Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Multidisciplinary Symposium & Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Training April 7, 2018
The first 50 registered attendees will receive a FREE subscription to the SSRA online CME Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block Course for 13 CME credits.
JOIN US: SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018, Quinnipiac University, Frank H Netter School of Medicine, 370 Bassett Road North Haven, CT 06473 for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Multidisciplinary Symposium with a focus on the role of Regional Anesthesia and Multimodal Analgesia.
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION CLOSES:
March 30th, 2018
REGISTRATION COST:
Anesthesiologists & surgeons: $400.00 – after March 1st, $500.00
CRNA’s, nurses, administrators, & pharmacists: $200.00, after March 1st, $300.00
Fellows, residents, & students: No cost
QUESTIONS:
Please contact Course Manager Rebecca, Devine at 585-329-6021 or info@ssraonlinecme.com with any questions.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
THERESA BOWLING, M.D.
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FOCUS: The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Multidisciplinary Symposium is designed to provide high quality regional anesthesia training in the techniques of ultrasound guided nerve blocks and regional anesthesia program development in the context of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS).
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
After attending the symposium, all participants should be able to:
- Understand the principles of ERAS guidelines and steps to implement such goals in their institutions
- Recognize the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach and collaboration between all stakeholders for ERAS program success
- Understand the importance of regional anesthesia and multimodal analgesia for ERAS program success
TARGET AUDIENCE: Anesthesiologists, Surgeons, CRNA’s, Nurses, Administrators, Pharmacists, Fellows, Residents, and students
Anesthesiologists:
- Understand the role of ultrasound guided nerve blocks and multimodal analgesia in ERAS programs
- Describe the indications, contraindications, and complications of common nerve blocks
- Learn the techniques to perform ultrasound guided nerve blocks used for anesthesia and analgesia in colorectal, breast and orthopedic surgery
Surgeons:
- Understand the principles of ideal surgical ERAS guidelines for colorectal, breast, and orthopedic surgery
Administrators:
- Understand the role of the administration in providing support to the stakeholders to facilitate the success of ERAS programs
- Learn and understand how properly constructed ERAS protocols can improve
- patient care, increase patient safety and satisfaction scores, and improve income.
Pharmacists:
- Recognize the pharmacy does not and cannot function in a silo and plays a critical role in ERAS program success by supporting the multidisciplinary team.
EDUCATIONAL METHODS
- Comprehensive lectures by nationally recognized key opinion leaders in ERAS program development
- Multidisciplinary panel discussion
- Specialty specific break-out sessions
- Small groups skill based ultrasound nerve block training on models and inanimate phantoms
CME – SSRA ONLINE TRAINING LIBRARY
Registered attendees will also receive a FREE subscription to the SSRA online training library:
- SSRA Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Course
- New lectures (CME accredited and non-CME accredited) added frequently
- Regularly updated literature section with pertinent articles on regional anesthesia and narcotic sparing analgesia
- News section with popular press
COURSE DIRECTORS
Theresa Bowling, MD
- Director of Regional Anesthesia, Integrated Anesthesia Associates Fairfield Division
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, St.Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
- President and Founder, SSRA
Philip R. Corvo MD, MA FACS
- Chairman of Surgery and Director of Surgical Critical Care Saint Mary’s Hospital, Trinity Health of New England, Waterbury, Connecticut
- Governor-at-Large, American College of Surgeons
- Founding President, Connecticut Surgical Quality Collaborative
Ultrasound-guided nerve block course agenda:
Ultrasound-guided Chest Wall Blocks; Thoracic Paravertebral, PEC I/II, & Serratus Anterior Compartment Blocks
Vlad Frenk, M.D., Director of Regional Anesthesia, NAPA of the Hudson Valley
Ultrasound Guided Abdominal Wall Blocks: Transversus Abdominus Plane, Rectus Sheath, & Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Blocks
Theresa Bowling, M.D., Director of Regional Anesthesia, Integrated Anesthesia Associates, Fairfield Division
US Scanning Session I – Chest & Abdominal Wall Blocks
All Faculty
Ultrasound-guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks: Femoral, Adductor Canal, Sciatic, & i-PACK Blocks
Sonia Szylk, M.D., Director of Regional Anesthesia, NAPA, Mid-Atlantic Division, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Ultrasound-guided Upper Extremity Blocks: Interscalene, Supraclavicular, & Infraclavicular Approaches to the Brachial Plexus
Mitchell Fingerman, M.D., Associate Professor, Division Chief & Fellowship Director, Regional & Ambulatory Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine
US Scanning Session II – Upper & Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
All Faculty
i-PACK/Adductor Canal Block Lecture/Scanning
Benjamin Kong, M.D., Director of Ambulatory Anesthesia, Hartford Hospital, CT
Serratus Anterior Compartment Block Lecture/Scanning
Richard Teams, M.D., Director of Regional Anesthesia, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas
SYMPOSIUM AGENDA PRESENTATIONS
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The What, the How, and the Why
Philip Corvo, MD, Founder, Connecticut Surgical Quality Collaborative - It Takes a Village: Critical Collaboration for a Successful ERAS Program
Sonia Szlyk, MD, Director of Regional Anesthesia, NAPA, Mid-Atlantic Region - Use of Opiate Medications in Shoulder Surgery Paul Sethi, MD, President, Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists
Paul Sethi, MD, President, Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists, Greenwich, Connecticut - Enhanced Recovery for Orthopedic Surgery: The Role of The Regional Anesthesia Provider
Mitchell Fingerman, MD, Division Chief and Fellowship Director, Regional and Ambulatory Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine - i-PACK/Adductor Canal Block Lecture/scanning
Benjamin Kong, MD, Director of Ambulatory Anesthesia, Hartford Hospital, CT - Serratus Anterior Compartment Block Lecture/scanning
Richard Teames, MD, Director of Regional Anesthesia,
John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX, National Clinical Director of Regional Anesthesia, Envision Health Corp. - Factors Affecting Formulary Access to Analgesics for Multimodal Pain Management
Susan Bear, PharmD, BCPS, Carolina Health Systems - What ERAS Does for a Hospital System: Cost vs Benefit – The Administrator’s Point of View
James Tucker, RN, MBA Regional Chief Quality Officer at Trinity Health of New England - Panel Discussion –
All Faculty Moderated by Theresa Bowling, MD - Ultrasound Guided Chest Wall Blocks; Thoracic Paravertebral, PEC I/II, & Serratus Anterior Compartment Blocks Vlad Frenk, MD
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Abdominal Surgery: An Overview
Philip Corvo, MD - Ultrasound Guided Abdominal Wall Blocks: Transversus Abdominus Plane, Rectus Sheath, and Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Blocks
Theresa Bowling, MD - Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Breast Surgery
Beth Selling, MD - US Scanning Session I Chest and abdominal wall blocks
- Ultrasound Guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks: Femoral, Adductor Canal, Sciatic, & iPACK Blocks
Sonia Szylk, MD - Ultrasound Guided Upper Extremity Blocks: Interscalene, Supraclavicular, & Infraclavicular Approaches to the Brachial Plexus
Mitchell Fingerman, MD - US Scanning Session II Upper and Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
