Anesthesiology Update Hands-on Evening Workshops
Regional Anesthesia Workshop
Wednesday • May 6, 2026 • 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hosted on site. Includes dinner.
This special hands-on workshop provides an opportunity to work in very small groups with leading Harvard Medical School clinical faculty to:
- Explore and gain experience with current ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques
- Add new block techniques to your repertoire
- Increase your proficiency in reproducing common ultrasound windows on your patients
- Improve your eye-hand needling coordination
Of special note:
- This workshop is designed for both advanced and novice practitioners
- To optimize the value of this workshop for each participant, registration is limited to 50
- The instructor-to-student ratio is 2:5
- The format includes both advanced and basic learning stations
- Pig and phantom models are used for needling practice
- Dinner will be provided to participants
To be assured a place in this program, early registration is strongly advised.
Front-of-Neck Access (FONA) Workshop
Thursday • May 7, 2026 • 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hosted on site. Includes dinner.
This workshop provides hands-on, evidence-based training for emergency airway management when conventional methods fail, focusing on surgical airway techniques like the scalpel-bougie method and using an emergency cricothyroidotomy set. Participants learn to recognize difficult airways, utilize airway algorithms, and practice emergency surgical airway procedures on anatomical models, such as fresh pig larynx and manikin airway simulators. The goal is to improve clinical mastery and decision-making skills for securing a patient's airway under pressure in critical scenarios.
The curriculum incorporates the latest clinical guidelines and data for managing failed airways. Training involves intensive, small-group sessions with expert faculty, utilizing high-fidelity simulations to replicate real-world scenarios, including contaminated airways, trauma, and cardiac arrest. The course aims to build fluency with various airway devices and develop cognitive tools for rapid, effective decision-making in time-critical situations.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this workshop, participants can expect to:
- Master FONA Techniques: Gain the skills to perform emergency front of neck access.
- Understand Airway Algorithms: Learn to apply and analyze structured approaches to difficult and failed airways.
- Manage High-Risk Scenarios: Develop strategies for high-risk situations, including those involving anatomically and physiologically difficult airways.
- Improve Decision-Making: Enhance cognitive skills for choosing appropriate interventions during airway crises
Of special note:
- This workshop is designed for both advanced and novice practitioners
- To optimize the value of this workshop for each participant, registration is limited to 50
- The instructor-to-student ratio is 1:3
- Pig tracheas will be provided to each participant
- Dinner will be provided to participants
To be assured a place in this program, early registration is strongly advised.