Continuing Education

Lectures:

All members of our staff are encouraged to attend educational programs of other clinics. These include:

The lectures organised by the Anaesthesia Department of the University Children Hospital Zurich headed by PD Dr. med. Markus Weiss

The lectures organised by the Anaesthesia Institute of the University Hospital Zurich headed by Prof. Dr. med. Donat Spahn

Congresses / Courses:

Professor Borgeat organises yearly two winter meetings (January) in Crans (Wallis):

• EuroSiva: Focus on intravenous anaesthesia, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous anaesthetics, pharmacology of conscious sedation, pharmacology of muscle relaxants and drugs for postoperative analgesia
• PNB: Postgraduate course for anaesthesiologists on peripheral nerve blockade in surgery and pain management, contact us via e-mail

Professor Borgeat is also director of the yearly organised Workshop in Fribourg:

• Swiss Cadaver Workshop for Locoregional Anaesthesia High quality cadaver preparation guarantees an effective understanding of the anatomical characteristics of different approaches for each specific block.

Prof. A. Borgeat teaching the interscalene block at the Swiss Cadaver Workshop 2008

Our department supports the yearly paediatric anaesthesia congress organised by our partners of the Anaesthesia Department of the University Children Hospital Zurich:

• KATZ: Highly relevant topics and manual skills training for daily practice in paediatric anaesthesia. From the practitioner for the practitioner.

PD Dr. M. Weiss during the opening of the KATZ’08

A 'sold out' lecture at the KATZ’08

We have a great interest in acute and chronic pain. Our staff has the possibility to participate to all activities organised by the Swiss society of Pain Medicine (SGSS).

Professor Borgeat is board member of the journal Dolor. This gives our department the possibility to disseminate new information dealing with acute and chronic pain to the general practitioner.