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RA-UK Approved Fellowship Post

Post CCT Fellow in Anaesthetics based at The Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, South East Wales, to start in August 2022.

This innovative post will be the first in the country to follow the new Regional Anaesthesia UK (RA-UK) framework for a Post-CCT Fellowship in Regional Anaesthesia. As such the purpose of the post is to provide the successful applicant with the opportunity to continue the development of their clinical skills in regional anaesthesia and research/academic activities in this area. Current Post-CCT Fellows have organised and taught on national courses, contributed to numerous research projects and are leading the Regional Anaesthesia UK (RA-UK) Research Priority Setting Project. For more information, please see the attached job description

New webinars available for members

We have two new webinars available exclusively for members.

Firstly, from last year, "Confronting the Dark Side of regional anaesthesia", featuring talks about nerve injury, managing failed blocks and coagulation, as well as on how to monitor follow up, teaching during the pandemic and how to measure quality.

And secondly, from this year, "Innovation in regional anaesthesia", featuring talks on new devices, new drugs, new blocks, new horizons and a cautionary tale to end it.

You can access both these videos by logging into the website, and they will appear in the webinar menu, along with other previous member only webinars. We hope you enjoy them.

Buddy scheme launched

We are pleased to announce the launch of our RA-UK buddy system.

This is designed to link up trainees and people new to RA with an experienced consultant or SAS who can help out with queries, support training, and generally try to help that person progress towards expertise.

Full details of the scheme can be found here, and the link will be permamently in the resources menu.

RA Research fellow sought

***URGENT*****
The Royal London is looking for an Perioperative/Trauma/RA research fellow to start in August 2022. This is a 12 month out of program post with a heavy emphasis on research.

For more details please see the job description here.

RA Trainee Survey

This survey has been launched by RA-UK to help deaneries plan and provide training for RA in the new curriculum. Please do pass this on to any non-member trainees.

RA-UK Regional Anaesthesia Research Priority Setting Partnership Open

The RA-UK Regional Anaesthesia Research Priority Setting Partnership is now open.

RA-UK is implementing a priority setting partnership with a number of partner organisations to identify the unanswered questions about Regional Anaesthesia from both patient and clinical perspectives and then prioritise those that they agree are the most important.

Much more information about this project, along with the link to the exercise is on the website here

RA-UK Curriculum resource document

We are pleased to announce our comprehensive resource document for the 2021 RCoA curriculum. This resource gathers together a rich set of links and useful information for Stages 1-3 of the new curriculum.

We will endeavour to keep this up to date as new resources become available.

Please visit the link in the education sidebar, or click here to download it.

Meetings & Courses

Looking for regional anaesthesia courses or events to attend? Look at our Meetings Section which contains a list of forthcoming events, RA-UK Official courses are run by current or previous board members and part of the profit goes towards benefitting the society, RA-UK approved courses meet educational standards set by RA-UK, and we also advertise other courses internationaly for our members benefit.

RA-UK You-Tube channel

Check out the RA-UK You-Tube channel - high quality video demonstrations of US guided blocks (videos available - Interscalene , Supraclavicular,Axillary,Radial, Median, Ulnar, Femoral,Proximal Sciatic, Popliteal, Tibial, Rectus, Ilioinguinal, TAP,and Epidural).

Pocket Guide to USGRA Book

This second edition of the handbook covers the principles of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia and the technique to perform all commonly used ultrasound-guided upper limb, lower limb, trunk and neuraxial blocks. It has been updated with all new images and sections on Quadratus Lumborum, Fascia Iliaca, Adductor Canal and Erector Spinae Block.

It is now available to order on Amazon at the bargain price of £22 inc p&p.

Courses can order in bulk (>15 copies) by emailing support@ra-uk.org.