Friday 25 January
Lectures will be given in English
08:00 | Welcome & Opening Remarks Craig Hartrick, Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, Yu-Chuan Tsai |
Moderators: | Craig Hartrick & Yu-Chuan Tsai |
08:15 | How to Prepare to Be a WIP Member and FIPP Craig Hartrick |
08:30 | Catheter Epidural Neuroplasty (Cervical, Transforaminal, Caudal Approaches) Gabor Racz |
09:00 | Approaching the Epidural Canal: Interlaminar, Transforaminal and Caudal injections - Indications and Safety Honorio Benzon |
09:25 | Novel Approaches for Treatment of Painful Degenerative Disc Disease Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez |
10:10 | Group Pictures & Coffee Break |
Moderators: | Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez & Chih-Peng Lin |
10:40 | Percutaneous Interventions on Spinal Nerve Root, Transforaminal Injections & Pulsed RF for Radiculitis & Neuropathic Pain Ovidiu Palea |
11:05 | Cervical & Thoracic Facet Joints: Intra-Articular Injections and RF Ablation Nicholas Chua |
11:30 | Lumbar Facet Joints, Medial Branch Block & RF Ablation Yeong-Ray Wen |
11:55 | Sacral Nerve Root Blocks, SIJ Injection and RF Ablation Jianguo Cheng |
12:20 | Lunch |
Moderators: | Serdar Erdine & Chia Shiang Lin |
13:20 |
Continuing Evolution of Pulsed Radiofrequency Serdar Erdine |
13:45 |
Spinal Cord Stimulation Peter Staats |
14:10 | Procedures for Headaches and Orofacial Pain: Percutaneous Interventions on Sphenopalatine & Trigeminal Ganglion Yu-Chuan Tsai |
14:35 | Percutaneous Interventions on Sympathetic Chain: Stellate Ganglion, T2 T3 Sympathectomy, Splanchnic Nerve, Lumbar Sympathetic Plexus & Hypogastric Plexus Philip Finch |
15:00 | Coffee Break |
Moderators: | Peter Staats & Yeong-Ray Wen |
15:30 | Regenerative Medicine and Interventional Management Jen-Li Pan |
15:55 | Techniques and Therapies for Chronic Pain Originating in Major Joints Kok-Yuen Ho |
16:20 | Interventions for Cancer Pain Monique Steegers |
16:45 | Vertebral Augmentation Kenneth Chapman |
17:10 | Radiation Safety Chih-Horng Wu |
17:30 | Closing Remarks Kris Vissers |
17:50 | Lecture Session Ends |
Saturday 26 January
Cadaver Lab Hands-On Workshops
Fluoroscopy Workshop
Procedures:1. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
2. Trigeminal Ganglion Block
3. Cervical Facet Block
4. Thoracic Spinal Cord Lead Placement
5. Splanchnic Nerve Block
6. Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block
7. Lumbar Facet Block
8. Lumbar Discography Procedure
9. Lumbar Sympathetic Plexus Block
10. Hypogastric Plexus Block
11. Sacral Nerve Root Block
12. Sacroiliac Joint Injection
13. RF- Sacroiliac Joint
14. Catheter Epidural Neuroplasty
15. Vertebral Augmentation
1. Cervical Region: Cervical Medial Branch, Cervical Nerve roots, Cervical Sympathetic Chain, Supra-scapular Nerve (Proximal approach) - Chih-Peng Lin
2. Thoracic and Lumbar Region: Thoracic Facet, Intercostal Nerves, Lumbar Facet joint, Medial Branches, Ilio-inguinal, Ilio-hypogastric and Genitofemoral Nerves - Jee Youn Moon
3. Sacral Region: Caudal Epidural, Sacro-iliac Joint, Piriformis Muscle, Pudendal Nerve - Chia-Shiang Sean Lin
4. Shoulder Region: Bicep Tendon (Long Head), Sub-Acromial Bursa, Acromio-Clavicular Joint, Gleno-Humeral Joint, Supra-Scapular Nerve (Distal approach) - Michael Gofeld
5. Elbow & Wrist Region: Medial & Lateral Epicondyle Tendon Sheath Injection, Fenestration Cubital Tunnel, Carpal Tunnel - George Chang-Chien
6. Hip Region: Hip joint, Trochanteric Bursa, Gluteus Muscle, Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve, Ilioinguinal/ Ilio-hypogastric Nerve - TCT Novy
7. Knee and Ankle Region: Knee Joint, Saphenous Nerve, Tibiotalar Joint, Tarsal Tunnel - Anuj Bhatia
8. Physical Examination and Exam Tips - King Hei Stanley Lam
11. Sacral Nerve Root Block
12. Sacroiliac Joint Injection
13. RF- Sacroiliac Joint
14. Catheter Epidural Neuroplasty
15. Vertebral Augmentation
Ultrasound Workshop
Interactive Lectures and Live Demos with Hands on Scanning:1. Cervical Region: Cervical Medial Branch, Cervical Nerve roots, Cervical Sympathetic Chain, Supra-scapular Nerve (Proximal approach) - Chih-Peng Lin
2. Thoracic and Lumbar Region: Thoracic Facet, Intercostal Nerves, Lumbar Facet joint, Medial Branches, Ilio-inguinal, Ilio-hypogastric and Genitofemoral Nerves - Jee Youn Moon
3. Sacral Region: Caudal Epidural, Sacro-iliac Joint, Piriformis Muscle, Pudendal Nerve - Chia-Shiang Sean Lin
4. Shoulder Region: Bicep Tendon (Long Head), Sub-Acromial Bursa, Acromio-Clavicular Joint, Gleno-Humeral Joint, Supra-Scapular Nerve (Distal approach) - Michael Gofeld
5. Elbow & Wrist Region: Medial & Lateral Epicondyle Tendon Sheath Injection, Fenestration Cubital Tunnel, Carpal Tunnel - George Chang-Chien
6. Hip Region: Hip joint, Trochanteric Bursa, Gluteus Muscle, Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve, Ilioinguinal/ Ilio-hypogastric Nerve - TCT Novy
7. Knee and Ankle Region: Knee Joint, Saphenous Nerve, Tibiotalar Joint, Tarsal Tunnel - Anuj Bhatia
8. Physical Examination and Exam Tips - King Hei Stanley Lam
Educational Objectives
After participating in this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the implications of radiation safety
- Describe the clinical consequences of disc pathology, and understand the indications for percutaneous disc decompression and discoplasty
- Recognize cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacroiliac pathology
- Discuss the indications and selection of epidural neuroplasty
- Categorize the uses of sympathetic blocks
- Identify causes of orofacial pain
- Synthesize the indications for intrathecal pumps and spinal cord stimulators
- Compare the indications for fluoroscopy and ultrasound
- Prepare for and avoid complications
- Understand interventional percutaneous approaches for major joints