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Workshop

Hands On Workshop

(WS-16) Blocks for Shoulder/Clavicle/Humerus

Friday, May 2, 2025
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Location: Gatlin E4
CE: 1.5
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    Lead(s)

  • Steven Porter, MD

    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
    Mayo Clinic

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Faculty(s)

  • Eric Schwenk, MD

    Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    HADDONFIELD, New Jersey, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Veena Graff, MD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Associate Faculty(s)

  • Akua Gyambibi, MD FRCPC

    Assistant Clinical Professor
    University of Alberta Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, EDRA, DipBiostats

    Clinical Lecturer
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Abhijit Biswas, FRCPC

    Associate Professor
    University of Western Ontario

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Steven Porter, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Eric Schwenk, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Veena Graff, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Akua Gyambibi, MD FRCPC: No financial relationships to disclose
Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar, MD, EDRA, DipBiostats: No financial relationships to disclose
Abhijit Biswas, FRCPC: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

  • List regional anesthesia options for shoulder, clavicle, and humerus surgery.
  • Demonstrate the use of ultrasound to locate the brachial plexus for analgesia of the shoulder, clavicle, and humerus
  • Review local anesthetic dosing and associated complications with performing common brachial plexus blocks for analgesia of the shoulder, clavicle, and humerus
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the different brachial plexus block approaches to analgesia of the shoulder, clavicle, and humerus