Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia:
Setting Up Your Own Practice

Saturday, February 25, 2012

University of California, Irvine
Main Campus - Medical Education Building
826 Health Sciences Road
Irvine, CA 92697
www.medsim.uci.edu

Course Description

The purpose of this activity is to provide the anesthesia provider with the necessary skills to successfully perform and implement ultrasound guided regional anesthesia in a private practice setting. Instruction includes didactics, “hands-on” ultrasound workshops, and a simulation session. Local anesthetic pharmacology, anatomy, scanning techniques, and complication management will be discussed. In addition, guest speakers will review the steps needed to incorporate, as well as compliantly bill for, ultrasound guided regional anesthesia in a practice.

Registration Information

Enrollment Fees

• $400 - Anesthesiologists
• $300 - CRNAs
• $200 - Residents

Enrollment fees includes registration, lunch, evening reception, and course materials.

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Paper Registration

 Download Registration Form Here

Send in completed registration form to:
Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia: Setting Up Your Own Practice
333 The City Boulevard West, Suite 2150
Orange, CA 92868

Fax

Fax in completed registration from to:
(714) 456-7702

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received in writing by January 25, 2012 and will be subject to a $75 processing fee. No refunds will be given after January 25, 2012. A full refund will be provided if for any reason the course must be canceled or rescheduled.

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Objectives

At the conclusion, the participants should be able to:

• Compliantly bill for regional anesthesia procedures
• Choose the correct block for anesthesia coverage for the desired surgery
• Identify all supplies needed to perform a peripheral nerve block
• Practice needle manipulation by visualizing the needle with ultrasound using both in-plane and out-of-plane techniques on phantom simulators
• Generate an ultrasound image using appropriate focus settings and transducer selection
• Visualize and correctly identify appropriate nerve and vascular structures with ultrasound imaging
• Explain the neuroanatomy associated with the appropriate regional block
• Select the appropriate local anesthetic for onset of action and length of action for a certain regional block
• Display basic scanning techniques with ultrasound, including probe manipulation for optimal image generation
• Recognize the visual sign of inadvertent intraneural injection on ultrasound
• Diagnose intravascular local anesthetic and treat appropriately by applying the intralipid rescue protocol in high fidelity simulation

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Faculty

Jane Ahn, MD - Activity Director HS/Assistant Clinical Professor Director, Acute Pain and Regional Service Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, California	Kyle Ahn, MD HS/Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, California
Amy DeRoche, MD HS/ Assistant Clinical Professor Director, Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, California	Kimberly Gimenez, MD HS/Clinical Professor Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, California
Joseph Rinehart, MD HS/Assistant Clinical Professor Residency Program Associate Director Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, California	Nishant Shah, MD Regional Anesthesia Fellow Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, California
Coral Sun, MD HS/Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, California

Guest Speakers

Edward Mariano, MD, MAS Chief of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Associate Professor, Stanford University Co-Director Regional Fellowship, Stanford University	Devona Slater President and Senior Compliance Auditor Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc. Leawood, Kansas
Ariel Hurtado, MD Hazel Hawkins Anesthesia Hollister, CA

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Agenda

7:15am - 8:00am	Sign in - Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 8:45am	“Practical Points for Setting Up a Successful Regional Practice” Edward Mariano, MD, MAS
9:25am - 9:40am	15 minute Q&A Panel Drs. Mariano, Sun, Hurtado
9:40am - 9:55am	Break
10:00am - 10:45am	“Billing & Compliance for Regional Anesthesia” Devona Slater
10:50am - 11:10am	Local Anesthesia Jane Ahn, MD
11:15am - 11:35pm	Upper Anatomy Review Kyle Ahn, MD
11:40am - 12:00pm	Truncal & Lower Extremity Anatomy Review Joseph Rinehart, MD
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Live Model Workshops: Interscalene, Supraclavicular, Infraclavicular, Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, and TAP blocks
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Evening Reception & Refreshments

General Information

Accreditation

The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and the University of California CME Consortium to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CME activities. Full disclosure of conflicts and conflict resolutions will be made prior to the activity in writing via handout materials, insert, or syllabus.

AB 1195 Compliance Statement

This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195, which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. For specific information regarding Bill 1195 and definitions of cultural and linguistic competency, please visit the CME website at www.cme.uci.edu

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

ADA Statement: In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, we will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs. For any special request, please call Haideh Ghodsirasti, (714) 456-5463 on or before January 25, 2012.

Recommended Hotel Accommodations

Newport Beach Marriott Bayview | 500 Bayview Circle, Newport Beach, 92660.

Parking

The parking fee is included in the registration. Park at Parking Lot 83 which is located off of Bison Ave & Health Sciences Road. Walk in between Hewitt Research Hall and Gross Hall. The Medical Education building will be the third building on your left.

Contact

Please contact Haideh Ghodsirasti, p: (714)456-5463, e: hghodsir@uci.edu for any questions.

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