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Highlights of the Course
Main Highlights of the course:
Hand-on Cadaveric Workshops
Live Demonstrations of Procedures
Basic to Advance Training
Fluoro and Ultrasound Guided Intervention
Case Studies and Discussion’s
Online Sessions on every friday
Course Faculty

Dr. (Maj) Pankaj N Surange
CEO & MD, IPSC INDIA
Spine Endoscopist and Vertebral Augmentation Specialist

Dr. Swati Bhat
Consultant , IPSC NDIA
Neuro–Spine Interventional and pain specialist

Dr. Namrata Dabas
Interventional Pain and Regenerative Medicine Specialist

Dr. (Maj) Harshita Surange
Co- Founder, IPSC INDIA
Muscculoskeletal Interventional Radiologist

Ms. Milli Baruah
Fitness & Yoga Expert, Cytecare Hospital

Dr. Harshpriya
Consultant Pain & Palliative- Care, Cytecare Hospital

Dr. Megha Tandure
MD Psychiatry
JSSMC,Mysore

Dr. Saipriya Tiwari
MD, PDCC Pain Management FIPP(Hungary), Consultant – Manipal Hospital, Delhi
Course Curriculum
MODULE 1
| Week 1 | Detailed Anatomy of Pain Molecular biology and Patho-Physiology of Pain. |
| Week 2 | Assessment of pain and Diagnosis of pain and disability |
| Week 3 | Interventional Drugs used in pain management. Equipments used in pain interventions. |
| Week 4 | Extensive Anatomy of Spine The pain generators Using 3 D models |
| Week 5 | Fluoroscopic anatomy of Spine Radiation safety |
| Week 6 | Radiological evaluation of spine: X-ray/CT/MRI Part I Lumbo-Sacral spine |
| Week 7 | Part II Cervico-Dorsal Spine |
| Week 8 | Part III Major Joints |
| Week 9 | Causes of low back pain and management. Lumbar spine interventions: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and selection of interventions: Part 1 |
| Week 10 | Lumbar spine interventions: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and selection of interventions: Part 2 |
| Week 11 | Causes and management of pelvic pain Sacral spine interventions |
| Week 12 | Causes of neck pain and management Cervical spine interventions |
| Week 13 | Case presentation Group A, B and C |
| Week 14 | Musculoskeletal pain management: Principles of Rheumatology, clinical diagnosis, investigations ,arthritis: Diagnosis and management |
| Week 15 | Myofascial pain syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Trigger point injections |
| Week 16 | Basics of MSK ultrasound: USG machine, identification of structures under US scans |
| Week 17 | Ultrasound Guided Joint Interventions |
| Week 18 | Regenerative Medicine: Mechanism and Clinical uses. Ultrasound guided regenerative interventional procedures |
1ST CADAVERIC WORKSHOP
Cadaveric fluoroscopic guided workshop (9am to 6 pm)
- — Fluoroscopic Anatomy
- — Lumbar Transforaminal
- — Intararticular Lumbar Facet/ RF denervation
- — Lumbar Intradiscal procedures
- — SI Joint Intrarticular
- — S1 Transforaminal
- — Caudal Epidural
- — Cervical Epidural
- — Cervical Facet RF denervation
- — Tendinopathies
- — Joint interventions
- —- Shoulder
- —- elbow
- —- wrist
- —- Knee
Case discussions with live demonstrations
- — Flouroscopic guided live procedures
- — Ultrasound guided live procedures.
MODULE 2
| Week 19 | Clinical pharmacology of analgesics (Principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: Opioids, Paracetamol, NSAID’s, Muscle relaxants , Steroids , Capsaicin, Botulinium toxin, Nitrous Oxide. |
| Week 20 | Antidepressants, Anticonvulsants , ion channel blockers, Local anaesthetics and membrane stabilizing agents ,NMDA antagonists. Management of side effects and overdoses. |
| Week 21 | Patches and injectables used in pain management |
| Week 22 | Principles and techniques of Radiofrequency. |
| Week 23 | Trigeminal neuralgia and Facial Pain syndromes – Interventions. |
| Week 24 | Migraine and other cranial neuralgias |
| Week 25 | Cooled RF in Spinal pain Cooled RF in Joints |
| 26 week | The concept of Total Cancer pain -assessment, pharmacological management of pain, managing side effects, advance care planning. |
| 27 week | Managing emergencies, end of life care. |
| 28 week | Understanding Sympathetic system and Interventions. |
| 29 week | Advanced Interventions : Part 1 Vertebroplasty/ kyphoplasty Spine Endoscopy |
| 30 week | Advanced Interventions : Part 2 Intrathecal delivery system and approved drugs Spinal Cord Stimulator |
| 31 week | Ultrasound guided neural interventions |
| 32 week | Ultrasound guided spine interventions |
| 23 week | Case presentation (group A, B, C) |
2ND CADAVERIC WORKSHOP
Cadaveric fluoroscopic guided workshop (9am to 6 pm)
- Coeliac Plexus Neurolysis
- Splanchnic RF Ablation
- Lumbar Sympathetic RF Ablation
- Ganglion Impar Neurolysis
- Superior Hypogastric Neurolysis
Cadaveric fluoroscopic guided workshop (9am-12 noon)
- Trigeminal ganglion neurolysis
- Stellate ganglion
- T2-T3 Sympathetic RF Ablation
Afternoon session (USG Sympathetic Interventions)
- Stellate ganglion ,
- Coeliac Plexus Neurolysis
- Superior Hypogastric Neurolysis
- Ganglion Impar
Case discussions with live demonstrations
- Flouroscopic guided live procedures
- Ultrasound guided live procedures.
MODULE 3
| 24 week | Relationship between acute and chronic pain states, pre-emptive analgesia Principles, patient controlled analgesia, epidural infusions and other nerve blocks in acute pain management,Organization of the acute pain services |
| 25 week | Management of pain during pregnancy, labour and at the post-partum period |
| 26 week | Pain in elderly, Pain in children |
29 week
| Principles of Rehabilitative Medicine and Physical therapy in pain management Psychological and Psychiatric therapy in pain management |
| 30 week | Medicolegal aspect of pain management |
| 31 week | Become a Pain Enterpreneur , all you need to know.
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| 32 week | Doubt clearing / exam orientation |
Final Assessment
| 33 week | Part I – Online Mcq Test for all candidates |
| 34 week | OSCE exam all Candidates |
| 35 week | Certification. |
Course Fee
(To be paid in 3 Equal Installments)
