Regional Anaesthesia

The Regional Anaesthesia Advanced Training Module was initiated in Oxford in 2001 and is gaining in popularity. The supervisor is DrSvetlana Rutter and informal enquiries are welcome. Successful candidates are encouraged to discuss their individual training programmes at least 6 weeks before the start of training to allow for rota to be adjusted according to their teaching objectives.

Apart from acquiring and consolidating a wide range of clinical skills during the Advanced Training Module, Regional Anaesthesia trainees are encouraged to initiate/participate in ongoing audit and research projects leading to presentations at local, national and international meetings and publications. Recent audit and research work conducted by Oxford Regional Anaesthesia trainees include projects on:

• Three-dimensional models for regional anaesthesia (Michael Lim and co-authors) www.3Danaesthesia.co.uk
• Expected and actual success rates for peripheral nerve blocks (Sarah Grewal and co-authors)
• Standards of documentation for peripheral and central neuraxial blockade (R Paul and co-authors)
• Impact of peripheral nerve block standardised label on documentation standard (James Matthews and co-authors)
• Surgeons' attitude to regional anaesthesia (James Matthews and co-authors)
• Regional anaesthesia for Ilizarov surgery (Martin Raymond and co-authors)

Regional Anaesthesia trainees are also offered an opportunity to participate - both teaching and helping to organise - in Regional Anaesthesia ST1/2 Study Days [pdf download] and Oxford Regional Anaesthesia Courses [details and application form] as well as being involved in the ongoing Acute Pain Service teaching programme.

Regional Anaesthesia Advanced Training Module Job Description and Prospectus