meetings
2011 Meetings – Regional Anaesthesia Workshop
Provisional Programme
Queenstown, Thursday, 25 August 2011

Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia Workshop
Advancing your ultrasound skills –
A one day workshop for novices and experts
Lectures
- Ultrasound physics and "knobology"
- Practical aspects of USGRA
- What’s new in USGRA?
Workstations
- “Knobology”
- Needle imaging with tissue phantoms
- Upper limb blocks
- Lower limb blocks
- Trunk / Neuraxial / Other
Drinks and Quiz
Convening Faculty
- Dr James King, Specialist Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital
- Dr James Lai, Specialist Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital
- Dr Neil MacLennan, Specialist Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital
- Dr Chris Nixon, Specialist Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital
The Bats on Ice Workshop can be claimed under the following ANZCA CPD Programme categories – Lectures - Category 1 / Level 1: 1 Credit per hour. Hands-on Workshops - Category 3 / Level 2: 3 Credits per hour.

