRA, in conjunction with Sonosite Ltd.

This two-day course is aimed at anaesthetists wishing to improve their skills in UGRA and comprises of didactic lectures covering all commonly used regional techniques, clinical and cadaveric anatomy demonstrations and practical hands-on workshops. Further information on the faculty and content of this course can be found on the RAUK website www.RA-UK.org, these courses are also recognized for the ESRA diploma.

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Ultrasound For Regional Anaesthesia in Adults and Children
9-10 September 2010 Venue: Liverpool

The course has developed a great deal over the 5 years it has been running.
Registered for 10 CPD points
The emphasis is learning skills that you can take away and apply in practice back at work.
Over 9 hours of hands on workshops over the 2 days.

We try to tailor the sessions to your abilities and your interests.
The faculty comprises both adult and paediatric anaesthetists so whether you wish to discuss how to do a patient for shoulder arthroplasty or trcheooesophageal fistula there is someone with the appropriate experience..

All workshops on adult volunteers
Aimed at consultants and trainees

Limited to 12 places, ratio of 3 : 1 teaching ratio

Cost £300. Application form available here

All enquires to:
The Anaesthetic & Pain Service Secretaries
The Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital – Alder Hey
telephone: 0151 252 5223 - fax: 0151 252 5460
Barbara Conway/or Kim Bennett @alderhey.nhs.uk

BMUS 2010- British Medical Ultrasound Society Integrated Training Day Regional Anaesthesia

28 september 2010 Venue: Brighton

One day workshop comprising of 4-5 Sessions.

How anaesthetists use (portable) Ultrasound.

The use of ultrasound for chronic pain- Dr Christian Egeler, Swansea
Ultrasound in critical care - Dr Andrew Kilner, Newcastle
Ultrasound in paediatric anaesthesia - Dr Rishi Diwan, Liverpool
Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia lower limb - Dr James French, Nottingham
Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia upper limb - Dr Morne? Wolmarans, Norwich

Short lectures, followed by demonstrations / hands on workshops.

If you are interested in receiving more information or registering, please contact Rachel Meir at the BMUS office, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or telephone 0207 6363714 or visit www.bmus2010.org.

Sixth LSORA London workshops in Regional Anaesthesia

30th September- 1st October Venue: London

This is the sixth year of our project.
We will formally assess you throughout out the two days with our competency assessment folder.Our course is recognised for the ESRA Diploma.
Lectures, anatomy demonstrations at St George's Anatomy Lab, Video clips and direct discussion with international recognized leaders in the field.
The aim is to attend the great demand for regional anaesthetic techniques. We will keep you interested and busy with a variety of exciting practical activities over two days.
It is an impressive 1:2 ratio between Faculty & Delegate giving you a more personal learning experience. We want to know you ,we want you to know us.

Anatomy lab:
Astonishing well specially prepared specimens for regional anaesthesia discussion.Anatomy demonstrators and a Professor in Anatomy answering any questions.Six years doing this format.

Simulator Lab:
This year we have organized a session on local anaesthetic toxicity. We will discuss the guidelines for the management of severe toxicity, including the basic principles of resuscitation and the use of intralipid.
We will also focus on new, pioneering needling techniques.

Hands on practice & Cadaver workshop:
There will be 4 or 5 people in each group and you will spend 45 minutes at each work station. The use of ultrasound is imperative in our workshops, the leaders will demonstrate probe orientation and sono -anatomy. You will have ample opportunity to get 'hands on' scanning time. Needling techniques will be taught using phantom models and we will dedicate extra time to assess delegate performance. With the help of the Anatomy Department at St George's we will teach you the relevant anatomy using our specially prepared specimens. Our demonstrators will teach you boundaries, nerve distribution and will adapt their teaching to the use of regional anaesthesia blocks.

Venue: Postgraduate Department,St George's Hospital, London

Registration fee: £450 , payable by cheque to "London Society of Regional Anaesthesia"; £25 discount to members of RA UK (www.ragbi.org) and/or ESRA (www.esraeurope.org ).

Course organisers: Dr. Rafael Blanco
Secretarial support: Anne Smith
Enquiries: 5 Taw Close,Worthing West Sussex BN13 3PQ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Application form available here More details at: www.lsora.com

October

2nd Oxford Regional Anaesthesia Group Meeting

12th October 2010 Venue: University of Reading

For more information and presentations submission
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Registration is free by email and advisable for catering

For provisional programme and directions to venue click here or
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TRAINEE PRESENTATION PRIZE

Guy's and St. Thomas' Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia Course

29th October 2010 Venue: St. Thomas Hospital, London

This is a one day workshop-based course in Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia
•   Introductory Course aimed at both consultants and trainees
•   Concentrating on small group workshops to give hands on experience
Course includes:
•   Ultrasound scanning on live models
•   Teaching by experienced regional anaesthetists
•   Covers all commonly used blocks
•   Includes ultrasound for neuraxial blocks

£120 trainees; £200 consultants

For more information and applications visit: http://asp.artegis.com (Login : ultrasound
Password: 29oct10. Or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

November

10th Regional Anaesthesia Course - East Surrey Hospital

10-11 November 2010 Venue: East Surrey Hospital, Redhill

An eyes-on and hands-on guide to the many aspects of Regional Anaesthesia that Anaesthetists have to deal with daily, answering the questions: how to do it and why.
A Faculty of experienced Consultant Anaesthetists from a variety of hospitals and backgrounds, from the UK and abroad, who will lecture and facilitate the workshops.

Optional afternoon of cadaveric anatomy workshops Tue 9 Nov at St George’s Hospital, London

More information on the course webpage

Cost: £540 (inc VAT) for all three days. £390 (inc VAT) for Days 2 and 3 only.

HOW TO REGISTER: Application form on course webpage or BOOK ONLINE at www.infomedltd.co.uk or BOOK BY PHONE on 020 8123 0021

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1st LSORA Neuroaxial course in Regional Anaesthesia

20th November 2010 Venue: London

This is the first course in UK reviewing and re-educating the way in which spinals, epidurals and paravertebral blocks are performed using these novel US techniques.
We will give you lectures, demonstrations about how to perform these blocks.
There will be plenty of time for practical experience to practise what has been learn from the anatomy demonstrations. The experts will answer questions and give feedback.

Paravertebral blocks- These blocks are extremely important in providing pain relief to patients undergoing thoracic and breast surgery. We will teach not only the block technique but touch on the use of paravertebral catheters to provide extended pain relief
Psoas compartment block-Commonly performed for numerous surgical procedures this block is very useful.The anatomy will refreshed and there will be ample time to practise both in plane and out of plane approaches
Spinal block -We will show you how to count vertebraes, identify the midline and measure the distance to the subarachnoid space.
Epidural space - Further knowledge of the anatomy and US methodology of this space allows a safer approach to epidurals.This is particularly important in the obese and those with prior spinal conditions.

Venue: University Hospital of Lewisham, London
Registration fee: £200 , payable by cheque to "London Society of Regional Anaesthesia"; £25 discount to members of RA UK (www.ragbi.org) and/or ESRA (www.esraeurope.org ).

Course organisers: Dr. Rafael Blanco Secretarial support: Anne Smith
Enquiries: 5 Taw Close,Worthing West Sussex BN13 3PQ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Application available here More details at: www.lsora.com

Introductory Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia

22-23 November 2010 Venue:Hitchin

The two-day introductory course is designed to teach those who have little or no experience in the use of ultrasound in their normal daily practice. The course comprises of didactic lectures on the physics of ultrasound, ultrasound anatomy and regional anaesthesia techniques. The lectures and hands-on sessions will concentrate on the brachial plexus, upper and lower limb blocks.

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December

Advanced Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia
3-4 December 2010 Venue: Nottingham
These courses are organized by Regional Anaesthesia UK – RAUK (formerly ESRA UK & Ireland) the official UK national regional anaesthesia society affiliated to ESRA, in conjunction with Sonosite Ltd.

This two-day course is aimed at anaesthetists wishing to improve their skills in UGRA and comprises of didactic lectures covering all commonly used regional techniques, clinical and cadaveric anatomy demonstrations and practical hands-on workshops. Further information on the faculty and content of this course can be found on the RAUK website www.RA-UK.org, these courses are also recognized for the ESRA diploma.

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UCL Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia Course

8 December 2010 Venue: University College London, London

A one day introductory course in the basics of Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia aimed at those

* who want to perform blocks better
* who want to learn ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia

Course includes

* real ultrasound on live models!
* less than 30 candidates
* teaching by experienced anaesthetists
* lunch + breaks
* tutoring by interventional radiologists on in/out of plane techniques on phantoms

£125 trainees; £225 consultants

For more information and applications visit: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/education/UltrasoundRegional

RA UK Cadaver course

9-10 December 2010 Venue: Oxford

More details will be posted here in due course

LSORA Needling course in Regional Anaesthesia

11th December 2010 Venue: London

This is the first course in UK teaching how to needle under ultrasound/nerve stimulator guidance
We will give you lectures ,demonstrations and plenty of exercises about how to perform these blocks.
There will be plenty of time to practice, either with home made phantoms and more avant-garde ones!

3D techniques - International expert will prepare a set of exercises to help you with 3d orientation and with questions and answers and a folder to fill
Selection of probes
What is new and coming in simulation, needles and assessment in regional anaesthesia
How to choose the right probe for each block.What is new in probe design and to get used to them
Use of echogenic needles and how to select them
We will show you all the different types of needles you can expect to find at present, with the advantages and disadvantages of each.We will teach you how to insert catheters under ultrasound and nerve stimulator guidance
How to make your own models - We will demonstrate how to make homemade phantoms and how to design new exercises for you to expand and applied in your own hospitals.Become the expert and lead in this subject!

Venue: University Hospital of Lewisham, London

Registration fee: £200 , payable by cheque to "London Society of Regional Anaesthesia"; £25 discount to members of RA UK (www.ragbi.org) and/or ESRA (www.esraeurope.org ).

Course organisers: Dr. Rafael Blanco Secretarial support: Anne Smith
Enquiries: 5 Taw Close,Worthing West Sussex BN13 3PQ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Application available here More details at: www.lsora.com