International School of Ultrasound In Pain Management 2015

The use of ultrasound (US) to guide pain management procedures has increased rapidly over the past few years. It was in 2008 that a group of US-enthusiasts from different parts of the globe met in Toronto to launch a special interest group (SIG) on US in Pain Medicine (USPM) within the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA). Since then there has been an astonishing and encouraging development of different techniques of US-application in pain. Most strikingly, US has even replaced fluoroscopy as the major imaging tool in some pain procedures. University Prof. Bernhard Moriggl, MD, Fellow of the International Academy of Clinical Anatomists (FIACA), the Scientific Organiser of this training course, prides himself on being the Education Director of the USPM SIG. Moreover, he has the world’s greatest experience in scanning cadavers and has hosted many International Cadaver Workshops on US-guided procedures applied to different structures and parts of the body. Therefore, the “International School of Ultrasound in Pain Management” will be a unique opportunity for intensive testing of various procedures using this training model in order to improve skills for practicalapplication in patients.

This live educational course is firmly based on demonstration, teaching and profound understanding of sono-anatomy. This course will primarily deal with US- guided procedures frequently applied to nerves, the musculoskeletal system and spine. Nonetheless, there will also be opportunities to touch on newly developed approaches and/or innovative ideas in those fields. The live educational course will be clearly structured: a lecture on basic and special sono-anatomy as well as live demonstrations on life models will precede every hands-on workshop session (I–V). Under the expert guidance and supervision of Prof. Moriggl,scanning of live models and needling cadavers will be done in a step-by-step manner following a detailed programme delivered on site.