Overview:
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an 980-bed teaching hospital with 40 operating rooms. The section of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management (RAAPM) is responsible for the provision of regional anesthetics and acute pain management throughout the hospital and for ambulatory patients.
We perform about 3500 peripheral nerve blocks, 2000 neuraxial blocks, 200 epidural administrations of extended release morphine, and 600 continuous peripheral blocks yearly. This activity occurs in our state-of-the-art six-bed RAAPM area built in 2008. Located within our OR suite, the RAAPM area is fully outfitted with the specific purpose of providing regional anesthesia and analgesia. Our routine practice includes nerve stimulating catheter techniques, ultrasound guided PNB, extended release epidural morphine, and ambulatory peripheral nerve block infusions. The RAAPM section manages these patients post-operatively using a systems-based approach to multimodal analgesia while employing a computer-based record for patient care and billing.
Target Audience:
Clinicians, educators, and administrators who wish to develop new regional anesthesia practices and expand the scope of their techniques, establish or improve an acute pain service, and update their documentation and billing procedures are invited to attend.
Upon completion of the clinical preceptorship, you should be better able to:
- Match specific patients and procedures at your home institution to specific block approaches and specific regional anesthetic block techniques.
- Make sound clinical decisions in the implementation and administration of extended release epidural morphine appropriate for your practice.
- Make evidence-based selection of local anesthetics, doses, and adjuncts for nerve blockade in order to achieve the latency and duration you desire.
Purchase equipment appropriate for neuraxial blockade, peripheral nerve blockade, ambulatory infusions, ultrasound guidance, and nerve stimulation.- Describe the infrastructure (space, personnel, equipment, medical forms, patient preparation) needed to make regional anesthesia safe and successful.
- Better understand the potential for benefit in the utilization of a computer medical record designed to facilitate the provision of regional anesthesia using a systems based approach to patient care.
- Implement documentation practices with the intent to improve both billing compliance and patient care.
Faculty:
Stephen J Copeland MD
James C Crews MD (Director of Acute Pain Service)
JC Gerancher MD (Section Head for RAAPM)
Quinn McCutchen MD
Pamela C Nagle MD
Wells Reynolds MD
Robert S Weller MD (Coordinator of RAAPM Fellowship)
Chief CRNA:
James Thomas CRNA
Regional Nurses:
Sherry Jeffries charge RN
Jeanette Snow RN
Glenda Wilkinson RN
Administrative Assistant:
Linda Marion
Testimonials
Participants have visited us from all over the U.S. and come from as far away as Hong Kong. This is what they are saying:
"…gave me encouragement to get our outpatient program up and running…"
"…truly state-of-the-art regional anesthesia…"
"…elevates the level of patient care…"
"…very useful for planning my own regional anesthesia service and for developing a teaching strategy…"
"…the best possible set up of a regional anesthesia program…"
"…I have become…a believer…"
Typical Schedule
One to 5 day visits are available with 3 days recommended. A typical schedule involves one-on-one interaction with RAAPM faculty and observation of the course of clinical activity in the Regional Anesthesia Area of the OR from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Alternatively, rounding with the Acute Pain Service is available 8:00 AM to 12 NOON everyday. Departmental Grand Rounds and RAAPM subspecialty conferences are scheduled Weds 6:35 AM to 8:10 AM. A syllabus provided on CD-rom and catered lunches are provided to the participant.
CME Credit
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 40 category 1 credits per week toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only credits for time he/she actually spent in the activity. (Level1)
A certificate of completion denoting the number of CME hours earned will be mailed to participants upon completion of the preceptorship.
Tuition
$495 for the first day,
$225 for each consecutive day.
Enrollment: Up to two participants per day.
Make check payable to: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Transmittal of payment: Payment may accompany registration form or be mailed later, but must be received no later than 30 days prior to start of preceptorship.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: Tuition, less a $100 administrative charge, will be refunded if written notice of cancellation, either postmarked or faxed, is received no later than seven days prior to the planned start of the preceptorship.
Accommodations
Special rates, complimentary shuttle service, and continental breakfast are available through the Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center. Call toll free 1-877-777-3099 and mention the preceptorship. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is located 20, 70, and 90 minutes from the Piedmont Triad, Charlotte, and Raleigh-Durham International Airports respectively.
