Anaesthesia

Adjuvant Medications for
Peripheral Nerve Blocks

A clinical tutorial evaluating the evidence for perineural adjuvant medications to
prolong clinical effect and improve postoperative analgesia.
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  • 1.5 hours
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This tutorial evaluates the current evidence on perineural (compared with systemic) adjuvant medications in regional anaesthesia to improve and prolong analgesia.
This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
Reviewed by SURGhub, September 2024

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  • Specialty: Anaesthesia
  • Subspecialty: Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Basic Anaesthesia for Non Specialists
  • Target audience: Anaesthetists and anyone providing anaesthetic care.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
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Learning objectives

  • Learn about adjuvant medications can be combined with local anaesthetics given perineurally to prolong their clinical effect and improve postoperative analgesia.
  •  Learn about the various adjuvant medications that are used for peripheral nerve blocks.
  •  Learn about mechanisms of action and side effects for local anaesthetic adjuncts.

Course structure 

  • This WFSA course offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

SURGhub and WFSA do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.

Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
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Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Dr. Steve Tresierra

    Dr. Steve Tresierra, Anaesthesia Resident, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Canada

  • Dr. Ian Gilron

    Dr. Ian Gilron, Anaesthesia Consultant & Professor, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Canada

  • Dr. Glenio B. Mizubuti

    Dr. Glenio B. Mizubuti, Supervising Consultant, Anaesthesia Consultant and Associate Professor, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Canada

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World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is the foremost global alliance of anaesthesiologists, with 133 Member Societies representing over 140 countries and 500,000 anaesthesiologists worldwide.

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