This Sonosite Behind the Scan webinar, “Regional Block Perfection from Fundamentals to Advanced Skills,” shows how ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia can strengthen perioperative care—from the first probe placement to advanced decision-making in real cases. You learn why regional anaesthesia matters beyond pain control: it can help blunt the stress response, supports hemodynamic stability, reduces inflammation, and lowers opioid use and related cardiopulmonary risk—benefits that become even more important as patients present with higher acuity and more comorbidities.
The educational webinar builds practical skills step by step. It reviews essential ultrasound language and image interpretation (echogenicity, artefacts, gain, depth, Doppler, in-plane vs out-of-plane needle approaches) and connects those fundamentals to safe, consistent block performance. You also learn how to choose the right transducer for the job—especially when deeper targets and larger body habitus demand different imaging strategies.
A major takeaway is the role of patient positioning. The webinar frames positioning with the same intent you use for airway management: set up correctly, protect ventilation when sedation is used, and make the block easier, safer, and more reproducible.
You then move into applied block technique with clear ultrasound examples and workflow tips for common procedures: popliteal sciatic, iPACK and adductor canal–regional blocks for knee surgery, and interscalene and supraclavicular blocks for shoulder and hand cases. Case studies highlight opioid-sparing outcomes, motor-sparing strategies for early mobilisation, and how objective and subjective signs confirm block success. You also learn how multimodal medications (given IV) can extend and strengthen analgesia.
Finally, the webinar demonstrates Sonosite ST features—like voice activation, image/clip capture, and Doppler—to streamline scanning, document findings, and support ongoing learning and quality improvement.
What You'll Learn
- Brief overview of the benefits of regional anaesthesia
- The importance of proper patient positioning
- Performing ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks on various body sizes
- Utilising Sonosite ST’s features to promote patient safety
- The positive impact of intraoperative multimodal medication administration on postoperative outcomes
- The future of regional anaesthesia and its impact on patient care
Bradley Quarles, MNA, CRNA is a graduate from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and works for Salem Anesthesia in Greensboro, NC. Bradley is a leader within Salem Anesthesia, providing a plethora of ultrasound guided peripheralnerve blocks daily, formulating and implementing a multimodal anesthesia protocol, reducing patient's narcotic use postoperatively and much more. Aside, Bradley was awarded the Order of the Silver Crescent by Governor Henry McMaster, which is the highest civilian honor in the state of South Carolina for his work with suicide prevention. His advocacy for suicide prevention while he was a student at USC has led to the signing of the "Student Identification Card Suicide Prevention Act" which took effect July 1, 2022.
This educational webinar is intended for healthcare professionals and not for patients or consumers. The material is provided for general educational purposes, as a reference and a supplement to professional experience, education and training, and should not be considered the exclusive source for this type of information. This educational webinar is not intended to recommend any device for a particular indication or to provide indications for use for any device. At all times, it is the professional responsibility of the practitioner to exercise independent clinical judgment in each particular situation. Fujifilm assumes no responsibility or liability for any misuse of the information imparted in this webinar. This educational webinar does not supplement, replace, or supersede device labeling, including instructions for use, which accompanies any FUJIFILM Sonosite product.