Regional Anesthesia: Alternative to Opioids

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Regional Anesthesia: Alternative to Opioids

From immediate physical issues that come with opioid use to long term changes from addiction to these pain-relieving medications, opioids can lead to more problems than any patient would like to deal with. When alternatives are available, like regional anesthesia, patients can get the pain relief they need without the negative effects and can heal and recover efficiently and safely. Maverick Medical Education is focused on reducing the number of opioids prescribed and teaching alternatives that work.

By |2025-11-10T14:03:54-06:00December 24, 2020|Course Information, Pain Management, Regional Anesthesia|Comments Off on Regional Anesthesia: Alternative to Opioids

Implementing Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks

Maverick Medical Education believes that equipping more medical practitioners with the skills to provide a number of nerve blocks for their patients will decrease patient pain and increase patient satisfaction. Maverick Medical Education also believes that ultrasound, in many forms, provides medical practitioners with the knowledge of what is happening inside of a patient’s body, leading to better diagnoses and outcomes. When combining the two, the prognosis of the patient increases, allowing for even better pain management and recovery. How can ultrasound guided nerve blocks be implemented in your practice?

By |2022-08-30T20:07:51-05:00December 22, 2020|Course Information, Pain Management|Comments Off on Implementing Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks

Avoid These Common Femoral Nerve Block Errors

In an ongoing attempt by Maverick Medical Education to partner with and train medical providers across the country on pain management techniques, our team has learned about what works, what doesn’t, and everything in between. By diligent practice and research, we can help reduce the number of opioids prescribed to patients by utilizing alternative methods for pain reduction. Occasionally, there are adjustments to be made in very common blocks, like the femoral nerve block, that will make everyone more effective.

By |2025-11-13T06:21:15-06:00November 24, 2020|Course Information, Pain Management, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)|Comments Off on Avoid These Common Femoral Nerve Block Errors

Ultrasound-Guided Treatment: Accuracy and Reliability

Ultrasound can be used for far more than looking inside the patient to see what is taking place at a specific time. Using point of care ultrasound, or POCUS, allows for an adaptive view of how a patient is progressing or for guiding treatments the patient needs. With this additional view, treatments and procedures are becoming safer, more accurate, and very reliable.

By |2025-11-14T10:03:46-06:00November 16, 2020|Course Information, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)|Comments Off on Ultrasound-Guided Treatment: Accuracy and Reliability

The Ins and Outs of Anesthesia

Anesthesia can refer to a number of different medicines to assist in medical procedures of all types. While commonly thought of as a single type that puts you into a full sleep, anesthesia is actually anything that makes you comfortable to assist in the safety of performing these procedures. At Maverick Medical Education, we know about anesthesia of all types and can help you become proficient at a number of them.

By |2025-11-14T09:11:44-06:00October 20, 2020|Course Information, Course News, Regional Anesthesia|Comments Off on The Ins and Outs of Anesthesia

Treating Chronic Migraine with Nerve Blocks

Chronic migraines are one of the more common pain issues we see from the public. In fact, headaches in general effect over 48% of the population according to Current Pain and Headache. With so many patients complaining of headache pain, better treatments should be readily available. Maverick Medical Education teaches nerve blocks to provide relief for many of these patients.

By |2025-11-13T06:42:42-06:00October 20, 2020|Chronic Pain Management, Course Information|Comments Off on Treating Chronic Migraine with Nerve Blocks

Using Ultrasound to Treat Pain

As ultrasound is being used in more fields of medicine, the ways it can be used is changing at a rapid pace. Far more than a mere diagnostic tool, ultrasound is developing into a mode of treatment itself, from assisting doctors in making decisions as a condition progresses to changing the way pain treatment is thought of. Maverick Medical Education marvels at the ways ultrasound technology has been applied in more ways over the past few years and looks forward to how it will continue to change the practice of all aspects of medicine in the years to come.

By |2025-11-14T10:19:56-06:00September 22, 2020|Course Information, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)|Comments Off on Using Ultrasound to Treat Pain

Interscalene Nerve Block

Our Maverick Medical Education classes cover a number of different topics to provide pain relief or medical techniques suited to help you treat your patients in a more effective manner. As part of the training in some of our courses, different nerve blocks are taught, including the interscalene nerve block.

By |2025-11-14T09:11:06-06:00September 22, 2020|Course Information, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)|Comments Off on Interscalene Nerve Block

The Maverick Difference – Student Interview

Behind the Maverick name is a group of men and women who truly believe the methods and courses we teach will revolutionize how our students treat those in their community. When we start a new course, we hope the students will find value in our instruction and are able to apply new techniques in their practices. Jamie Harris, CRNA, is one of our repeat students who can vouch for the application of these methods and how her patients are better for the courses she has taken. As she completes her fellowship through TCU, she is ready to push even further in the pain management and medical practice fields for the success Maverick sees.

By |2022-08-30T20:26:21-05:00August 20, 2020|Course Information, Course Reviews, Maverick News|Comments Off on The Maverick Difference – Student Interview

The Maverick Difference – Instructor Interview

Maverick Medical Education is not simply a business opportunity for our founders and instructors. Instead, we are a committed group of educators who want to continue learning and teaching others about how to more effectively reduce and manage pain throughout the country. This concept shines through when you speak to any of our Mavericks, like James Stockman, CRNA.

By |2025-11-10T12:27:14-06:00August 12, 2020|Course Reviews, Instructors|Comments Off on The Maverick Difference – Instructor Interview
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