Spine and Paravertebral Sonography for Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia
19th July, 2026
Workshop 5
Course Directors
Dr Sivashanmugam Thiyagarajan
Pondicherry
Dr Archana Areti
Coimbatore
Workshop Faculty
Dr R Charulatha
Pondicherry
Dr P Nandhini
Pondicherry
Dr M Jennyl Maclean
Kanyakumari
Dr Mangi Lal
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Dr Kalpana Verma
Jaipur
Dr Parvathi
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Dr Goutham Reddy
Bangalore
Dr Suvajit
Manipal
Dr Shruthi
Bangalore
Dr Swetha S
Mysore
Dr Govind Shaji
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Floor Plan
| TIME | EVENT | FACULTY |
| 08:30 – 08:50 | Registration and assembling | |
| 08:50 - 9:00 | Introduction and workshop overview | Dr Sivashanmugam Thiyagarajan |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Principles of Lumbar spine imaging (presentation) | Dr P Nandhini & Dr Sivashanmugam Thiyagarajan |
| 09:10 – 09: 20 | Master live demo in volunteer on the stage (PIP) | |
| 09:20 – 10:15 | Break into Scanning session on volunteers | |
| 10.15 am - 10.30 am ( Tea Break ) | ||
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Principles of Thoracic Spine imaging (presentation) | Dr Archana Areti & Dr Sivashanmugam Thiyagarajan |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | Master live demo in volunteer on the stage (PIP) | |
| 10:50 - 11:50 | Break into Scanning session on volunteers | |
| 11:50 – 12:00 | Principles of TPVS imaging (presentation) | Dr R Charulatha & Dr Sivashanmugam Thiyagarajan |
| 12:10 – 12:20 | Master live demo in volunteer on the stage (PIP) | |
| 12:20 – 01:15 | Break into Scanning session on volunteers | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 ( Working Lunch ) | ||
| 14:00 -14:30 | How to approach Difficult Spine? | Dr Jennyl Maclean |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Master Demo on volunteers / Video demonstration | Dr Sivashanmugam Thiyagarajan |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Closing remarks / Feedback / doubts clearing session / certificate distribution | All Faculty |
Workstations
- Station 1: Scanning Facilitator - Dr Nandhini
- Station 2: Scanning Facilitator - Dr Archana Areti
- Station 3: Scanning Facilitator - Dr R Charulatha
- Station 4: Scanning Facilitator - Dr Jennyl Maclean
- Station 5: Scanning Facilitator - Dr M Gaytri Mishra
Learning Objectives
| Work Stations | General Objectives |
| Lumbar Spine | 1. To demonstrate all US views of lumbar spine 2. To understand the sonoanatomy of the individual views. 3. To measure all possible sonographic parameters of LS 4. To know how to count and arrive at the desired interspinous level 5. To know how to Surface mark the relevant information on the skin 6. To know how to make use of these information for our everyday practice |
| Thoracic Spine | 1. To demonstrate all US views of Thoracic spine (TS) 2. To understand the sonoanatomy of the individual views. 3. To measure all possible sonographic parameters of TS 4. To know how to count and arrive at the desired interspinous level 5. To know how to Surface mark the relevant information on the skin 6. To know how to make use of these information for our everyday practice |
| TPVS | 1. To demonstrate all US views of TPVS 2. To understand the sonoanatomy of the individual views. 3. To know how to count and arrive at the desired TPVS 4. To understand different needle approaches to TPVS 5. To know the merits and demerits of each way (practical tips) 6. To know what are all other injection points (ESP/MTP/RL etc) available to indirectly access the TPVS. 7. To understand the anatomical rational behind these alternative approaches. |