PNS & USG: Upper & Lower Limb Blocks & All About Chest Wall Blocks
19th July, 2026
Workshop 4
Course Directors
Workshop Faculty
Dr Sriprakash Kapila
Hyderabad
Dr Somita Christopher
Hyderabad
Dr Debesh Bhoi
New Delhi
Dr Jithendra T
Kochi
Dr Meera AN
Secunderabad
Dr Iskandar Khalid
Malaysia
Dr Namita Sharma
New Delhi
Dr Neelam Sinha
Jamshedpur
Dr Gajanan Fultambkar
Hyderabad
Dr Shruti Sharma
Jammu
Dr Priya Shivpriya
New Delhi
Learning Objectives
- Preparatory course material will be shared 2 weeks prior to workshop.
- Understanding of basics of PNS & evaluation of motor responses to blocks of upper & lower limbs.
- Comprehension of relevant block related sonoanatomy.
- Step by step learning of various blocks, indications, approaches, block ergonomics & needle insertion techniques.
- Hands on scanning sessions on human volunteers (6 delegates per station/ 2 faculties per station/ 10 stations) for comprehensive, personalized teaching.
- Simulation model to practice needle insertion techniques & to improve hand-eye co-ordination.
- Tips for integration of nerve blocks into clinical practice.
- Interactive quiz prior to debrief.
Workshop Plan
| Time | Particulars |
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Registration |
| 7:50 - 8:00 | Introduction |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Lecture on PNS basics & evaluation of motor responses & demonstration of PNS machines/ Stimupen for percutaneous location |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Master Demo by Selected Faculties (10 minutes x 6 sessions) |
| 10.15 - 13:15 | 6 workstation rotations/ 30 minutes/ clockwise rotation |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Working Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | 4 workstation rotations/ 30 minutes/ clockwise rotation |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Interactive Quiz & Workshop Debrief |
Workstations
(2 + 1 Faculties per Station/ 30 minutes per session/ Total of 10 sessions/ Clockwise Rotation of Delegates)
| Workstation 1 | Blocks above Clavicle |
| Workstation 2 | Blocks below Clavicle |
| Workstation 3 | TAP/Subcostal TAP/External Oblique Fascial Plane/Rectus Sheath/Ilioinguinal & Iliohypogastric Nerves |
| Workstation 4 | Parasternal, Interpectoral, Pectoserratus, SAP, BRILMA |
| Workstation 5 | TPVB/ESP/Retrolaminar/RISS/Intercostal |
| Workstation 6 | Lumbar & Sacral Plexus, Subgluteal Sciatic |
| Workstation 7 | Femoral/ LFCN/ SIFI/ Obturator Nerves/PENG |
| Workstation 8 | Popliteal Sciatic, Ankle Block |
| Workstation 9 | Adductor Canal, Anterior Sciatic, i-PACK |
| Workstation 10 | Ultrasound Simulation for Needling/ Stimupen for Percutaneous Location & Continuous Catheters |