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Ajman, Dec 19: The fourth international conference and workshop on ‘Hands on cadaveric interventional pain management’ was recently held at Gulf Medical University (GMU), here.
The seminar focused on safety aspects in practice. The workshop was conducted by Dr Tariq Tramboo, MD FIPP. The program was jointly held with Trans World Pain Society.
“Pain medicine has developed as a super-specialty in the west over the last 15 years and is gaining prominence in the region”, said Dr Tairq Tramboo, a renowned pain physician from India and an international examiner for fellowship program in pain prevention.
About 30 specialists from UK, UAE, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, and India participated in the workshop. These physicians are trained in management of acute and chronic painful conditions, and offer solutions, in consultation with the primary specialist, explained Dr Tramboo.
“The maximum numbers of cases are being referred by orthopaedicians, and comprise people with back pain. Neurophysicians and oncologists also refer a large number of patients to provide relief from pain”, he added.
“The intervention is carefully built on the diagnosis of the cause of the pain, and with involvement of multiple specialists”, Dr Tramboo added.
Dr Ammar Salti, deputy head of anesthesia and pain management, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi-UAE demonstrated on ultrasound guided blocks.
The participants were given hands on practice on the following: Cervical facet injection, thoracic sympathetic block, stellate ganglion block, sphenopalatine ganglion block, gasserian ganglion block, lumbar facet block, thoracic facet block, selective nerve root block, trans foraminal epidural steroid block, splanchnic nerve block, celiac ganglion block, superior hypogastric block, lumber sympathetic block, sacroiliac joint block, impar ganglion block and caudal neuroplasty.
Physician entrepreneur Dr Sheriff Shaik from India coordinated the event. “GMU is an excellent platform to take pain medicine forward throughout gulf region”, added Dr Tariq Tramboo. “This speciality is yet to be known by doctors and patients. We are here to create awareness and improve standards”, he concluded.
The event was accredited by the ministry of health, UAE for 12.5 CME hrs.