International Postgraduate University Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia Analgesia

The history and evolution of regional anaesthesia, PREMs and PROMs for RA, quality assurance and documentation, evidence-based safety protocols (ultrasound guidance, injection pressure monitoring, nerve stimulation), block failure management, sedation during block performance, opioid-sparing anaesthesia, local anaesthetic pharmacology and comparative pharmacology with additives, local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) diagnosis and management, and nerve injury assessment and stepwise management.

Enhanced recovery after surgery, postoperative regional analgesia management (efficacy and safety), transitional pain, regional anaesthesia for ICU patients, setting up an RA unit, RA in elderly and frail patients, RA and sepsis risk prevention, ambulatory regional analgesia, challenges of RA in obese patients, peripheral nerve blocks with pre-existing neuropathology, respiratory effects of RA, RA and its relationship to inflammation and cancer, and the role of stimulating catheters in perioperative pain management.

Cadaveric anatomy with clinical implications, sono-anatomy for peripheral nerve blocks from embryology to daily practice, upper limb neuro- and sono-anatomy with the new classification of upper limb blocks, lower limb neuro- and sono-anatomy, chest wall anatomy, abdominal wall and visceral innervation, perineum anatomy including pudendal and genitofemoral nerve anatomy, epidural space anatomy, neck anatomy, selective anatomical concepts for the erector spinae plane block, anatomical variability in RA, and applied anatomy for gynaecological and obstetric surgery.

Interscalene plexus block, supraclavicular blocks (indications, performance, and safety rules), infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks, axillary brachial plexus block, suprascapular and dorsal scapular nerve blocks, distal blocks at elbow and wrist, WALANT and wound infiltrations, PEC1/PEC2/serratus plane block, thoracic erector spinae plane block, intercostal and parasternal blocks (PIFB, TTPB), and paravertebral block. Includes dedicated sessions on anaesthesia and analgesia for upper limb, thoracic, cardiac, and breast surgeries.

Abdominal compartment blocks, advanced abdominal blocks, new abdominal blocks and anatomical considerations, ESP for major upper abdominal surgery, ultrasound imaging of the lumbar and thoracic spine, spine blocks under ultrasound guidance, new blocks for spine surgeries, unilateral and continuous spinal anaesthesia, and blocks for pelvic and anal surgeries.

Psoas compartment block, femoral nerve/femoral triangle/fascia iliaca blocks, obturator and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks, adductor canal block, proximal sciatic approaches, distal sciatic approaches (popliteal, ankle, and plantar compartment blocks), ESP at L3 for hip surgery, and PENG/iPACK blocks. Includes dedicated sessions on anaesthesia and analgesia for hip, knee, foot, and limb amputation surgery.

Neuroanatomy for facial blocks, RA for facial surgeries, RA for airway management and vocal cord surgery, ultrasound-guided blocks for ophthalmic surgery, labour analgesia, anaesthesia and analgesia for caesarean section, epidural test dose considerations, pudendal nerve block for episiotomy, post-dural puncture headache management, neuraxial blocks in children, paediatric LA pharmacokinetics, and peripheral nerve blocks in children.