Welcome to Regional Anesthesiology!

Welcome to the Regional Anesthesia rotation. In refining your experience on the regional rotation we have attached the Resident Regional Handbook that serves as your guide to nerve block set-ups, important phone numbers and other such vital information. You MUST read this handbook in its entirety. Below are a few bullet points that direct you to the most important sections in the handbook to stress their importance; however this does not serve as an adequate substitute for reading the handbook in its entirety.

We have also provided access to the Anesthesia Toolbox Curriculum. Attached is a quick navigational guide. In this toolbox you will navigate to the Regional Anesthesia section and will find a variety of learning modules, lectures, and other relevant educational material that is highly encouraged for the rotation. An email notification to access Toolbox will be sent directly from CollectedMed Admin. Your login is your SuNet ID or username within your email address.

Additional online resources/references that you may find useful include "http://nysora.com/", “ultrasoundblock.com”, "http://www.usra.ca". Of these sites, only the toolbox is peer-reviewed and continually updated. 

Important Points

  • Please perform a timeout before every block, reviewing pain medications, anticoagulation status, preexisting neuropathies and correct side.
  • OSC Resident carries the BLOCK pager starting at 7am Monday (Handbook pg 6)
  • SMOC (Handbook pg 7) fill out the attached form and send it to Carolyn Longshore (clongshore@stanfordhealthcare.org) to expedite getting scrub access and door access.
  • The night before (Handbook pg 3) the fellow will send you the schedule.
  • You will present at Journal Club (Handbook pg 7)
  • Check your block cart before first block (especially for resuscitation equipment)
  • Calling the first block patients the night before is always a good idea to smooth the morning rush
  • The rotation has 3 learnings objectives that are equally important:
    •  1. learning the technique safely and efficiently.
    • 2. learning to coordinate the flow of patient to avoid delays.
    • 3. learning acute pain management including block assessment and rescue.

Contact

Please feel free to contact Dr. Khoo at cynthiak@stanford.edu regarding your upcoming rotation.

Cynthia Khoo MD
Director of RAAPM Residency Program

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