BLOCKED Consultant Only - Cardiff

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WHY ATTEND?
• Exclusively for consultant anaesthetists
• Dedicated 1:1 practical teaching
• An entirely practical format, with no traditional didactic lectures
• A supportive learning environment without assessment or expectation of advanced prior experience
• Teaching tailored to each delegate’s confidence, job plan and clinical practice
• Live ultrasound scanning and needle practice with immediate expert feedback
• Practical strategies for teaching, supervising and giving feedback to trainees
• We also aim to cover any “off-piste” block requests, tailored to the delegate’s specialist interests
• Skills and confidence that can be translated directly into clinical and educational practice

LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, delegates will be better able to:
• Identify and optimise the relevant sonoanatomy for the blocks selected for their individual programme
• Apply effective probe handling, ergonomics and image-optimisation techniques
• Improve needle visualisation and simulated needling skills
• Recognise common difficulties and troubleshoot suboptimal ultrasound images or needle views
• Approach the safe clinical performance of selected regional techniques with greater confidence
• Apply practical strategies for teaching, supervising and giving feedback to trainees
• Discuss different technical and clinical approaches with experienced regional anaesthesia colleagues
• Identify opportunities to incorporate regional anaesthesia and high-quality supervision more consistently into their own practice