LSORA - 2ndUltrasound in Pain management

Two-day comprehensive workshop

Dr Athmaja Thottungal, Dr Beenu Madhavan, Mr. Ciaran Wazir

Venue- UCH, London

27 and 28th November 2015

Time / Topic / Faculty
08:15-08:45 / Registration
08:45-09:00 / Welcome and introduction / Dr Beenu Madhavan
Dr Athmaja Thottungal, LSORA, UK
09:00-09:20 / It is “cool” to treat pain using ultrasound -
The possibilities of cryotherapy. / Dr Christ Declerck, Belgium
09:20-09:40 / Is a happy marriage possible? -
Ultrasound in Pain medicine- Acute vs. Chronic pain / Dr Athmaja Thottungal, UK
09:40-10:10 / Anatomy revisited - Part 1
Pelvis and lumbar region / Prof.Erik Cattrysse, Belgium
10:10-10:45 / Coffee break and exhibition
10:45-11:15 / Sonoanatomy and clinical applications- Pelvis and lumbar region / Dr Michael Sommer,The Netherlands
11:15-11:45 / Live interactive demo of blocks- Pelvis and lumbar region / Dr Michael Sommer, The Netherlands
11.45-12:15 / Anatomy, Sonoanatomy and clinical applications-MSK / Dr Qaiser Malik,UK
12:15-12:45 / Live interactive demonstration MSK blocks / Dr Qaiser Malik,UK
12:45-13:45 / Lunch and exhibition
13:45-14:15 / Anatomy, Sonoanatomy and clinical application-Thorax, abdomen, lower limb / Dr Athmaja Thottungal, UK
14:15-15:00 / Live interactive demonstration of Thorax, abdomen, lower limb blocks / Dr Athmaja Thottungal, UK
15:00-15:30 / Coffee break and exhibition
15:30-16:00 / Anatomy revisited –Part 2
Head, neck and upper limb blocks. / Prof.Erik Cattrysse, Belgium
16:00-16:45 / Sonoanatomy and clinical applications- Head, neck and upper limb blocks / Dr Anuj Bhatia, Canada
16:45-17:15 / Live interactive demonstration of selected head, neck and upper limb blocks / Dr Anuj Bhatia, Canada
17:15-17:30 / Feedback and closure

Day 2- 28th November 2015

08:30-09:00 AM - Registration.

09:00-09:20 AM - How small can we see? -Genicular branch / small peripheral nerves- blocks, PRF / RFDN under ultrasound- Dr Christian Egeler

09:30-16:30 – Live scanning stations.

Work shop topic / Blocks covered
Head and neck / Stellate ganglion, nerve root, GON, MBB and facet
Thorax and upper limb / Paravertebral, intercostal, suprascapular, PEC block /
Serratus plane block and Brachial Plexus
Neuraxial / Lumbar facet, MBB, Psoas block / lumbar plexus
and caudal
Lower limb / LFCN, femoral, obturator, adductor canal, genicular nerve, PoplitealSciatic.
Pelvis / SIJ, caudal, pirifomis, pudendal nerve and gluteal
Sciatic
Abdomen / IIN, IHN, GFN, QLB and rectus sheath / Anterior
cutaneous nerve
MSK / Shoulder, hip, knee and ankle / wrist
Needling station / Probe selection, IPA, OPA and water spine, basic
setting of US machine
Station / Faculty
Head and neck / Dr Christ Declerck & Dr Karthikeyan Ponnusamy ( floating)
Thorax and upper limb / Dr Anuj Bhatia & Dr Athmaja Thottungal ( floating)
Neuraxial (lumbar & sacrum) / Dr Sumit Gulati & Dr Arif Gazi ( floating)
Lower limb- anterior and posterior / Dr. Christian Egeler & Dr Teresa Parras ( floating )
Pelvis / Dr Michael Sommer & Dr Ashish Shetty ( floating )
Abdomen / Dr Shyam Balasubramanian & Dr Jan Rudinger ( floating)
MSK / Dr Qaiser Malik & Dr Sadiq Bhayani ( floating)
Needling Station / Dr Ashish Shetty / Dr Beenu Madhavan ( both floating)
Any block / Dr Teresa Parras / Dr Athmaja Thottungal ( both floating )
Supporting faculty
Anatomy covering all stations / Prof. Erik Cattrysse. ( floating )

16:30- 17:00- Feedback and closure