QUICK LINKS
To register for the workshop in Aberdeen, CLICK HERE
To register for the workshop in Aberdeen, CLICK HERE
To pay the registration fee for Consultant Level Doctors via card, CLICK HERE
To pay the registration fee for UK Trainee level/Junior Doctors via card, CLICK HERE
THE NEXT Aberdeen Interventional Pain Workshop will take place on 29-30 May 2025 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.
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.
For further information, email: ciaranwazir@gmail.com
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
An application will be submitted European Accreditation Council for CME and Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
WORKSHOP CHAIRMEN
Dr Saravana Kanakarajan
Course Director, Aberdeen Workshop
Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen
Scotland, UK
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Clinical Lead
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen
Scotland, UK
INVITED 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
Special Interest: X-Guided RF Ablation Procedures
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Clinical Lead
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Aylesbury, Bucks, 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
St George's University Hospital
London, UK
Consultant Pain Physician & Anaesthetist
University Hospital of Birmingham
Birmingham, UK
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Overview of Day One: Lectures & Live Surgery
Overview of Day One: 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: 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 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 be updated
REGISTRATION FEES
Early Bird Reg Fees:
£750 (Consultant Level Doctors)
£600 (UK Trainees/Junior doctors)
To pay the registration fee for Consultant Level Doctors via card, CLICK HERE
To pay the registration fee for UK trainee level/junior doctors via card, CLICK HERE
To register for the Aberdeen Workshop, 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 service
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 service