Conferences

Path to Pain Championship: “Hands-on Acute Pain Workshop for Nurses”

Listen to Dr. Boddu on The Anesthesia Podcast

To discuss the Anatomy and Physiology of Pain
To discuss the Need to Treat Pain, Short & Long Term Effects of Poorly Managed Pain
To discuss the Difference between Acute and Chronic Pain, Static and Dynamic Pain
To explain the Nursing Assessment of Patient’s Functionality and How to Preserve and Improve Functionality after Trauma / Surgery
To discuss Different Approaches to Pain Management in Opioid Naieve /Dependent Patients
To Discuss Physician’s & Patient’s Fears and Anxieties in Managing Pain and Dealing with the Psychological Impact of Pain
To discuss the need of “Basal Infusion” on IV PCA & “Long Acting Opioids” after Trauma/Surgery
To discuss techniques used to Perform Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Epidurals
To discuss the Assessment and Management of Epidural & Peripheral Nerve Catheters
To discuss Side Effects and Complications including Toxicity of Local Anesthetics
To explain the Multimodal Approach to Pain Management

To describe and Demonstrate Monitoring, Positioning, Sterility Assurance, Catheter Securing, Proper Labeling during Epidural Placement
To explain the Importance of Test Dose, Demonstrate Mock Local Anesthetic Toxicity
To explain the Technique of Performing Sensory & Motor Exams to Test Efficacy of Epidurals & Nerve Blocks
Anesthetized Pig Stations: (Nurses Perform Epidurals to Understand Physician’s Challenges)
To discuss and Learn the difference between epidural and spinal, identification of intravascular placement of catheter with test dose and changes in vitals
To demonstrate and Perform Placement of Epidural Catheters in Pigs and visualize the Epidural Catheter under C-Arm
To demonstrate Placement of Peripheral Nerve Catheters Using Nerve Stimulator and Ultrasound