Regional Workshop

PEDIATRIC REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Friday, May 2, 2025, 12:45-5:30PM
Included in the cost of in-person tuition.

Unlock the full potential of pediatric regional anesthesia at our exclusive Mastery Workshop, meticulously curated to cater to the diverse skill sets of practicing anesthetists. With a commitment to excellence in patient care, this workshop brings together world-renowned experts in pediatric anesthesia to provide an unparalleled educational experience.

Key Highlights
o World Expert Faculty: Learn from the best in the field as our workshop is led by an exceptional team of internationally acclaimed specialists. These thought leaders and innovators are at the forefront of pediatric regional anesthesia and will share their vast reservoir of knowledge and cutting-edge techniques to enhance your practice.
o Small Group Dynamics: Engage in an intimate and conducive learning environment with small group sessions. This allows for personalized attention and direct interaction with our expert faculty, ensuring that your individual learning needs are met. These sessions are designed to foster in-depth understanding and hands-on experience.
o Skill-Based Group Focus: Our educational approach is distinctive in that we organize participants into groups based on their prior skill base. Whether you're looking to refine your existing techniques or you're on the path to mastering new ones, our tailored sessions will facilitate progression from your current level of expertise to new heights of proficiency.
o Dedicated Networking Opportunities: The workshop isn’t just a learning experience; it’s a chance to build your professional network. Meet and connect with fellow specialists and leading names in the field. Forge valuable relationships, exchange knowledge, collaborate on ideas, and expand your professional sphere with dedicated networking sessions.

Objectives
At the end of this session, the learner should be able to:

• Understand the basic approaches to various regional blocks
• Participate in hands-on practice stations with live models
• Learn the basic principles of ultrasound imaging for regional anesthesia
• Identify the basic and/or advanced sonoanatomy

Director

Walid Alrayashi MD
Director, Regional Anesthesiology; Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Alrayashi is an associate in perioperative anesthesia and pain medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. He completed his medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago and then residency at NYU. He later went on to complete his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Boston Children’s, and completed an additional year in regional anesthesiology at the same institution. He has a special interest in the use of ultrasound in the perioperative care of pediatric and young adult patients. This includes the use of ultrasound for the therapeutic treatment of acute pain as well as the diagnosis for acute pathologies. He has published on clinical outcomes in various regional anesthesia outcomes and reported on the use of ultrasound in clinical care. He has lectured at various national and international conferences and taught workshops in regional anesthesia and point of care ultrasonography. He founded the home analgesia program at Boston Children’s Hospital, the only of its kind in the northeastern United States. At present he is developing a comprehensive POCUS training program for clinicians at his institution and is the director of Regional Anesthesiology at Boston Children's Hospital of the Harvard Medical School.