Examination Syllabus Stage 1
Regional Anaesthesia (RA)
1_RA_A: Explains clearly to patients the risks and benefits of regional anaesthesia
| 1_RA_A_1 | Obtaining consent form patients undergoing regional blockade |
1_RA_B: Describes the indications and contraindications to regional anaesthesia techniques
| 1_RA_B_1 | Advantages/disadvantages, risks/benefits and indications/contraindications of regional blockade |
1_RA_C: Practices measures to avoid wrong-site blocks
| 1_RA_C_1 | Safety measures to prevent wrong site blocks such as Stop Before You Block |
1_RA_D: Performs spinal anaesthesia for ASA 1-3 surgical patients independently
| 1_RA_D_1 | Principles of performing, and potential complications of, subarachnoid and lumbar/caudal epidural anaesthesia procedures |
1_RA_E: Performs simple peripheral nerve blocks with ultrasound
| 1_RA_E_1 | Describes clinical features and potential complications of common simple nerve blocks, including principles of performing: Interscalene and Axillary brachial plexus blocks, distal upper limb nerve blocks (elbow and wrist) |
1_RA_F: Performs ultrasound-guided femoral or fascia iliaca blocks independently
| 1_RA_F_1 | Describes clinical features and potential complications of common plane and Lower Limb blocks, including principles of performing: Femoral nerve blocks, fascia iliaca blocks |
1_RA_G: Identifies and initiates initial management of complications of regional anaesthesia including systemic local anaesthetic toxicity, high spinal and dural puncture headache
| 1_RA_G_1 | The immediate management of accidental dural puncture and treatment of post-dural puncture headache |
| 1_RA_G_2 | Accidental intravenous administration of local anaesthetic drugs, signs, symptom and management including the role of lipid emulsion |
| 1_RA_G_3 | Management of incomplete or failed regional blockade including, where appropriate, the use of rescue blocks |
| 1_RA_G_4 | Post-operative analgesia following regional anaesthesia |
| 1_RA_G_5 | Review of regional anaesthesia post-operatively including instructions for the patient |
1_RA_H: Provides epidural or combined spinal-epidural analgesia for labour in the ASA 1-3 obstetric patient, and offers other forms of pain relief when neuraxial analgesia is contraindicated
| 1_RA_H_1 | Methods of analgesia during labour and discusses their indications and contraindications |
| 1_RA_H_2 | Epidural of CSE analgesia in labour; indications, contraindications and complications |
1_RA_I: Provides neuraxial anaesthesia for operative delivery and other obstetric procedures in ASA 1-3 patients and manages the inadequate neuraxial block
| 1_RA_I_1 | Provision of regional anaesthesia for operative delivery |
| 1_RA_I_2 | Understands the need and when to call for assistance with regional block for obstetric anaesthesia |
| 1_RA_I_3 | Safely manages inadequate neuraxial block |
1_RA_J: Discusses the scientific basis of ultrasound and the generation of ultrasound images
| 1_RA_J_1 | Physical principles of generation of ultrasound images |
| 1_RA_J_2 | Demonstrates use of ultrasound for nerve identification |
1_RA_K: Discusses drugs and equipment used in regional anaesthesia
| 1_RA_K_1 | Knowledge of drugs used for regional anaesthesia including doses and toxicity |
| 1_RA_K_2 | Safe use of equipment for provision of regional anaesthesia |