Course
This highly practical two day cadaveric course allows candidates to repeatedly practise basic and advanced ultrasound guided peripheral and neuraxial, single shot and continuous nerve block techniques on freshly thawed human cadavers. These freshly thawed human cadavers have excellent anatomical realism and provide near normal tissue properties for the clinician to perform ultrasound guided nerve blocks and catheter techniques.
Suitable for: Anaesthetists - Registrars and Consultants - and GP Anaesthetists
Dates
About
Delegates should return to their hospitals with newly acquired knowledge and the confidence to perform regional anaesthesia on their patients, gained from having practised new techniques under supervision in a realistic setting.
Course Content
Delegates will be grouped according to prior experience as much as possible and the group size will be small, with three delegates per instructor.
Each station at the course will feature a freshly thawed cadaver and a live human model, with two or more instructors:
- Practise specific blocks on cadavers
- Practise scanning techniques on live human models
- Discuss and practise good block ergonomics and needling techniques
- Dissected cadaveric prosections and charts are available for reference.
There will also be stations where delegates may choose the block they want to practise or learn from faculty and repeat under expert guidance.
GP Anaesthetists - The Australian Government is offering training grants of $2000 per day to rural and remote procedural and emergency medicine GPs to maintain their respective skills. Reaccreditation in the Training Program will be sought.
Please contact:
RACGP National Rural Faculty
T 1800 636 764
E rural.procedural.grants@racgp.org.au
Workshop Inclusions
All meals and refreshments including Day 1 Sundowner and Closing Talk by Convenors
2025 Fees
GP Anaesthetists: $2150
Anaesthetic Registrars: $2245
Consultant Anaesthetists: $2410
COVID-19 Information for Workshop Participants
Course content and date may be subject to change or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances.
Convenors
Accreditations or CPD Approvals
Approved in the RACGP CPD Program for 0.5 hours Educational Activities and 12.5 hours in reviewing performance. Eligible for a 2 day Rural Procedural Grant in Anaesthetics or Emergency Medicine.
Approved in the ACRRM CPD Program for 12 hours in Educational Activity and 12 MOPS Radiology hours.
Reapproval will be sought in the ANZCA CPD Program.
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Testimonials
"The closest reproduction of real world conditions as possible. "
"As close to human experience as we can reasonably get. "
"Hands on learning with experts is fantastic."
"(The course) consolidated my knowledge and I will teach Trainees much better."
"Amazing to be able to scan live models then practice needling on the donors - a perfect combination."
"A great course - I will be recommending it to my colleagues. "
- 2024 Workshop Participants
Venue
CTEC
The University of Western Australia
Entrance No.2 Hackett Drive, Crawley
Perth, Western Australia
For more information contact
Lorna Christie
Senior Course Coordinator
T +61 8 6488 8505
E lorna.christie@uwa.edu.au
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