19-20 April 2024 - 2nd International Ultrasound in Pain Medicine Symposium, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

 

QUICK LINKS

To register your interest in attending the USG meeting in Eindhoven, CLICK HERE

To pay the registration fee for the symposium in Eindhoven, CLICK HERE

To view a PDF of the programme, CLICK HERE

JOIN US in Eindhoven, The Netherlands for 2nd International Ultrasound in Pain Medicine Symposium on 19-20 April 2024 at Melius Klinieken, Beatrix de Rijkweg 8, 5657 EG Eindhoven, Netherlands, close to Eindhoven Airport. 

A faculty of international experts will be teaching ultrasound guided techniques for interventional pain relief procedures with lectures, interactive scanning demos and hands-on workshops planned.

The meeting has recently been approved for 12.5 European CME credits.

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

Dr C.W.J. (Kenneth) van Tilburg, MD, PhD, FIPP

Symposium Scientific Director

Senior Fellow, London Pain Forum

Consultant in Pain Medicine

Judicial Expert Civil / Criminal Law

ADRZ / Erasmus MC, Goes / Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Melius Klinieken, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

INVITED FACULTY

Dr Andrzej Krol

Committee Chair, ESRA European Pain Medicine Diploma

ESRA Ultrasound Pain Courses (London & Europe)

Council Member, London Pain Forum
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
St George's University Hospital
London, UK

Dr Teodor Goroszeniuk

President, London Pain Forum

Vice-President, Polish Neuromodulation Society

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia

Interventional Pain Management 

& Neuromodulation Practice

Cromwell Hospital

London, UK

Dr Raja Reddy EDRA FIPP CIPS

Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Physician 

Educational Supervisor: Advanced Pain Medicine Training Fellowship Programme

Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist

Medway National Health Service

Kent, UK

Dr Bert Vanneste FIPP

Consultant Pain Specialist

AZ Groeninge, KU Leuven Hospital network

Kortrijk, Belgium

Dr Michal But
Special Interest: USG/X-Ray Interventional Pain Medicine
Course Faculty, ESRA RA-UK USG Pain Course, London
& Pain Academy Interventional Cadaver Courses, Barcelona
Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist
Regional Hospital
Koszalin, Poland

Dr Remko Liebregts FIPP CIPS

Consultant Anesthesiologist & Pain Specialist

Department of Anesthesiology,
Amsterdam University Medical
Center on location VUmc,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dr. Katrin Stoecklein FIPP, CIPS

Consultant Anesthesiologist & Pain Specialist

Department of Anesthesiology,

Amsterdam University Medical

Center on location VUmc,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dr Athmaja R. Thottungal EDRA, FIPP, CIPS

Council Member, RA-UK

Chronic Pain Lead, LSORA
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia,

Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician

Charing Cross Hospital

Imperial College Healthcare, London

Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury

United Kingdom

Dr Emre Almac FIPP CIPS
Consultant Anesthesiologist & Pain Specialist
Alrijne Ziekenhuis
The Netherlands

Prof Thomas Haag

Consultant in Pain Medicine

Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Visiting Professor, Social & Life Sciences, 

Glyndwr University North Wales

Wales, UK

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

To view a PDF of the programme, CLICK HERE

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

“The 2nd International Ultrasound in Pain Medicine Symposium, Eindhoven, Netherlands 19/04/2024 - 20/04/2024 , has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 12.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”

“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .

“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”

SYMPOSIUM VENUE

Melius Kliniken, Eindhoven
Beatrix de Rijkweg 8

5657 EG Eindhoven

Netherlands

*Registration desk for the meeting opens at 08.00hrs on Friday, 19th April 2024 and closes at 16.00hrs on Saturday, 20th April 2024. The symposium venue is 5min walk from Eindhoven Airport Terminal. Some onsite parking is available at the venue.

FACULTY HOTEL

Pullman Eindhoven Cocagne
Vestdijk 47, 5611 CA Eindhoven
Netherlands

REGISTRATION FEE

Registration Fee (from 01.04.24): 625 euros

(Registration includes access to full scientific programme, tea/coffee and lunch breaks on 19-20 April 2024)

*To pay the registration fee for the symposium in Eindhoven, CLICK HERE

ONLINE REGISTRATION

To register for the USG meeting in Eindhoven, CLICK HERE

30-31 May 2024 - Aberdeen Interventional Pain Workshop - Low Back Pain

QUICK LINKS

To register your interest in attending the workshop in Aberdeen, CLICK HERE

To pay the registration fee and secure your place for the workshop in Aberdeen, CLICK HERE

To view a copy of the updated workshop programme brochure, CLICK HERE

THE NEXT Aberdeen Interventional Pain Workshop will take place on 30-31 May 2024 at the Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

An expert faculty will teach on the two day intensive course with lectures, live surgery demonstrations, hands-on cadaver training (X-ray & Ultrasound guided procedures) and question and answer sessions.  We are delighted to include new procedures for low back pain on this year's workshop including cryoablation/cryoanalgesia/basivertebral nerve ablation and endoscopic Facet and SI Joint Denervation.

For further information, email: ciaranwazir@gmail.com

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

“The Aberdeen Interventional Pain Workshop - Low Back Pain, Aberdeen, United Kingdom 30/05/2024 - 31/05/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 12.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”


WORKSHOP FACULTY

Dr Neal Evans
Special Interest: X-Guided RF Ablation Procedures
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Clinical Lead
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Aylesbury, Bucks, UK

Dr Saravana Kanakarajan
Course Director, Aberdeen Workshop
Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen
Scotland, UK

Dr Andrzej Krol

Special Interest: USG RF Ablation Procedures

Committee Chair, ESRA European Diploma of Pain Medicine

ESRA USG Pain Cadaver Courses (London & Europe)

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
St George's University Hospital
London, UK

Dr Hirachand Mutagi

Consultant Pain Physician & Anaesthetist

University Hospital of Birmingham

Birmingham, UK

Dr Ravi Nagaraja

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Clinical Lead

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen

Scotland, UK

Dr L'ubomír Poliak FIPP

Special Interest: Minimally invasive & 

Endoscopic treatment of the Back

Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist

EuroPainClinics

Slovakia & Czech Republic

Dr Robert Rapcan FIPP

Special Interest: Endoscopic Facet Joint & SI Joint Denervation Procedures, 

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation

Examiner, World Institute of Pain

Medical EuroPainClinics

Czech Republic & Slovakia

Dr Naomi Scott
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine

Regional Advisor of Pain Management (North of Scotland)
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen
Scotland, UK

Dr Manojit Sinha

Chair, Interventional SIG, British Pain Society

Clinical Lead Pain Management
Consultant in Pain Medicine
King's College Hospital
London, UK

Dr Lars Williams

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

New Victoria Hospital

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

University of Glasgow

Scotland, UK

Dr Marius Ambrock
Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery 

Klinikum Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg. Germany

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Overview of Day One (30.05.24): Lectures & Live Surgery

Workshop Venue: Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill House, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK

• Anatomy and nerve supply for facet and SI joints
• Lumbar facet joint denervation (Live Surgery—Video link)
• Sacroiliac Joint RF (Live Surgery—Video link)
• Evidence and Complications of RF procedures
• Endoscopic RF of Facets and SI joint
• Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
• Cryoanalgesia/Cryoablation
• Ultrasound guided Interventions for Low Back Pain (lecture and demo)

Overview  of Day Two (31.05.24): Hands-on Stations (X-ray & Ultrasound)

Workshop Venue: Wet room, Department of Anatomy, Third Floor, Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD

Station 1: X-ray guided Diagnostic Blocks (cadaver)
Station 2: X-ray guided Lumbar Facet Joint Denervation (cadaver)
Station 3: X-ray guided Sacroiliac Joint Denervation (cadaver)

Station 4: X-ray guided Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (cadaver)
Station 5: X-ray guided Endoscopic Facet Joint & SI Joint Denervation (cadaver)

Station 6: Ultrasound guided Cryoablation/Cryoanalgesia for Low Back Pain (cadaver)

Station 7: Ultrasound Guided Interventions for Low Back Pain (live model)

Open session—candidates can attend any station of their choice

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

To view a PDF copy of the workshop programme brochure, CLICK HERE

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

An application has been made to the UEMS EACCME® for CME accreditation of this event.

REGISTRATION FEE

Registration Fee (from 07.04.24): £900.00

UK Trainee Doctors Reg Fee (from 07.04.24): £750.00

(registration includes attendance of all scientific programme and tea/coffee and lunch catering  breaks)

*To pay the registration fee and secure your place for the workshop in Aberdeen, CLICK HERE

**To pay the UK trainees registration fee and secure your place for the workshop in Aberdeen, CLICK HERE

ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM

To register your interest in attending the workshop in Aberdeen, CLICK HERE

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
 
Aberdeen has excellent travel links. By air, Aberdeen is well connected by British Airways, Eastern airways, Flybe, BMI, KLM and Air France to majority of the airports in UK and mainland Europe. The venue is 6 miles from the airport. There are 6 major roads to Aberdeen. A90 serves as the main arterial route connecting Dundee, Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Aberdeen is on the main UK rail network and has frequent direct services to major cities such as Edinburgh Glasgow and London including Caledonian sleeper services.