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Intensive Canine Ultrasound-guided Regional Anaesthesia (CURA) Workshop

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Course fee

Early bird

£1780

Available until 28 May 2027

Previously attended the Foundational CURA Workshop?

Receive 10% off Intensive CURA registration, applicable to both Early and Standard registration fees.

To obtain your alumni discount code, please email enquiries@inspireupainsciences.co.uk

£2180

Standard fee

Available from 28 May 2027

Overview

This two-day intensive workshop provides a technique-focused programme in contemporary canine ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia, combining focused teaching with extensive cadaver-based practical training and high procedural exposure.

 

Designed to build and refine procedural competence, the workshop allows delegates to practise a broad range of techniques, including epidural approaches, using canine cadaveric models under the guidance of leading clinicians in the field.

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Delegates seeking structured teaching on case selection, clinical indications, decision-making and procedural planning are encouraged to complete the Foundational CURA Workshop first.

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Extensive supervised cadaver-based practical training

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Previous ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia experience encouraged

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Limited enrolment to support small group teaching

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Intended audience

Designed for veterinary surgeons in general practice, as well as specialists and specialists-in-training in disciplines where regional anaesthesia and perioperative analgesia are clinically relevant, including anaesthesia and analgesia, emergency and critical care, and pain management.

 

It is particularly suited to veterinarians with previous experience in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia who wish to improve technical confidence and procedural competence through extensive supervised practical training.

 

Delegates wishing to first consolidate the theoretical foundations, clinical decision-making and procedural planning of canine ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia may find the Foundational CURA Workshop a more appropriate starting point.

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will be better equipped to:

Refine ultrasound image acquisition, sonoanatomical recognition and needle guidance across the techniques covered

Expand their range of regional anaesthesia techniques across peripheral nerve, fascial plane, paravertebral and epidural approaches

Integrate the techniques covered into clinical practice with greater confidence across a wider range of clinical scenarios

Procedures covered

Day 1

A full day dedicated to supervised practical training, with all procedures performed under ultrasound guidance. A detailed schedule will be provided to delegates in advance.
Head & Neck
  • Maxillary Nerve Block
  • Retrobulbar/Peribulbar Nerve Block
  • Trigeminal Nerve Block
  • Auriculotemporal and Great Auricular Nerve Block
  • Intertransversospinalis Plane Block
  • Cervical Plexus Block
Thoracic Limb
  • Brachial Plexus Block (3 variants)
  • Proximal Radial, Ulnar, Median and Musculocutaneous (RUMM) Block
  • Distal RUMM Block
Thorax
  • Thoracic Paravertebral Block
  • Serratus Plane Block
  • Intercostal Nerve Block
  • Transversus Thoracics Plane Block
  • Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block (2 variants)

Day 2

A full day dedicated to supervised practical training, with all procedures performed under ultrasound guidance. A detailed schedule will be provided to delegates in advance.
Abdomen and Lumbar Region
  • Caudal Thoracic Paravertebral Block
  • Quadratus Lumborum (QL) block (QL) (3 variants)
  • Tranversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block (2 variants) 
  • External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block
  • Rectus Seath Block
  • Lumbar ESP block (2 variants)
Pelvic Limb
  • Lumbar Plexus Block
  • Caudal QL block
  • Sacral Plexus Block (2 variants) 
  • Saphenous Nerve Block
  • Distal Tarsal Block (motor sparing)
Epidural Injection and Catheterisation

  • Sacrococcygeal

  • Lumbosacral

  • Lumbar

  • Thoracolumbar

Venue & Participants

The practical workshop is planned to take place at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom.

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Delegate numbers are limited to support small-group teaching, close supervision and meaningful hands-on experience during the practical session. 

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Senior faculty providing core instruction, procedural demonstration and advanced supervision throughout the workshop.

Lead Workshop Faculty 
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Roger Medina-Serra

LV, MVetMed, PhD, DipECVAA, MRCVS

ACVAA Pain Management – Founding Fellow

RCVS and ECVAA® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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Alfonso Rodriguez-Mulet

LV, MVetMed, DipECVAA, MRCVS

RCVS and ECVAA® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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Massimiliano Degani

DVM, MsC, PhD

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Supporting Workshop Faculty 

Faculty contributing to hands-on teaching, small-group supervision and delegate guidance during practical sessions.

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Patricia López-Abradelo

DVM, MRCVS

Commercial sponsorship or conflict of interest by speakers

Inspire U Pain Sciences is committed to complete transparency in all educational activities. All speakers are required to disclose any commercial relationships or potential conflicts of interest prior to the workshop.

This course is delivered through independent specialist expertise to ensure unbiased, evidence-based clinical training. Any commercial sponsorship supporting the event is clearly identified and does not influence the clinical content of the workshop.

Ready to join the Intensive CURA Workshop?

Secure your place today and advance your ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia skills!

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