Curriculum

March: Regional Anesthesia 101

  • Basic Science: Principles of Ultrasound
  • Basic Science: Local Anesthetics and Adjuvants for Nerve Blocks
  • Acute Postoperative Pain: Patient-Controlled Analgesia
  • Acute Postoperative Pain: Pediatric Regional Anesthesia

April: Regional Anesthesia 201

  • General Topics: Nerve Injury in Regional Anesthesia
  • General Topics: Bier block
  • General Topics: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity
  • General Topics: Post-Dural Puncture Headache

May: Regional Anesthesia 301

  • Neuraxial Block: Overview
  • Neuraxial Block: Spine Anatomy; Epidural (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Caudal)
  • Neuraxial Block: Epidural Adjuvants
  • Neuraxial Block: Spinal and Combined Spinal Epidural
  • Neuraxial Block: Cardiac, Pulmonary, GI, GU, Endocrine, and Metabolic Effects
  • Neuraxial Block: ASRA Guidelines

June: Regional Anesthesia 401

  • Lower Extremity Blocks: Sciatic Nerve Block
  • Lower Extremity Blocks: Femoral Nerve Block and Adductor Canal Block
  • Lower Extremity Blocks: Lumbar Plexus Block and Obturator Nerve Block
  • Lower Extremity Blocks: Popliteal Sciatic Block
  • Lower Extremity Blocks: Ankle Block

July: Regional Anesthesia 501

  • Upper Extremity Blocks: Interscalene and Superior Trunk Block
  • Upper Extremity Blocks: Supraclavicular Nerve Block
  • Upper Extremity Blocks: Infraclavicular and Axillary Nerve Block
  • Upper Extremity Blocks: Wrist Blocks: Ulnar, Radial, Median Nerve Block
  • Upper Extremity Blocks: Suprascapular Nerve Block

August: Regional Anesthesia 601

  • Trunk Block: Intercostal Nerve Block
  • Trunk Block: Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks
  • Trunk Block: Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block
  • Trunk Block: Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Block
  • Trunk Block: Erector Spinae Block
  • Truncal Block: Pectoralis Nerve Block
  • Head and Neck: Superficial Cervical Plexus block

September: Chronic pain 101

  • Basic Science: Pain Mechanisms and Pathways
  • Basic Science: Opioid Receptors
  • Basic Science: Social, Vocational, and Psychological Influences
  • Basic Science: Gender and Age Differences in Pain Perception
  • Basic Science: Pathophysiology of Acute and Chronic Pain
  • Basic Science: Autonomic Nervous System Physiology

October: Chronic pain 201

  • Noncancer Pain: Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Noncancer Pain: Fibromyalgia
  • Noncancer Pain: Facet Arthropathy and Axial Low Back and Neck Pain
  • Noncancer Pain: Radiculopathy and Epidural Steroid Injections
  • Noncancer Pain: Discogenic Low Back Pain

November: Chronic pain 301

  • Craniofacial Pain: Headache and Botulinum Neurotoxins
  • Craniofacial Pain: Supraorbital, Infraorbital, Auriculotemporal Nerve Block
  • Craniofacial Pain: Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Craniofacial Pain: Occipital Neuralgia and Nerve Block
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

December: Chronic pain 401

  • Sympathetic Blocks: Stellate Ganglion Block
  • Sympathetic Blocks: Celiac Plexus Nerve Block and Neurolysis
  • Sympathetic Blocks: Lumbar Sympathetic Block
  • Sympathetic Blocks: Superior Hypogastric Block and Neurolysis
  • Sympathetic Blocks: Ganglion Impar Block and Neurolysis

January: Chronic pain 501

  • Neuropathic Pain: Postherpetic Neuralgia
  • Neuropathic Pain: Phantom Limb Pain and Central Post-Stroke Pain
  • Neuropathic Pain: Peripheral Neuropathies
  • Neuropathic Pain: Genitofemoral Nerve Block
  • Neuropathic Pain: Pudendal Nerve Block

February: Chronic pain 601

  • Cancer Pain: Overview
  • Neuroablation Techniques for Pain Management
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
  • NSAIDs and Acetaminophen for Acute and Chronic Pain
  • Antidepressants and Anticonvulsants for Neuropathic Pain
  • Opioid Analgesics, Tolerance, Dependence and Addiction
  • Equianalgesic Doses of Opioids