When the August Daily Question rankings closed in the NYSORA Nerve Blocks App, one name was sitting at the top: Dr. Christophe Pericard.

Naturally, we wanted to know more about the clinician behind the score.

Christophe is an anesthesiologist at a university hospital in Strasbourg, France, working primarily in digestive surgery. During night shifts, however, his cases can take him across many different surgical specialties.

And here is what made his result particularly interesting: regional anesthesia is not something he performs every day.

For Christophe, that makes having a reliable way to revisit less familiar techniques particularly useful. Sometimes he opens the app simply to refresh his knowledge. Other times, there is a patient in front of him and a block he has not performed recently.

When a familiar block becomes less familiar

Christophe first discovered NYSORA several years ago while looking online for regional anesthesia information.

“I discovered the NYSORA Nerve Blocks App a few years ago while searching online for information on regional anesthesia, which I don’t perform every day. I came across the NYSORA website, which naturally led me to the app.”

Since then, the app has become a reference he returns to when he wants to review a topic or quickly refresh the details of a technique.

“When I have to perform a block I’m less familiar with, it helps me quickly find information to fill in gaps in my memory.”

It is a situation many clinicians will recognize. You know the block. You have learned anatomy. You may even have performed it before. But it has been a while, and before picking up the probe and needle, there are a few details you want fresh in your mind.

For Christophe, that might mean revisiting the relevant anatomy, checking the ultrasound landmarks, or reviewing the technique before the procedure.

Anatomy and ultrasound, side by side

When we asked which parts of the Nerve Blocks App he finds most useful, Christophe pointed to the way the information comes together.

“It lists all the major blocks, as well as the less common ones. For each block, there’s a summary of the theoretical concepts, accompanied by anatomical schemes and their ultrasound equivalents.”

That becomes particularly useful when returning to a technique after some time. Instead of reviewing anatomy in one place and searching elsewhere for the corresponding ultrasound appearance, he can move from the underlying anatomy to what he should expect to see on the screen.

Christophe also uses the app’s news feed to keep up with recent publications and topics in regional anesthesia, even when they fall outside his usual caseload.

Then came the Daily Question

Christophe was already familiar with the idea of learning through short daily quizzes, although in a completely different context.

“Many people take a few minutes per day with app quizzes, especially for language learning. I’m actually one of them.”

So when the Daily Question appeared in the Nerve Blocks App, he decided to try it.

His reasoning was simple:

“Since I’m not specialized in regional anesthesia, I thought I could only learn new things.”

One question gives him a quick way to see what is still familiar and what might deserve another look. Sometimes the answer confirms what he knows. Sometimes it brings up anatomy, a technique, or a clinical detail he has not thought about recently.

And apparently, those few minutes added up.

By the end of August, Christophe was sitting at the top of the rankings.

“Given my lack of experience in this field, making it to the top was quite a surprise!”

More useful than the ranking

Christophe’s result caught our attention, but the way he uses the app is probably the more useful part of his story.

Regional anesthesia does not have to be the main focus of your practice for the knowledge to matter. A night shift can bring a different surgical specialty. A block you have not performed for months can suddenly become relevant. An ultrasound view that once felt obvious may need a quick refresh.

Christophe uses the NYSORA Nerve Blocks App for exactly those moments: to revisit a technique, reconnect anatomy with the ultrasound image, check what he remembers, and keep less frequently used knowledge within reach.

The Daily Question simply gives him another reason to do that before the next case demands it.

Congratulations to Dr. Christophe Pericard, NYSORA’s August Knowledge Champion, and thank you for sharing how the Nerve Blocks App fits into your clinical practice.

Could You Be the Next Knowledge Champion?

You do not need a study session to find out what you remember.

Open the NYSORA Nerve Blocks App, answer the Daily Question, and see where your regional anesthesia knowledge takes you. And when a less familiar block comes up in practice, the anatomy, ultrasound images, technique, and practical guidance are already in the same place.