Pain Clinics in India, Training on Pain Management, Pain Management Training Courses, Pain Institute, Kolkata, INDIA




	Daradia The pain clinic feels your pain and sufferings. It is an unique pain clinic or pain management center, located at Kolkata/Calcutta with the facilities of diagnosis, treatment, research and training on pain management. Our patients suffer from many pain conditions like headache, neck and back pain, knee pain, cancer pain etc. due to migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, arthritis, slipped disc, spondylosis, cancer etc. This pain clinic uses interventional pain management methods like radio-frequency procedures, spinal cord stimulation, Percutaneous Discectomy, vertebroplasty, Ozone Nucleolysis etc. Click for more..

Training on Pain Management / Course details.
It is a two weeks fellowship on pain management where stresses has been given to the practical aspect of interventional pain management and there are few hands on sessions too.

Eligibility: Applicant must be a medical graduate (MBBS) from any recognized university. He must have completed one year residency from a recognized Hospital in the following disciplines: Anaesthesiology, Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurosurgery, and General Medicine. Desirable: Post-graduate degree/diploma in the above disciplines

Schedule: The training programme is arranged at least 6 times per year. The date of commencement, details of course & course fees are announced well in advance.
Schedule for forthcoming courses:

14th July --26th July-2008
18th August –30th August 2008
8th September–20th September 2008
November (dates will be announced shortly) 2008
December (dates will be announced shortly) 2008

Before applying for the particular course please confirm the announced dates that may be changed.

Course fee:
10,000.00 INR for Indian participants
400.00 USD for Foreign participants
This course fee does not include food & lodging which has to be arranged by participant. If requested we may assist in arranging accommodation.

Details of course:
Day-1
Introduction, Definition & Classification of pain. Anatomy & Physiology of pain Pharmacotherapy of pain.

Day-2
How to examine a patient with pain. Assessment of Pain. Psychological assessment & Psychological interventions. Radiographic imaging in Pain management and Safety measures

Day-3
Equipments in Regional Anaesthesia. Common regional anaesthesia techniques. Ambulatory infusion Pumps in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management (Interventions that will be discussed/demonstrated: Brachial Plexus Block: different approaches. Femoral nerve block. Paravertebral Plexus Block. Sciatic nerve block, Injection Techniques in the peripheral Joints like shoulder joint, Knee joint, Wrist Joint etc. Trigger point injectoins)

Day-4
Different types of Epidural Anaesthesia. Combined Spinal Epidural Anaesthesia. Continuous Spinal Anaesthesia.

Day-5
CRPS. Phantom limb pain. Headache & Facial Pain. Fibromyalgia & Myofascial Pain Syndrome.
(Interventions that will be discussed/demonstrated):
Stellate ganglion block,
Trigger Point Injections,
Gasserian Ganglion & Branches of Trigeminal Nerve Block,
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block,
Cervical Epidural Block,
Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Block,
Cervical Discogram and Ozone Disecetomy/ Ozone Nucleolysis,
Cervical Facet Joint Block,
Occipital Nerve Block,
Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block)

Day-6
Management of Cancer Pain –overview
Pharmacotherapy of Cancer Pain.
Interventional Pain Management of Cancer Pain.
(Interventions that will be discussed/demonstrated:
Celiac Plexus Block
Lumber Sympathetic block,
Superior Hypogastric Plexus,
Splanchnic Nerve Block,
Ganglion Impar block
Peripheral nerve block)

Day-7
Workshop and Evaluation.

Day-8
Evaluation of Spinal Pain. Interventions in the management of spinal Pain.
(Interventions that will be discussed/demonstrated:
Caudal Epidural block & Epidurogram,
Sacral Nerve Root Block
Thoracic Epidural Block,
Thoracic Facet Block,
T2/T3 Sympathetic Block,
Suprascapular Nerve Block
Lumber Transforaminal Epidural/ Selective nerve root block,
Lumber Facet Joint block,
Sacro-Iliac Joint Block,
Epidural neuroplasty)

Day-9
Advanced Pain Management procedures
(Interventions that will be discussed/demonstrated:
Radio-Frequency Procedures,
Provocative discography with intra-discal pressure monitoring,
Use of Ozone in Pain Management (ozone in knee joint/ shoulder joint pain, ozone in trigger point injection, prolozone therapy etc.)
Ozone nucleolysis / Ozone Disectomy / Ozonucleolysis,
Percutaneous Disc Decompression (Discectomy),
Vertebroplasty,
Spinal cord stimulator,
Intrathecal Drug delivery system)

Day-10
Visit to Pain Clinic of Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital, Kolkata, India

Day-11
Workshop and Evaluation.

Day-12
Visit to Apollo Gleneagles Hospital
Visit to Pain Clinic of BORRC, Kolkata, India.

Day-13
How to establish a Pain Clinic.
Situation of Pain Clinics in India.
Feedback, Interactions

Comments: Five candidates per batch for two weeks.

Course language: English

Contact: You may send your queries at: gdas@painindia.net regarding pain management training courses.

Workshop on Pain Management
Workshop on Basic and Advanced Interventional Pain Management Procedures on 13th April 2008: You may register your name or send your queries at: info@painindia.net regarding workshop. You may contact Arpita at +919339657857 for details.