13-14 Nov 2025 Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
Registration: Cons/SAS £400 / Trainees £300
Limited to 24 to preserve scanning ratios
Overview2 Day regional anaesthesia course
About the CourseThe South West regional anaesthesia course is a well established course with experienced faculty. This course is aimed at medically qualified anaesthetists of all grades who wish to expand their knowledge of regional anaesthesia. The teaching will be principally delivered delivered by small group hands on scanning practice (max ratio 4 delegates/ ultrasound machine), incorporating live demonstrations of relevant sonoanatomy. There are opportunities to practice needling on ultrasound phantoms with one to one guidance from the faculty. We also use formal lectures to cover the physics underpinning ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia, and to outline the latest evidence relevant to regional anaesthesia in upper limb and lower limb surgery. Over the 2 days we will attempt to cover all the major upper and lower limb peripheral nerve blocks, as well as abdominal and basic neuroaxial blocks. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the 7 "Plan A blocks" . We will focus exclusively on ultrasound guided techniques as this is now mainstream practice. We will also cover relevant anatomy and pharmacolgy ,equipment, conduct of anaesthesia, and complications. CPD approval for 12 points has been granted by the Royal College of Anaesthetists,. We are an ESRA-DRA accredited workshop - 10.5 points (10 Ultrasound hands-on points + 0.5 other)
Draft Programme Day 1
Draft Programme Day 2
VenueVenueThe course is being held at the Postgraduate centre at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust The Postgraduate centre is located to the rear of the hospital near to the Terrence Lewis Building & Freedom Unit (near to the Bircham valley and pond sign on the parking map). Free public wifi access is available at the venue. Travel The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS). This is 109 miles by road. An express bus bus, the Falcon, runs from Bristol airport to Plymouth city centre and takes just under 3hrs. The closest railway station is Plymouth Station in the city centre, which is approximately 4.7 miles by road. There are direct bus services between the railway station and Derriford Hospital (Plymouth City Bus 42, 42A and 42C or Stagecoach number 1). These all involve a 10 minute walk to the nearest stop (Skardon Place) and the journey time is then around 45 minutes. Alternatively taxis are available at the station. From the A38 take the A386 Tavistock road North - the hospital is well signposted. Car parking information is available here. Please be advised that due to building work the internal road running past the front hospital (by Car Park A) is closed. You are advised to use Morlaix drive or the entrance nearest the Derriford Roundabout. ParkingCar Parking You may download a map of the available carparks here: https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n2946.pdf&ver=3708 The Multi Story Car Park is the nearest public car parks to the Postgraduate Centre (which can be seen located on the bottom of the map).. Current public parking charges are: Over 6hrs £15.90 Most car parks are Pay on Exit. These car parks use Automatic Number Plate Recognition and you must pay at a Pay on exit machine before leaving. Pay on exit machines accept cash or cards and are located in the following locations:
Park and Ride There is a public park and ride site located north of Derriford Hospital at the George junction. Parking is FREE although you will need to purchase a ticket to travel on the bus. Alternatively, you can walk to the hospital in about 20 minutes. For bus numbers and timetables visit the council's George park and ride page. AccommodationAccomodation The nearest hotels are the Future Inn, Plymouth and Plymouth Derriford Travelodge. Both have onsite car parking and are within 10 minutes walking distance of the venue. |
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