20 – 21 September 2013, Gdańsk, Poland
6th Interventional Hands-On
Pain Relief & Neuromodulation Procedures
Cadaver Workshop
Two days intensive all English course
Satellite Symposium of
8th Congress of Polish Association for the Study of Pain
With Department of Forensic Medicine of the Medical University of Gdańsk
and Interventional SIG of the Polish Association for the Study of Pain
We are pleased to announce the 6th Interventional Hands-On Cadaver Workshop.
The workshop is intended for clinicians of all specialities interested in the safe practice of interventional pain medicine.
Participants are going to acquire and develop skills of safe practice of paraspinal interventions and peripheral nerve blocks during practical sessions on human cadavers and live models.
New format & old price
Free stations – ability to practice specific procedures of particular interest to individual participants
Key topics:
RF denervation
Intrathecal pumps
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Ultrasound guided procedures
This workshop is a satellite event of the
8th Congress of Polish Association for the Study of Pain, September 25-28 2013, Zakopane, Poland
The Congress will take place from 25 to 28th September 2013 in the historic and beautiful resort of Zakopane.
Preliminary Programme
Day 1: 20/09/2013
- 11.30 – 11.50 – Registration
- 11.50 – 16.00 – Lectures / Presentation of techniques
- 18.00 – 22.00 – Workshop dinner
Day 2: 21/09/2013
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08.00 – 08.30 – Registration & Tea/Coffee
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08.30 – 12.40 – Cadaver and Live Model Stations
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12.40 – 13.40 – Lunch
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13.40 – 17.50 – Cadaver and Live Model Stations
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17.50 – 18.00 – Tea/Coffee & Summary & Feedback
max. 5 participants per station
50 min. per station
C-arm guided procedures:
- nerve roots blocks
- medial branch nerves blocks
- transforaminal & interlaminar epidurals
- sympathetic blocks
- RF (radiofrequency)
- spinal cord stimulation
- intrathecal drugs delivery
Ultrasound guided procedures:
- peripheral nerves
- brachial plexus
- paraspinal injections
Social programme:
- dinner with the faculty
Faculty
Course coordinators:
Dr Romana Ługin (Gdańsk, PL)
Dr Piotr W. Buczkowski (Derby, UK)
Mr Ciaran Wazir (London, UK)
Expert Instructors & Lecturers:
Dr Sherdil Nath
Expert in Interventional Pain Medicine
Pain Clinic, Umea, S
Dr Luay Al-Qadi,
Consultant in Pain Medicine,Opole, PL
Dr Joseph Azzopardi,
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital London, UK
Dr Piotr Buczkowski,
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK
Dr Teodor Goroszeniuk,
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
Prof. Marek Jóźwiak,
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital, Poznań, PL
Dr Andrzej Król,
Consultant in Pain Medicine, St George’s Hospital, London, UK
Dr Witold Libionka,
Consultant Neurosurgeon, University Hospital, Gdańsk, PL
Dr Robert Rapcan,
President of Slovak Interventional Pain Society, Consultant in Pain Medicine, Bardejov, SK
Dr Jan Rykowski,
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Warszawa, PL
Dr Jacek Sobocinski
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
Queen’s University Teaching Hospital, Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Dr Tomasz Zieliński,
Consultant Radiologist, Warszawa, PL
The workshop venue:
Department of Forensic Medicine
Medical University of Gdańsk
Dębowa 23, 80-204 Gdańsk
(see the map below)
Hotel accommodation:
The workshop hotel is the Hilton Gdańsk. For those interested in a hotel within walking distance from the workshop venue, convenient but limited accommodation may be provided at the Hotel Impresja.
You can check availability and book directly via hotels websites.
Maps & directions:
( marks indicate the Department of Forensic Medicine of the Medical University of Gdańsk, 23 Dębowa Street and hotels)