REFRESHER EDUCATION FOR LAWYER VETERANS

Refresher Course

In the last decade there have been significant changes in the practice of regional anesthesia with a shift from landmark-based nerve block techniques to image-guided ones. Traditional landmark-based techniques of nerve blockade relied mainly on our knowledge of surface anatomy to decide on a needle entry site at the skin. This was followed by elicitation of either a paresthesia (usually using s...

Probability theory refresher

We are all familiar with the phrase “the probability that a coin will land heads is 0.5”. But what does this mean? There are actually two different interpretations of probability. One is called the frequentist interpretation of probability. In this view, probabilities represent long run frequencies of events. For example, the above statement means that, if we flip the coin many times, we expect...

Refresher Course for Teaching Cardiovascular Physiology

S OF POSTERS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Cardiovascular physiology learning objectives: the medical physiology core curriculum objectives project Robert G. Carroll Department of Physiology, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Grenville, NC 27858-3454 (E-mail: [email protected]) An appropriate understanding of physiology is essential to the intelligent practice of medicine. Consequently,...

CT Simulation Refresher Course

Refresher Course for Teaching Respiratory Physiology

S OF POSTERS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Interactive computer simulations for teaching basic concepts in respiratory physiology Robert A. Furilla and A. H. Sillau Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 Over the years, we have become aware that classes are not the same as they once were. Class size continues to grow, students are unaware of fundam...