Ultrasound Guided Loco-Regional Anesthesia

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: 102ab

Sponsored by

Laboratory Chair(s)

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Krista Adamovich, DACVS

Roam ATX Veterinary Surgery
Austin, Texas

Laboratory Instructor(s)

Rebecca Piotrowski, LVT, VTS (Surgery)

Surgery Service Manager
Central Texas Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital
Austin, Texas
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Lauren Pugliese, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
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Maegan Gossett, LVT (she/her/hers)

CTVSEH
Austin, Texas

Open to veterinary technicians

In this wet laboratory utilizing cadaveric models, attendees learn what regions of the body specific nerves innervate and techniques involved with performing ultrasound guided nerve blocks. Equipment requirements, anesthetic selection, indications as well as contraindications and potential complications will be discussed. Attendees are given hands on instruction on how to perform ultrasound guided femoral, sciatic, transversus abdominis plane (TAP) and brachial plexus blocks.

This laboratory includes the use of cadavers.