Comprehensive Hands-On Workshop: Ultrasound-Guided Neck and Shoulder Pain Management
This exclusive workshop offers a unique opportunity to enhance your expertise in ultrasound-guided techniques for managing neck and shoulder pain. Led by renowned experts in the field, the session is designed for both experienced pain physicians and those beginning their careers. With a focus on hands-on learning, this workshop will help you refine your technical skills and apply practical strategies to improve patient outcomes.
Target Audience
This workshop is ideal for healthcare professionals specialising in pain management, including:
- Consultants in Pain Medicine
- Advanced Pain Trainees
- Pain Fellows
- Musculoskeletal Physicians
Workshop Aims and Objectives:
This session is structured to provide valuable insights into ultrasound-guided pain management, particularly in the neck and shoulder regions.
Participants will:
• Strengthen their understanding of key anatomical structures relevant to pain management procedures.
• Learn advanced scanning techniques to enhance diagnostic accuracy.
• Observe live demonstrations of key pain management blocks, highlighting effective execution methods.
• Gain insights into the indications for different blocks and the role of hybrid imaging guidance in improving precision and patient care.
Workshop Speakers
Dr Manojit Sinha
Dr Manojit Sinha works as Consultant in Pain Medicine and is the clinical lead for chronic pain services at King’s College Hospital, London. He completed his advanced pain training and Fellowship at King’s college and Guys & St Thomas Hospital. He is an elected council member of the British Pain society and Royal Society of Medicine. He is the chair of British Pain Society’s interventional special interest group. He is a keen teacher, teaches medical students and pain trainees. He leads and teaches on workshops nationally and internationally on US guided procedures. He developed an innovative injection technique for managing disabling back pain. He has received clinical
excellence awards for his dedicated services.
Dr Ranj Khaffaf
Dr Ranj Khaffaf works as Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine and is the clinical lead for chronic pain services at CwmTaf Morgannwg Health Board.
He is a keen teacher teaching at different courses on US guided nerve blocks. He is faculty at the James Cook US course on regional anaesthesia which is an International US course.
He is a PLAB examiner. He is the chair of South Wales Network on acute pain and treasurer of Welsh Pain Society.
Dr Rahul Guru
Dr Rahul Guru works as Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine and is the clinical lead for chronic pain services at University hospital of Wales, Cardiff. He has an interventional interest and authored a book on Pain Medicine. He is a council member of Welsh Pain Society.
Workshop Programme 10:00 –16:30
10:00 – 10:15 Introduction, Dr Manojit Sinha & Dr Sunil Dasari
10:15 – 10:30 Allocation of Groups and Stations: 4 (Each group will have a maximum of 10 delegates)
10:30 – 11:30 Scanning
Group A:
- Cervical Facet and Medial Branch Block,
- Cervical Sympathetic Chain Block (Stellate Ganglion),
- Cervical Nerve Root Block (Extraforaminal)
Group B:
- Greater and 3rd Occipital Nerve Block
- Suprascapular Nerve block
- Axillary nerve block
Group C
- Subacromial Subdeltoid bursa injection
- Long head of biceps tendon injection
- Supraspinatus and Subscapularis injection
Group D
- Glenohumeral joint injection
- Acromioclavicular joint injection
- Coracoacromial and coracoclavicular ligament injections
11.30 to 12:30 Scanning
- Group A will go to Station B
- Group B will go to Station C
- Group C will go to Station D
- Group D will go to Station A
12:30 – 13:20 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Scanning
- Group A will go to Station C
- Group B will go to Station D
- Group C will go to Station A
- Group D will go to Station B
14:30 – 14:50 Coffee break
14:50 – 15:50 Scanning
- Group A will go to Station D
- Group B will go to Station A
- Group C will go to Station B
- Group D will go to Station C
15:50 to 16:30 Q&A, Feedback
