Ultrasound Guided Procedures for Pain Medicine

Learn more about the Ultrasound Guided Procedures for Pain Medicine

Elevate your skills in ultrasound imaging with hands-on training in probe manipulation, image optimization, and anatomical landmark identification. Unlock the secrets of accurate needle placement with expert guidance, ensuring targeted delivery of pain relief agents. Engage in interactive workshops that reinforce theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice, facilitated by musculoskeletal sonographer experts. Procedures covered include

Knee – intra-articular joint injection, genicular nerve blocks
Hip – hip joint injection, femoral nerve lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block, trochanteric bursal injections
Shoulder – subdeltoid / subacromial bursaa injections, glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular joint injections
Back and neck – cluneal nerve block, piriformis injection and occipital nerve blocks

Who should attend

Pain medicine practitioners, anaesthetists, pain medicine fellows, chronic pain specialists, sports medicine physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists, GP’s with a special interest in pain medicine

Objectives

On completion of this two-day clinically focused ultrasound program, learners will:

Navigate the machine controls and Implement strategies to optimize image quality in challenging clinical scenarios
Practice scanning on live patient models to identify the key anatomical landmarks, their spatial relationships, and the implications for procedural accuracy and patient safety for the following procedures:
- knee – intra-articular joint injection, genicular nerve blocks
- hip – hip joint injection, femoral nerve lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block, trochanteric bursal injections
- shoulder – subdeltoid / subacromial bursaa injections, glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular joint injections
- back and neck – cluneal nerve block, piriformis injection and occipital nerve blocks
Describe optimum patient positioning and needle approach for each of the above listed procedures
Practice ultrasound guided needle placement in-plane and out-of-plane on ultrasound phantoms

CME recognition

CPD Short Format Learning

Features

Modules (total) 7
Skill level All
Duration (days) 2
Lectures (hours) 3.75
Scan time (hours) 9.5
Zedu redo Yes

Class times

Day 1: 0830 – 1700

Day 2: 0900 – 1700

Modules

Image Optimisation – interactive practical session

Explore system controls
Understand the impact of optimisation on the image
Presets, frequency, depth, focus and gain
How to label the image
How to store and review images

Probe Manipulation

Probe care
Probe moves
Probe grip
Probe and screen orientation
3D awareness of the anatomical position of the organs

Procedural Guidance

Principles of needle guidance
Terminology – In-plane, out-of-plane, LAX and SAX
Techniques to improve imaging
- limitations and pitfalls
- sonographic anatomy of common injection sites
- patient positioning
- needle approach
- equipment preparation
- ergonomics of safe procedures
Clinical utility and applications

Scanning, scanning and more scanning of real people
Identify the anatomy and needle approach on real people
Stick needles into a wide variety ultrasound phantoms for procedural practice (we want our patients to come back 🙂 )

Procedures for Knee Pain

Scan technique for intra-articular joint injections and genicular nerve blocks
Sonoanatomy
Recognise anisotropy
Limitations and pitfalls
Clinical utility and application

Scanning, scanning and more scanning of real people

Procedures for Hip Pain

Scan technique for hip joint injections, treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome, femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks
Sonoanatomy
Recognise anisotropy
Limitations and pitfalls
Clinical utility and application

Scanning, scanning and more scanning of real people

Procedures for Shoulder Pain

Scan technique subdeltoid / subacromial bursal injections, glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular joint injections
Sonoanatomy
Recognise anisotropy
Limitations and pitfalls
Clinical utility and application

Scanning, scanning and more scanning of real people

Procedures for Back and Neck Pain

Scan technique for cluneal nerve injections, piriformis muscle injections and occipital nerve blocks
Sonoanatomy
Recognise anisotropy
Limitations and pitfalls
Clinical utility and application

Scanning, scanning and more scanning of real people

CME details

ANZCA | Participants in the ANZCA CPD program can claim attendance under the Knowledge and Skills category ‘Short format learning’

A great training course is only the beginning of your ultrasound learning journey

To help you master ultrasound and lasting change from training we engage you from the outset

Before your course:
There are pre course activities & access to preparatory learning resources to maximise your in-class experience

During your course:

Short, sharp information sessions to provide foundational knowledge and clinical context
Lots of hands-on practical sessions with real people to scan (including for TV and obstetric scans). Our standardised patients models vary in age, size, shape and mobility to make the transition to clinical reality easier.
Case studies led by practising clinicians to demonstrate clinical utility
A variety of different machines to learn on
At the conclusion of your course we’ll lead you to create a skills development action plan, creating a pathway that you can use to apply your newly acquired skills, promote clinical integration and ultimately reach your final objective – ultrasound competency

After your course:
The learning continues

We encourage self-directed learning in the workplace with structured active learning plans
A great selection of free access online medical ultrasound (FoamUS) learning resources
You can subscribe to the weekly wrap – a weekly curation of ultrasound related hot tips and journal articles
Be a part of our community of clever – Join our peer support network with our monthly “Coaching Corner” sessions. Send in your questions, join the live online meeting and have your questions answered.

The Zedu Redo – our commitment to you

We encourage you to refresh your training with us by taking up the opportunity to return within 12 months and do a complimentary redo of this course at no cost (subject to availability)