Easy Nerve Blocks for Hip Fractures and the Lower Extremity

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

1:30pm – 2:15pm ET

Location: Merrick II - Lobby Level

CE: 0.75 CME Credit

Workshop Lead Faculty(s)

Eric Chin, MD, MBA, FAAEM

Chair, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Workshop Facilitator(s)

Neha Bhatnagar, MD (she/her/hers)

Emergency Physician
Guthrie
Painted Post, New York

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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Harsh Terala, DO (he/him/his)

Emergency Medicine Resident
St. Barnabas Hospital
Monroe, New York

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Brandon Murdock, MD

Ultrasound Fellow
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Consortium
SCHERTZ, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Renato Rapada, DO FAAEM (he/him/his)

Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Rebecca G. Theophanous, MD, MHSc, FAAEM, FACEP (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Esmael Mayar, MD FAAEM

Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellow
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Tinley Park, Illinois

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Eric Chin, MD, MBA, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose

Neha Bhatnagar, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Harsh Terala, DO: No financial relationships to disclose

Brandon Murdock, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Renato Rapada, DO FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose

Rebecca G. Theophanous, MD, MHSc, FAAEM, FACEP: No financial relationships to disclose

Esmael Mayar, MD FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose

Have you ever been concerned giving a frail elderly patient with a hip fracture or tried to figure out how to reduce a tri-mal without tons of opioids? In this hands-on small group clinic, we will show you how to reduce the need for opioids by teaching you how to perform several nerve blocks for hip fractures and lower extremity injuries.

Learning Objectives:

After this session, the learner will learner what types of nerve blocks are effective for reducing pain associated with hip fractures and lower extremity injuries.
After this session, the learner will be able to demonstrate how to perform a fascia iliaca nerve block.
After this session, the learner will be able to demonstrate how to perform nerve blocks of the lower extremity.