Acute Surgical Procedures & Opioids: Regional Anesthesia

Karen Boretsky, MD

Boston Children’s Hospital

Learning Objectives:

• Review the role of surgery as a gateway to opioid misuse
• Recognize non-opioid alternatives for acute pain management
• Distinguish between different types of regional anesthesia
• Discuss the applications of regional anesthesia to a multimodal pain management plan
• Create a template for pain management which includes regional anesthesia