Program Overview

Program Overview

The Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Fellowship is designed to provide advanced learners with opportunities to gain expertise in academic and clinical regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. Training occurs primarily at South Health Campus, but may include rotations at other sites, both inside and outside of the Calgary region.

Program Goals

The goal of the program is to optimize the learning experience of fellows and create an environment that fosters development of both clinical and academic skills.

Program Structure

• The program is one year long, with one fellowship position offered per year, typically starting in July.
• Alternative start dates may be available.
• The program includes an elective rotation where different regional anesthesia, pain management, and/or point of care ultrasound experiences can be explored in other clinical settings.

Clinical Experience

• Fellows will work one-on-one with faculty fellowship-trained and experienced anesthesiologists in regional anesthesia.
• The regional anesthesia block area relies on teamwork, and fellows will also work closely with experienced nursing staff and anesthesia assistants.
• Fellows will round on patients on the acute pain service with acute pain staff anesthesiologists as well as acute pain nurse practitioners.

Research and Education

• The program includes opportunities for research and education in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine.
• Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in educational events and workshops.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the program are not specified in the provided context.

Program Manual

A program manual is available for the Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Fellowship.

Faculty and Staff

• The program is supervised by Dr. Ryan Endersby, who is the head of the Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia Service at South Health Campus and site director at South Health Campus for the Perioperative Ultrasound Fellowship.
• Dr. Endersby is extensively involved in Acute Pain, Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia, and Perioperative Ultrasound education for staff, residents, and allied health professionals.

University and Location

The University of Calgary is located in the heart of Southern Alberta, on the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda. The city of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation within Alberta. The University of Calgary is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina.