Rural POCUS Rounds: Intro to Nerve Blocks
Rural POCUS Rounds supports rural healthcare professionals in building POCUS skills, confidence, and community through interactive, case-based learning delivered via Zoom. Participants also gain insight into additional training opportunities, as our presenters are highly engaged POCUS practitioners across British Columbia.
Can’t Join Live? The webinar will be recorded and the link will be shared with all registered participants to watch on-demand after the event. Watch past Rural POCUS Rounds recordings.
Key Speakers
Join Dr. Claire Heslop on May 22, 2026, for a PoCUS session on Intro to Nerve Blocks.
Skills Gained
- Describe the basic principles of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, including probe selection, needle visualization techniques (in-plane vs out-of-plane), and safety considerations.
- Identify key sonoanatomy for most commonly used nerve blocks in rural practice (e.g., femoral nerve block or fascia iliaca block, forearm blocks, popliteal block).
- Demonstrate safe procedural protocols, including sterile/clean technique, local anesthetic dosing principles, and strategies to reduce complications (e.g., intravascular injection, LAST).
- Recognize appropriate clinical indications and contraindications for performing ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in a rural setting.
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This project was developed and is operated by the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Division of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in partnership with the Rural Coordination Centre of BC. Funding for the Rural POCUS Rounds was provided by the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues, a joint committee of the Doctors of BC and BC Ministry of Health.
