American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Annual Fall Pain Meeting & Workshops

November 13-16, 2003
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
San Diego, CA

Objectives

Workshops

WKS 1: Implantable devices: Spinal cord stimulators and intraspinal pumps
Timothy Deer, MD; Richard L. Rauck, MD; Bengt Linderoth, MD, PhD

• Demonstrate neuroaugmentation device placement techniques.
• Explain current controversy regarding intraspinal pump patient selection, trial methods, and discuss complications such as catheter granuloma.
• Discuss spinal stimulation lead design, multiple lead placement and practical patient management strategies.
• Contrast the current use of single intraspinal medications with polypharmaceutical infusion therapy.

WKS 2: Using fluoroscopy and CT in interventional pain management
James P. Rathmell, MD; Suresh K. Mukherji, MD

• Describe the current role of fluoroscopy for improving utility and safety for different pain management procedures.
• Demonstrate practical techniques to improve optimal image acquisition, reduce radiation exposure to both operator and patient, and improve outcomes.
• Contrast and discuss potential roles for CT guidance and other imaging techniques.

WKS 3: Radiofrequency ablation techniques for chronic pain
Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD; Sunil J. Panchal, MD

• Demonstrate radiofrequency ablation techniques.
• Explain practical uses of radiofrequency for common procedures such as facet joint rhizotomy and sympathetic ganglion ablation, including strategies to optimize results.
• Discuss patient selection and methods of predicting optimal patient response.

WKS 4: IDET; discography and other disk therapies
Vikram Patel, MD; Timothy Maus, MD

• Demonstrate fluoroscopic needle positioning for safe entry to the intervertebral disc
• Describe patient selection criteria for IDET and other disc pain interventions.
• Discuss the current role for discography and compare to other diagnostic techniques
• Discuss complications, antibiotic prophylaxis, and strategies for difficult placements

WKS 5: Clinical acupuncture techniques in adults and children
Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH; Brenda Golianu, MD

• Explain the basic theory of acupuncture and describe scientific evidence for efficacy.
• Identify the most successful use of acupuncture for acute and chronic pain states.
• Characterize the current role for acupuncture in pain states and identify emerging indications.