ANAESTHESIA TUTORIAL OF THE WEEK

Adjuvant Medications for Peripheral Nerve Blocks

This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
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What's in this tutorial?

This tutorial evaluates the current evidence on perineural (compared with systemic) adjuvant medications in regional anaesthesia to improve and prolong analgesia. 

Anaesthesia

Adjuvant medications can be combined with local anaesthetics given perineurally to prolong their clinical effect and improve postoperative analgesia. 

Target Audience

Designed for anaesthesia professionals and other appropriate healthcare providers.

Varied activities

Written lectures, illustrations and quizzes.

Discuss with others

Participate in the course discussion, share your thoughts and ask questions.

  • This WFSA tutorial 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.
Certificate of Completion
Course instructors

Dr Steve Tresierra, Dr Ian Gilron, and Dr Glenio B. Mizubuti

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

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

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

Edited by:
Dr Gillian Foxall, Anaesthesia Consultant, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK
Dr Su Cheen Ng, Anaesthesia Consultant, Beacon Hospital, Ireland.

This course is provided by WFSA

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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