Purpose       The basic one-day workshop has been designed to provide participants with a basic working knowledge of regional anethetic techniques for orthopedic anesthesia. The two-day course has been designed to provide participants with an in-depth, working knowledge of anesthetic anatomy, surface anatomy and the skills necessary for the practice of modern Regional Anesthesia. The workshops will allow attendees to improve existing skills and to develop new skills especially for the exciting new developments around continuous nerve and plexus blocks. Emphasis for both workshops is on intensive small group teaching, allowing attendees to perfect their own skills and techniques. After witnessing the techniques being performed on human volunteers first, participants repeatedly practice these techniques on anesthetized pigs, under expert supervision.