To teach the academic and clinical aspects of regional anesthesia to residents while providing a safe and pleasant environment for the benefit of the patients. To accomplish the above goal with minimal disruption of the operating room functions.
Consent is obtained.
Resident picks up evaluations of their assigned cases and confers with assigned attending staff. If regional anesthesia is desired, the resident calls 395-0505 to schedule the case for the block room the next day. The message is picked up by a clerk and enters it on the schedule. The regional anesthesia clerk will make sure the patient gets to the block room in due time for the procedure without delay.