- Pain Types/Assessment/Interview
- Shoulder/Hip/Knee Pain
- Sensory, Strength and Reflex Testing
- Myofascial and SI Joint Pain
- Radicular Spine Pain
- Spinal Anatomy for Fluoroscopic Interventions
- Neuroscience of Pain
- Documentation Requirements
- Radiation Safety
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Course I is for CRNAs with limited experience. Designed for those who have little or no prior experience in chronic pain assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Online topics covered: -
Course II is for those who have completed Course I or have already begun practicing some of the more basic chronic interventions and desire to increase their knowledge and skill set. Online topics covered:
- Complex Pain Assessment and Diagnosis
- Advanced Radiological Interpretation
- Advanced Scientific Basis of Pharmacology
- Red flags of pain management
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Course III is for those who have completed Courses I & II and/or are experienced in fluoroscopy-guided pain interventions but wish to add ultrasound-guided interventions to their skillset and learn the all-important business of pain management. Online topics covered:
- Using Ultrasound in Pain Management: Injections for major and minor joints; various peripheral nerves.
- Pain Management in Rural Settings
- The Business of Pain Management
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Using Maverick's proven learning process developed by experts in education and utilizing the "flipped classroom", students learn at their own pace and at their convenience. The online didactic program consists of 8 modules that guide you through the foundational knowledge necessary for the hands-on lab.
Online modules include:
- Introduction to ultrasound including a brief history of US development and the physics of how the US works to produce an image on the screen.
- POCUS for Gastric Assessment
- POCUS for peripheral vascular access
- POCUS for Internal Jugular access
- Cardiac assessment for normal cardiac function and commonly seen pathological conditions
- Pulmonary assessment for normal function and common problems.
- eFast assessment for trauma and hemodynamically unstable patients
- POCUS for DVT assessment
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Blocks Taught
- Erector Spinae
- Paravertebral
- PECs 1 and 2
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Suprascapular
- TAP
- Catheter Placement and Management
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Earn 14 Class A AANA Continue Education hours This online USGRA program (Essential Techniques), includes instruction for the following nerve blocks:
- Axillary
- Adductor Canal
- Fascia Iliaca
- Femoral
- Popliteal Plexus
- Popliteal Sciatic
- Supraclavicular/Interscalene
- It also includes modules on the physics of ultrasound and the implementation of a Postoperative Pain service
