Acute Pain Service Rotation

Acute Pain Service Rotation

Anesthesia Toolbox Curriculum

In addition to the assigned reading list, you are responsible for completing the assigned curricula as outlined below on the Anesthesia Toolbox website (accessible via the Virtue site > Residents > Anesthesia Toolbox). Please contact Olivia Romano, MD with any difficulties with your login.

** These assignments must be completed with APS faculty involvement

CA-1 or CA-2 Rotation (one month – divided into 4 weeks)

PrerotationComplete Pre-test: Regional Knowledge (60 min)

Complete Pre-test: Ultrasound Interpretation Skills (60 min)

Week 1 Online Module 2: Ultrasound Machine Controls (20 min)

Online Module 3: Procedure Setup and Transducer Handling (20 min)

Online Module 4: Needle Guidance (20 min)

Online Module 25: Thoracic Epidural Placement (20 min)

Lecture 1: Peripheral Nerve Anatomy (30 min)

Lecture 2: Perioperative Epidural Analgesia (30 min)

Reading List Regional Mid Week 1 (45 min)

Hands On Session 1: Needle Guidance Skills (30 min) **

Week 2Online Module 12: Adductor Canal Nerve Block (20 min)

Online Module 7: Sciatic Nerve Block (20 min)

Lecture 4: Overview of Lower Extremity Techniques (30 min)

Lecture 12: Anticoagulation in Regional Anesthesia (30 min)

Image Clips: Femoral (5 min)

Image Clips: Sciatic/popliteal (5 min)

Reading List Regional Mid Week 2 (30 min)

Hands On Session 2: Femoral/Saphenous (30 min) **

OSCE 1: Evaluation and Consent (30 min) **

Week 3Online Module 8: Brachial Plexus Above the Clavicle (20 min)

Lecture 7: Complications of Neuraxial Anesthesia (30 min)

Lecture 6: Complications of Peripheral Nerve Blockade (30 min)

Lecture 18: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST) (30 min)

Image Clips: Interscalene (5 min)

Reading List Regional Mid Week 3

Hands On Session 3: Brachial Plexus Above the Clavicle (30 min) **

OSCE 3: Complications of LAST (30 min) **

Week 4Online Module 9: Sonoanatomy of TAP blocks (20 min)

Online Module 17: Sonoanatomy of Ankle Blocks (20 min)

Lecture 5: Overview of Truncal Blocks (30 min)

Hands On Session 4: Sciatic (30 min) **

Complete Post-test: Regional Knowledge (60 min)

Complete Post-test: Ultrasound Interpretation Skills (60 min)

CA-3 Elective Rotation (one month – divided into 4 weeks)

PrerotationComplete Pre-test: Ultrasound Interpretation Skills (60 min)

Complete Pre-test: Regional Knowledge (60 min)

Week 1Online Module 12: Adductor Canal (20 min)

Lecture 9: Evidence for Outcomes: Regional vs GA (30 min)

Lecture 10: Multimodal Analgesia (30 min)

Reading List Senior Regional Week 1 (30 min)

PBLD 3: Upper Extremity Blocks (30 min) **

Week 2Online Module 11: Sonoanatomy for Infraclavicular Block (20 min)

Lecture 11: Acute Pain Management in the Opioid Tolerant Pt (30 min)

Lecture 13: Local Anesthetic Adjuvants (30 min)

Reading List Senior Regional Week 2 (30 min)

PBLD 18: Local Anesthetic Toxicity (30 min) **

Week 3Online Module 13: Ultrasound for Neuraxial Anesthesia (20 min)

Online Module 16: Sonoanatomy for Axillary Block (20 min)

Lecture 16: Advanced Ultrasound Principles (30 min)

Reading List Senior Regional Week 3 (30 min)

Hands On Session 9: Sonoanatomy of Lumbar Spine (30 min) **

Week 4Online Module 14: Sonoanatomy for Paravertebral (20 min)

Lecture 20: Trauma and Regional Anesthesia (30 min)

Reading List Senior Regional Week 4 (30 min)

Complete Post-test: Ultrasound Interpretation Skills (60 min)

Complete Post-test: Regional Knowledge (60 min)