Download MSNAF`s Educational Weekend Ultrasound Guided Regional Nerve

MSNAF’s Educational Weekend
Ultrasound Guided Regional Nerve Block Seminar
Presented by Ted Holmes, MSN, CRNA
0730-0800
Recognizing the benefits and safety concerns of using ultrasound-guided
administration of regional anesthetics (working breakfast)
0800-0900
Didactic education: Describe Anatomy/Indication/Technique for an interscalene block of
the brachial plexus.
Hands-on education: Using live models participants will identify ultrasound machine
setting and technique used to locate neurovascular structures involved in an
interscalene block of the brachial plexus.**
0900-1000
Didactic education: Describe Anatomy/Indication/Technique for a supraclavicular block
of the brachial plexus.
Hands-on education: Using live models participants will identify ultrasound machine
setting and technique used to locate neurovascular structures involved in a
supraclavicular block of the brachial plexus.**
 1000-1100
Didactic education: Describe Anatomy/Indication/Technique for femoral nerve block.
Hands-on education: Using live models participants will identify ultrasound machine
setting and technique used to locate neurovascular structures involved in a femoral
nerve block.**
 1100-1200
Didactic education: Describe Anatomy/Indication/Technique for a popliteal nerve block.
Hands-on education: Using live models participants will identify ultrasound machine
setting and technique used to locate neurovascular structures involved in a popliteal
nerve block.**
1200-1400
For certification of completion, participants are required to identify proper
neurovascular landmarks for each of the four nerve block techniques: interscalene,
supraclavicular, femoral, and popliteal. Participants, not seeking certification, will also
have the opportunity to utilize simulation of ultrasound guided needle insertion on blue
phantoms simulators.
**Instructor assisted practice to achieve appropriate and successful ultrasound technique. Upon completion,
participants will be able to locate and identify major neurovascular structures on a live model and successfully
perform simulated nerve block on phantom model using ultrasound-guided injection techniques.
Program Purpose
Ultrasound offers a non-invasive imaging technique for appreciation of regional neurovascular structures
and safe administration of local anesthetics. Local anesthetics benefit quality of patient care and reduce
complication rates as well as length of hospital stay. Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia has become an
unwritten standard-of-care for many providers.
Memphis Student Nurse Anesthetist Foundation’s Alumni Weekend Education seeks to engage students
and professionals in real-time, ultrasound-guided injection of regional anesthetic. This will be
accomplished through didactic education in basic ultrasonography and appreciation of regional
neurovascular anatomy followed by hands-on training in ultrasound use and local anesthetic injection
techniques.
Objectives
Participant will be able to:
1. Distinguish the ultrasound images of vessels, peripheral nerves, tendons, layers of fascia, nerve
plexus and the dura, and demonstrate techniques of improving ultrasound images.
2. Establish a technique to handle the ultrasound equipment while performing needle placement,
different ultrasound stations will be available at the course, identifying and differentiating anatomic
structures imaged by ultrasound on living models.
3. Identify the benefits of using real time, ultrasound guidance for the administration of regional
anesthesia.