• Brian D Sites, Vincent W Chan, Joseph M Neal, Robert Weller, Thomas Grau, Zbigniew J Koscielniak-Nielsen, Giorgio Ivani, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and European Society Of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy Joint Committee.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. brian.sites@hitchcock.org
• Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Jan 1;34(1):40-6.

AbstractUltrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) is a growing area of both clinical and research interest. The following document contains the work produced by a joint committee from ASRA and the European Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy. This joint committee was established to recommend to members and institutions the scope of practice, the teaching curriculum, and the options for implementing the medical practice of UGRA.This document specifically defines the following:In both the residency and postgraduate pathways, training, competency, and proficiency requirements include both didactic and experiential components. The Joint Committee recommends that the decision to grant UGRA privileges be based at the individual institution level. Each institution that conducts UGRA is encouraged to support a productive quality improvement process.

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