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Workshop

Hands On Workshop

(WS-15) Blocks for Chest Wall: Breast/Thoracic/Cardiac

Friday, May 2, 2025
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Location: Gatlin E3
CE: 1.5
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    Lead(s)

  • Sylvia Wilson, MD

    Professor
    Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Faculty(s)

  • Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA (he/him/his)

    Professor, Vice Chair of Faculty Development
    University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology
    Belleville, Wisconsin, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Hesham Elsharkawy, MD, MBA

    Professor
    MetroHealth Case Western, Ohio, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

    • Associate Faculty(s)

  • Kellie Jaremko, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor, Program Director of Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Fellowship
    Johns Hopkins

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Bryant W. Tran, MD

    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

Disclosure(s):
Sylvia Wilson, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA: No financial relationships to disclose
Hesham Elsharkawy, MD, MBA: No relevant disclosure to display
Kellie Jaremko, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose
Bryant Tran: No relevant disclosure to display

Learning Objectives:

  • Evaluate the risk and side effects of a variety of regional anesthesia approaches for analgesia to the chest wall
  • Discuss regional analgesia options for rib fracture management
  • Describe indications for blocks for breast, thoracic, cardiac surgery, and upper abdominal surgery
  • Identify ultrasound anatomy pertinent to posterior, lateral, and anterior chest wall blocks