4th Annual Comprehensive Review of Regional Anesthesia

Description

By participating in this CME program, attendees will better understand the following important clinical aspects of regional anesthesia practice:

  • The current and future trends in regional anesthesia
  • Advantages of regional anesthesia for carotid, thoracic and cardiac surgery
  • Techniques and clinical pearls on:
    • Cervical plexus blocks
    • Brachial plexus blocks interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, axillary)
    • Paravertebral blocks
    • Lumbar plexus, sciatic and popliteal blocks
  • The use of regional anesthesia for fast-tracking in ambulatory surgery
  • Neurologic complications of regional anesthesia and means to prevent them
  • Practical management of a patient with neurologic injury after regional anesthesia
  • Implications of anticoagulation in regional anesthesia
  • Choice of single-shot versus continuous nerve block techniques
  • Optimizing reimbursement with regional anesthesia
Date:Saturday, December 17, 2005
Time:7AM - 5PM
Location: Marriott Marquis Hotel
1535 Broadway @ 45th St.
New York, NY 10036
1-800-228-9290
Contact Info: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
1111 Amsterdam Avenue, Travers 517
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 212-523-2138
Fax: 212-523-2074
Email: satkinso@chpnet.org
Web: www.chpnet.org/cme
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