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Regional Anesthesia Acute Pain Management
Visiting Clinical Preceptorship | Faculty:
Stephen J Copeland, MD
James C Crews, MD
(Director of Acute Pain Service)
JC Gerancher, MD
(Section Head for RAAPM, Preceptorship Coordinator)
Quinn McCutchen, MD
Pamela C Nagle, MD
Wells Reynolds, MD
Robert S Weller, MD
Regional Nurses:
Krista Holcomb, RN
Mandy Nicks, RN
Andrea Underwood, RN
Administrative Assistant:
Linda Marion | 
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| | Target Audience |  Private practice and teaching clinicians 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.
| Objectives | Upon completion of the preceptorship, you should be better able to: | · Match patients and procedures to specific regional anesthetic approaches and techniques at your home institution. · Make sound clinical decisions in the implementation and administration of extended release epidural morphine appropriate for your practice. · Make evidence-based selections of specific 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, nerve stimulation, and ultrasound guidance. · Describe the infrastructure (space, personnel, equipment medical forms, patient preparation) needed to make regional anesthesia safe and successful at your institution. · Implement the specific documentation required for regional anesthesia billing, compliance, and patient care. |
| 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.
| 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 3000 peripheral nerve blocks, 2000 neuraxial blocks, 200 epidural administrations of extended release morphine, and 600 continuous peripheral blocks yearly. 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 postoperatively using multimodal analgesia while employing a handheld computer database for patient care and billing.
| 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...” | CME Credit | The Wake Forest University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 category one credits per day toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only credits for time he/she actually spent in the activity. (Level I) . A certificate of completion denoting the number of CME hours earned will be mailed to participants upon completion of the preceptorship. | Tuition | Tuition: $475 for the first day, $200 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 , w i l l b e 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, 90 minutes from the Piedmont Triad, Charlotte, and Raleigh-Durham International Airports respectively. | | 
| Registration Information | Print the brochure
Detach and mail registration form to:
Attn: RAAPM Preceptorship
Department of Anesthesiology
WFU School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009
| Contact Information | Phone: 336-716-4498
Fax: 336-716-8190
Email: jgeranch@wfubmc.edu
Website: allnumbedup.com
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