The Pain Management Centre Guys & St Thomas' Hospital

11-13 June 2010 - Destination Capital of Champagne!

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:06:00 +0000

The 5th International Travelling Pain Symposium will be visiting the grand champagne houses of Epernay and venturing out among the vines on 11-13 June 2010. With an exceptional line up of speakers and outstanding venues, our next trip promises to be bigger and better than all the rest. Don't miss your chance to register! For a registration form, contact: cezza_wazir@yahoo.com

The spirit of travel is an important part of our symposiums. We book a whole carriage on Eurostar every year for the scientific programme.

View from the vineyards around Epernay in the Champagne-Ardenne Region of France.

Epernay is famous for its Avenue de Champagne where the big names in champagne are housed including Mercier and Moet et Chandon.

Faculty

Dr Chris Wells
Consultant in Pain Medicine

Founder Member of NeuPSIG
Past-Secretary of EFIC
Pain Relief Foundation

Liverpool
UK

Dr Elliot Krames
Immediate Past President
International Neuromodulation Society
Director of Pacific Pain Centers
San Francisco
USA

Dr Philippe Mavrocordatos
Vice-President of Swiss Society of Interventional Pain Management
Director of Pain Centre
Clinique Cecil
Lausanne
Switzerland

Dr Francis Luscombe
Consultant in Pain Medicine
President, Neuromodulation Society of UK & Ireland
Derriford Hospital
Plymouth
UK

Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy
Clinical Lead & Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London
UK

Professor Irene Tracey

Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science

IASP Council Member

Director of FMRIB Centre

University of Oxford

* FURTHER FACULTY TO BE ANNOUNCED

Scientific Programme Topics

Discogenic Pain: Diagnosis & Treatment

Radiofrequency Techniques: Best Practice

Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Cancer Pain

Neuromodulation: Spinal Cord & Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

Suture Masterclass

External Neuromodulation: Diagnostic Test & Standalone Therapy

Radiological Advances for Chronic Pain Management

Ultrasound Guided Procedures for Pain Management

Neuropathic Pain Medications - Latest Treatment Guidelines

Update on Opioids

Psychology of Pain

Pain Management and Medical Ethics

*CPD points applied for from Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK

Symposium Fees

REGISTRATION FEE: £400 (incl. Full Scientific Programme and Two Symposium Dinners)

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: £350 (Before 1 February 2010)

TRAVEL FEES: £175 (Seat in Eurostar Symposium Carriage plus Coach Transfers)

OPTIONAL LUNCH: £55 per person (One of the Top Ten Brasserie's in Paris)

Hotel Accommodation

Luxury 4 Star

Royal Champagne Hotel

Bellevue - 51160 Champillon - Epernay, France
Tel +33 (0)3 26 52 87 11 - Fax +33 (0)3 26 52 89 69

3 Star

Hotel Castel Jeanson (Converted Champagne House)

24, rue Jeanson, F – 51160 AY,

France

(3km from Epernay)
Tel: +33 (0)3 26 54 21 75 - Fax : +33 (0)3 26 54 32 19

Les Berceaux Hotel

13, rue des Berceaux, 51200 Epernay, France

Tel: +33 (0)3 26 55 28 84, Fax: +33 (0)3 26 55 10 36

Bestern Western Hotel de Champagne

30 rue Eugène Mercier, 51200 Epernay, France

Tél. : +33 (0)3 26 53 10 60, Fax : +33 (0)3 26 51 94 63

2 Star

Hotel Ibis Epernay Centre Ville

19 rue Chocatelle, place des Arcades, 51200 Epernay, France

Tel: +33 (0)3 26 51 14 51, Fax : +33 (0)3 26 51 14 59

Useful Links

Epernay Tourist Office

Moet et Chandon

Champagne Mercier

17 & 18 Oct 09 - 4th Interventional Workshop - Pain Relief & Neuromodulation

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:49:00 +0000

16 Oct 2009 - London Pain Forum at Barber-Surgeons' Hall

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:59:00 +0000

The 2nd Meeting of the London Pain Forum took place in the home of the 700 year old Worshipful Company of Barber-Surgeons.

We were pleased to welcome new Forum members Mr Brian Simpson, Dr Jayne Gallagher, Dr Patrick McGowan, Dr Simon Dolin and Mr Alex Green as well as special guests, Dr Gabor Racz (Texas, USA), Dr John Wedley (Lake District, UK) and Tia Sofatzis (San Francisco, USA).

Highlights of the evening included a tour of the Hall's treasures and the priceless Holbein painting (above) of Henry VIII with the Barber-Surgeons painted in 1543.

Events Calander

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:59:00 +0000

Please find included in this section some of the meetings that our pain team at Guy’s & St Thomas’ are supporting in 2009/2010.

XXVIII Annual ESRA Congress
9-12 September 2009
Salzburg, Austria

9th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society
11-15 September 2009
Grand Hilton, Seoul, South Korea

IV International Symposium "Advances in the treatment of pain"
8-10 October 2009
Hotel Mercure Kasprowy, Zakopane, Poland

2nd Meeting of Invasive Section of PTBB
10 October 2009
Zakopane, Poland

2nd Meeting of London Pain Forum
16 October 2009
Barber-Surgeons' Hall, London, UK

4th Interventional Workshop - Pain Relief & Neuromodulation
17 & 18 October 2009
Day Surgery Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, UK

Annual Scientific Meeting, Neuromodulation Society of UK & Ireland
5-7 November 2009
The Holiday Inn, Plymouth, UK

The 15th South Thames Acut e Pain Conference
12-13 November 2009
Lensbury Conference Centre, Middlesex, UK

8th Half Day Workshop on External Neuromodulation
21 November 2009
INPUT Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK

21st Anaesthesia, ICM and Pain Update
8-11 March 2010
Val d'Isere, France

Pain Medicine: Present and Future, International Symposium
27-29 May 2010
Lviv, Ukraine

5th International Travelling Pain Symposium
11-13 June 2010
London, UK - Epernay, France

3rd Hands-on Cadaver Workshop - Pain Relief & Neuromodulation Procedures
16 September 2010
Gdansk, Poland

5-7 June 2009 - Destination Loire Valley!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:06:00 +0000

The 4th International Travelling Pain Symposium visited the Loire Valley on 5-7 June 2009. Our faculty of experts performed workshops in our Eurostar symposium carriage and gave lectures in two spectacular chateaus in Amboise and Montbazon. Many thanks to all the participants and companies who supported the event. We look forward to welcoming you back next year as the 5th Travelling Symposium heads to the Champagne Region of France on 11-13 June 2010.

Symposium Venues

Eurostar Symposium Carriages (5th & 7th June 2009)

London-Paris-London: We will be continuing our popular tradition of workshops on Eurostar

Chateau Royal d'Amboise (5th June 2009)

One thousand years of French history: Home to kings, ravaged by war and the final resting place of Leonardo da Vinci

Chateau d'Artigny, Montbazon (6th June 2009)

18th Century style: This stunning symposium venue was built by French parfumeur Francois Coty

Symposium Faculty

Professor Joanna Zakrzewska
Expert in Orofacial Pain
UCL Eastman Dental Insitute
London, United Kingdom

Professor Jose De Andres
Expert in Pain Management/Neuromodulation
ESRA Board Director (Treasurer)
Valencia University General Hospital
Spain

Professor Zbigniew Szawarski
Expert in Philosophy of Medicine/Medical Ethics
Warsaw University
Poland

Dr Jean-Pierre Van Buyten
Expert in Pain Management/Neuromodulation
AZ Maria Middelares
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Dr Jeremy Cashman
Expert in Post-Operative Pain
Synopsis of Anaesthesia (Editor)
St Georges Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Professor Gabor Racz
Expert in Interventional Pain Medicine
World Institute of Pain - Past President
Lubbock, Texas, USA

Professor Anthony Dickenson
Expert in Neuro-Pharmacology
University College London
London, United Kingdom

Mr Will Burgoyne
Expert in Spinal Surgery
Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals
Surrey, United Kingdom

Dr Andy Nicolaou
Regional Advisor in Pain Medicine
Pain Management Clinic
St George's Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Dr Andrzej Krol
Expert in Ultrasound
Pain Management Clinic
St George's Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Dr Nicholas Padfield
Expert in Pain Management/Medico-Legal Law
Treasurer of NSUKI
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy
Expert in Interventional Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Scientific Programme

Workshops on the Train:

Ultrasound for Anaesthesia & Chronic Pain Management
External Neuromodulation: Relieving Pain, Restoring Function
Simplicity III probe for SI Joint Pain

So you want to be a Medico-Legal Expert?

The Place of Intrathecal Drug Delivery in Chronic Pain Management

Lectures in the Chateaus:

Trigeminal Neuralgia: New Treatment Guidelines

Epiduroplasty: Safety & Efficacy

Acute Pain Management Services

Philosophical Aspects of Pain and Suffering

Reducing Spinal Cord Stimulation Complications

Mechanical Low Back Pain: Neuromodulation Approach and Limitations of SCS in Axial Back Pain
Surgical Approaches for Low Back Pain
Recent Advances in Neuro-Pharmacology for Pain Management

* 11 CPD points awarded by RCoA, London, UK

Symposium Sponsors

Symposium Headquarters in Amboise

Le Manoir Les Minimes
34 Quai Charles Guinot - 37400 Amboise, France
Tel : +33 (0) 2 47 30 40 40 - Fax: +33 (0) 2 47 30 40 77

Useful Links

St Pancras International

Visa Office for France (London, UK)

Amboise Tourist Office

Clos Luce

Chateau de Chenonceau

23 May 2009 - 2nd Hands-on Interventional Cadaver Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:36:00 +0000

Our team of UK experts in interventional pain medicine, neuromodulation and ultrasound once again travelled to Poland to teach doctors the latest cutting edge techniques. Thanks to all the participants and companies for supporting the event.

FACULTY

Dr Teo Goroszeniuk
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Joseph Azzopardi
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Andrzej Krol
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
St George's Hospital
London, UK

Dr Piotr Buczkowski
PTBB Invasive Section (Vice President)
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
Derby Hospitals NHS Trust
Derby, UK

Dr Magdalena Szkudlarek
Assistant Professor, Human Anatomy Department
Medical University of Bialystok
Bialystok, Poland

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

INTERNATIONAL: Dr Teo Goroszeniuk, Mr Ciaran Wazir, Dr Piotr Buczkowski

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

Sat 23 May 2009, 08.00hrs-16.15hrs

Venue: Human Anatomy Department, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Mickiewicza 2A, 15-089 Białystok, Poland

Pain Related Anatomy Lecture

Lumbar and cervical facet joint anatomy

Dorsal root ganglion anatomy

Abdominal sympathetic chain (including coeliac, lumbar, hypogastric & ganglion impar)

Cadaver Workshop Topics:

Neuromodulation techniques (spinal cord stimulation & peripheral nerve stimulation)

Interventional Pain Relief procedures (lumbar & cervical FJ injections, pulsed R/F)

Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks (live models)

Sympathetic Blocks

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

22 May 2009, 20.00hrs. Pre-workshop banquet took place in Hotel Branicki’s Orangery Restaurant modelled on the charms of Bialystok’s very own pre-war Ritz Hotel.

23-25 May 2009. The organisers and faculty of the workshop travelled to Vilnius (Wilno) in Lithuania for a holiday.

ACCOMMODATION

Hotels in Warsaw

Le Royal Meridien Bristol
Krakowskie Przedmiescie 42/44, 00-325 Warsaw, Poland

Tel: +48 22 551 1000 - Fax: +48 22 625 2577

E-mail: bristol@lemeridien.com

*Workshop organisers/faculty stayed at Le Royal Meridien Bristol on night of 21 May 2009.

Hotels in Bialystok

Best Western Hotel Cristal *** (Symposium Hotel)
3 Lipowa St, Bialystok, Poland

GETTING THERE

Flights to Warsaw from UK

Polorbis Holidays Ltd
25 Maude Crescent
Watford
WD24 6DE

tel: 01923-803 006
tel/fax: 01923-803 061

e-mail: sales@polorbis.co.uk
website: http://www.polorbis.co.uk/

Link to LOT Polish Airlines Website

Link to British Airways Website

Trains to Bialystok from Warsaw Central Railway Station

For train times click here

14 May 2009 - Suture Masterclass for Pain Specialists

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:15:00 +0000

Our first half day Suture Masterclass for Pain Specialists took place in the Anaesthetics Department at St Thomas' Hospital on 14 May 2009. The event was organised by Senior Pain Theatres Nurse, Steph Harris, with support from Ethicon. Watch this space for future masterclasses!

23 Jan 2009 - London Pain Forum at The Ritz

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:14:00 +0000

The inaugral meeting of the London Pain Forum at The Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly on 23 January 2009 was a phenomenal success. Leading figures in pain medicine from London and across the UK gathered together to lay the foundations of a new organisation committed to multi-centre research, overseas training and above all alleviating human suffering.

Highlights of the evening included a talk from orthopaedic surgeon Mr Peter Earnshaw who discussed the 700 year history of the Barbers & Surgeons Guild upon which our new Forum is being modelled.

This was followed by a guest of honour lecture from the highly regarded father of radiofrequency Professor Menno Sluijter from Switzerland.

Drinks receptions in the Ritz's Marie Antoinette Suite were followed by lectures, presentations and a banquet in the elegant 18th century surroundings of The Music Room, located in the William Kent House wing of the historic hotel.

18-19 Oct 08 - 3rd Interventional Workshop at GSTT

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Big names in the field of interventional pain medicine joined us on 18 & 19 October 2008 at Guy's Hospital to perform procedures live on patients for the 3rd Interventional Pain Management Workshop.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

WORKSHOP TOPICS - DAY ONE

L5/S1 DRG pulsed radiofrequency.

Facet joint denervations (lumbar & cervical).

SI Joint denervation (using the Simplicity III probe).

Intradiscal RF lesioning (for lumbar discogenic pain).

Lumbar discogram.

Caudal/Cervical Epiduroplasty (Racz catheter).

WORKSHOP TOPICS - DAY TWO

Spinal cord stimulation (CRPS upper limb).

Retrograde spinal nerve root stimulation (CRPS foot).

Occipital nerve stimulation (cervicogenic headache).

Sacral nerve stimulation (interstitial cystitis).

Peripheral nerve stimulation (shoulder pain).

Spinal cord stimulation (for pancreatitis).

*10 CPD points awarded by Royal C ollege of Anaesthetists, London, UK

Main Sponsors:

13-15 June 2008 - Destination Avignon!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:53:00 +0000

Our 3rd International Travelling Pain Symposium visited the picturesque French city of Avignon on 13-15 June 2008. We had some great workshops and lectures and two fantastic venues for the scientific programme including the spectacular Popes' Palace (Palais des Papes). Thanks to all the faculty and a great group of participants from the UK, Europe and as far afield as Singapore!

Palais des Papes: Venue for the 3rd Travelling Symposium

FACULTY

Professor Narinder Rawal
Specialist in Post-Operative Pain
Secretary General of ESRA
Orebro University Hospital
Sweden

Professor Maarten van Kleef
Interventional Pain Specialist
Head of Anesthesiology Department
University Hospital of Maastricht
Netherlands

Dr Jonathan Richardson
Interventional Pain Specialist
Past Chair, BPS Interventional SIG
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford, UK

Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy
Interventional Pain Specialist
Head of Pain Management Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Sam Chong
Specialist in Neuropathic Pain
Neurology Department
King's College Hospital
London, UK

Mr J Richard Smith
Consultant in Gynaecological Surgery
Imperial College Hospitals
London, UK

Dr Andy Nicolaou
Consultant in Pain Management
St George's Hospital
London, UK

Workshops on the Train:

Ultrasound for Pain Management (Dr T Smith/Dr A Krol)

External Neuromodulation (Dr S Kothari/CNS K Sanderson)

Safest approach for lumbar facet joint denervation (Dr A Al-Kaisy)

Pre-implant Neuromodulation Programme (CNS K Sanderson)

Doctor-Patient Communication in the Cancer Setting: the use of pictorial models (Mr R Smith)

Lectures in Avignon:

Welcome from the French Pain Society (Dr P Volckmann)

The Perfect Spine: Effective Minimally Invasive Interventions (Dr J Richardson)

Extending Regional Techniques at Home (Prof N Rawal)

Assessment for the Pain Trainee in the UK (Dr A Nicolaou)

Evidence Based Spinal Cord Stimulation (Prof M Van Kleef)

Investigation and Management of Pelvic Pain: Surgical Perspective (Mr R Smith)

Investigation and Management of Pelvic Pain: Neuromodulation Perspective (Dr A Al-Kaisy)

Advances in Pharmacotherapy of Neuropathic Pain (Dr S Chong)

* 12 CPD points awarded by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK

Symposium Dinner at the Pope's Palace, Avignon 2008

Main Sponsors:

Other Sponsors:

PAJUNK UK

PROMED

UCI Health Care

25 May 08 - 1st PTBB Interventional SIG Meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:51:00 +0000

FACULTY

Professor Andrzej Basinski (Gdansk, Poland)

Dr Luay Al-Qadi (Opole, Poland)

Dr Jacek Rykowski (Orebro, Sweden)

Dr Grzegorz Hura (Sonderborg, Denmark)

Dr Teo Goroszeniuk (London, United Kingdom)

Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy (London, United Kingdom)

Dr Joseph Azzopardi (London, United Kingdom)

Dr Andrzej Krol (London, United Kingdom)

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

Sun 25 May 2008

Conference Room, Hotel Zubrowka - 08.30 to 17.00hrs

Lectures include:

Overview of sacral nerve stimulation

Overview of neuroaxial therapy

Paravertebral blocks

Neuromodulation of gasserian ganglion and spinal nerves

Use of RF thermo-lesion in cancer pain

Peripheral neuromodulation

Useful Links

Polish Chapter of IASP

24 May 08 - 1st Pain Workshop, Bialystok, Poland

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:50:00 +0000

FACULTY

Dr Teo Goroszeniuk
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Joseph Azzopardi
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Andrzej Krol
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
St George's Hospital
London, UK

Dr Piotr Buczkowski
Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist
Derby Hospitals NHS Trust
Derby, UK

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

INTERNATIONAL: Dr Teo Goroszeniuk, Mr Ciaran Wazir, Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy

LOCAL: Professor Janusz Dzięcioł, Professor Lech Zimnoch, Dr K Piekarewicz, Dr W Nierodzinski

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

Sat 24 May 2008, 8am-5pm

Venue: Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-089 Białystok

Pain Related Anatomy Lecture (Dr Magdalena Szkudlarek)

Cadaver Workshop Topics:

Neuromodulation techniques (including spinal & peripheral)

Interventional Pain Relief procedures (pulsed R/F, etc)

Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks (live models)

Regional Anaesthesia Techniques

ACCOMMODATION

Hotels in Bialystok

Best Western Hotel Cristal *** 3 Lipowa St, Bialystok, Poland

The Best Western Hotel Cristal is located directly in Bialystok city center 2km from PKP train station.

Catching a bus to Hotel Cristal - full ticket price 2 zloty (available from shops and news-stands)

Leave the train station through the main door (opposite the train platforms) and take the city bus line 10 (leave the bus at 2nd bus stop at Plac Uniwersytecki). Then you have to return about 200 meters down the Liniarskiego Street. You can’t miss the hotel.

Catching a taxi to Hotel Cristal: 5 minutes journey, costing 10 to 15 zloty.

Hotel Mosir** ul. Wołodyjowskiego 5, Białystok
tel. 085 749 62 00, 085 749 62 10, fax 085 749 62 33
E-mail: hotel@bialystokmosir.com.pl

GETTING THERE

Flights to Warsaw from UK

Polorbis Holidays Ltd
1st Floor, 234 King Street Hammersmith London W6 0RF

Tel 020 8748 3062
Fax 020 8741 5797

E-mail: sales@polorbis.co.uk
Website: http://www.polorbis.co.uk/

* Some workshop participants are catching the 08.45am British Airways flight from Gatwick to Warsaw on 23 May 2008.

Frederic Chopin Airport, Warsaw

Frederic Chopin Airport is located 10km (6 miles) southwest of Warsaw.

Bus stops are located immediately in front of the Arrivals hall. MZA City Buses (tel: 9484; website: www.ztm.waw.pl) 175 and 188 serve Warsaw, including the train station (30 minutes journey) during the day, while night bus N32 provides a link to the central railway station overnight. Standard ticket costs approximately 2.4 Zloty.

The taxi stand is located in front of the Arrivals hall. Cost of a taxi ride to Warsaw Central Railway Station is approximately 50 Zloty.

Money and communications: There is a bank in the Terminal 1 Departures hall, and bureaux de change and ATMs in Arrivals and Departures. There is also a post office in the Departures hall. Wireless Internet access is available in the main terminals.

Trains to Bialystok from Warsaw

We will catch a shuttle train from Warsaw Central Railway Station (Warszawa Centralna) for Bialystok at 3.20pm on 23 May 2008.

For train times click here

External Neuromodulation at GSTT

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:32:00 +0000

Follow this link to our external neuromodulation website: EXT at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital

Speaking Engagements

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:25:00 +0000

2008

Dr Teo Goroszeniuk spoke on peripheral neuromodulation at the Pain Winter Meeting, Advances in Chronic Pain Treatment, in Davos, Switzerland on 10 February 2008. The meeting was organised by the Centre for Anaesthesia at University College London Hospitals and the Swiss Association for the Study of Pain. Further details available at the official website: http://www.painwintermeeting.ch/

2007

Goroszeniuk, T. N. Pratap, K. Sanderson, S. Kothari
An algorithm for peripheral neuromodulation in neuropathic pain.
8th World Congress of INS and 11th Annual Meeting of NANS
December 9-12, 2007, Acapulco, Mexico

T. Goroszeniuk
Targeted Peripheral Neuromodulation
VI Polish Pain Society Congress, Krakow, Poland
26 - 29 September 2007

T.Goroszeniuk
Peripheral nerve stimulation to manage chronic pain.
XXVI ESRA Congress, Valencia, Spain.
12 - 15 September 2007

T.Goroszeniuk
Targeted neuromodulation: development and applications
XXVI ESRA Congress, Valencia, Spain.
12 - 15 September 2007

T.Goroszeniuk
From nerve location to neurostimulation in pain treatment
V ESRA Symposium, Pultusk, Poland
18 - 19 May 2007

T. Goroszeniuk
Peripheral Neuromodulation in treatment of neuropathic pain
Neuropathic Pain Study Day, Irish Pain Society, Dublin
30 March 2007

T.Goroszeniuk
Peripheral Neuromodulation in treatment of neuropathic pain
II Clinical Update Meeting, Val d'Isere
5 - 9 March 2007

2006

T.Goroszeniuk
New developments in peripheral neuromodulation
Welsh Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting Swansea Wales
16 - 17 November 2006

6 & 7 Oct 07 - 2nd Interventional Workshop at GSTT

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Pain specialists from all over the world jetted in for the 2nd Interventional Pain Management Workshop at Guy's Hospital on 6 & 7 October 2007. The UK, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Spain, Poland, Greece, USA, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and South Korea were all represented. The faculty included Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy, Dr Teo Goroszeniuk, Dr Nicholas Padfield, Dr Charles Gauci, Dr Jean-Pierre Van Buyten and Dr Elliot Krames. Main sponsors of the event were Medtronic, NeuroTherm, Neurotechnics and Codman. Other sponsors were Pajunk, Grunenthal, Napp, Merck Sharpe & Dohme.

Participants are talked through the procedures performed at the workshop.

Visit www.londonpainworkshop.com for details of the annual interventional workshop.

11-13 May 07 - Destination Bruges!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:15:00 +0000

Our annual travelling symposium was once again a great success thanks to the hardwork of Dr Teo Goroszeniuk, Mr Ciaran Wazir and Dr Joseph Azzopardi.

We booked a whole carriage on Eurostar for the trip to Bruges on 11-13 May 2007 and were joined by delegates from as far afield as Melbourne, Australia.

Honourable faculty included Professor Nadey Hakim, Dr Andy Nicolaou, Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy, Dr Nicholas Padfield, Dr Tom Smith and Dr Sandesha Kothari.

A big thank you to all the faculty and delegates who made it such a memorable event.

Demonstration of ultrasounded-guided nerve blocks with a Sonosite machine.

L to R: Dr Krzysio Piekarewicz, Karen Sanderson, John Farrell, Ciaran Wazir, Dr Wojtek Nierodzinski, Mark Sanderson, Dr Beenu Madhavan, Dr Nicholas Padfield and Dr Teo Goroszeniuk.

L to R: Maria Williams, Dr Andrzej Krol, Dr Srinivas Pyati, Dr Pradeep Desai, Dr Teo Goroszeniuk, Maria Pedro and Dr Pierluigi di Vadi.

Main Sponsors:

Scientific Publications and Abstracts

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:09:00 +0000

2008

Percutaneous and Targeted Peripheral Neuromodulation
T.Goroszeniuk, S.Kothari
Textbook of Neuromodulation, 2008, in press
Editors: E.Krames, P H Peckham, A R Rezai

A Case of Successful Treatment of Neuropathic Pain After a Scapular Fracture Using Subcutaneous Targeted Neuromodulation
Panagiotis Theodosiadis, MD, PhD, Efthimios Samoladas, MD, Vasilios Grosomanidis, MD, PhD, Teodor Goroszeniuk, FCARCSI, DA and Sandesha Kothari, MD, FRCA, DNB, MNAMS, DA
Neuromodulation, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 62-65, Jan 2008

2007

Neuromodulation in Urogenital Pain Management
A. Al-Kaisy

Urogenital Pain in Clinical Practice, CRC Press, 2007, 471-479

Neuromodulatory approaches to chronic pelvic pain and coccycodynia.
S.Kothari, T.Goroszeniuk
Neuromodulation, 2007
Editors: B. Simpson, E. Krames

Targeted Neuromodulation.
T.Goroszeniuk
Highlights in Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy XVIRawal.N, Ivani.G(Eds), The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy 2007, 122- 126.

Interventional Neuromodulation in treatment of pain (a review).
T.Goroszeniuk
Bol, 2007:8; 26 - 29

Percutaneous implantation of a brachial plexus electrode for management of pain syndrome caused by a traction injury
Teodor Goroszeniuk FCARCSI, DA, Sandesha C. Kothari FRCA, DNB, MNAMS, DA, Wolfgang C. Hamann PhD, MD
Neuromodulation, Vol. 10 Issue 2 Page 148 April 2007

Co-injection of clonidine prolongs the anesthetic effect of lidocaine skin infiltration by a peripheral action
Pratap JN, Shankar RK, Goroszeniuk T.
Anesth Analg. 2007 Apr;104(4):982-3.

2006

External neuromodulation (EN) as a diagnostic test and therapeutic procedure.
S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Targeted subcutaneous permanent neuromodulation implant in treatment of intractable angina.
T. Goroszeniuk, S. Kothari, K. Sanderson
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Subcutaneous targeted neuromodulation for neuropathic pain.
P. Theodosiadis, V. Grosomanidis, E. Samoladas, S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Anterior approach to celiac plexus block under CT guidance.
P. Theodosiadis, V. Grosomanidis, S. Kothari, A. Drevelegas, D. Vasilakos
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Audit of visit to the GP pre and post INPUT pain management programme.
S. Kothari, S. Das
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Review of pain medication following INPUT pain management programme.
S. Kothari, A. Mahmood, C. Grey, C. Giannakopoulou
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Percutaneous permanent electrode implantation to ulnar nerves for upper extremity chronic pain: 6 year follow up
Kothari S, Goroszeniuk T
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2006 (vol. 31, Issue 5 (Supplement), Page 16)

Patient radiation doses during fluroscopy-guided pain procedures.
R.J. Griffiths, K.L. Baker.
Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2006 (vol. 31, Issue 5)

Subcutaneous neuromodulating implant targeted at the site of pain
Teodor Goroszeniuk, Sandesha Kothari, Wolfgang Hamann
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2006 Mar; 31 (2):168-171 16543103

Pulsed radiofrequency applied to dorsal root ganglia causes a selective increase in ATF3 in small neurons.
Hamann W, Abou-Sherif S, Thompson S, Hall S.
Eur J Pain. 2006 Feb;10(2):171-6

2005

Short-term neuromodulation trial in the treatment of coccyodynia
S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk, P. Theodosiadis
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

Peripheral percutaneous stimulation for refractory angina pectoris
S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

External stimulation: simplistic solution to intractable pain?
T. Goroszeniuk, S. Kothari
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

Sympathetic plexus stimulation: a novel case study
Kothari S, Goroszeniuk T
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

Subcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (SENS): modality for treating neuropathic pain.
Khan, EI; O'Keeffe, D; Walsh, R; Goroszeniuk, T.
Anaesthesia. 60(3):305-306, March 2005

2004

Sympathetic plexus stimulation: a novel case study
Kothari S, Goroszeniuk T
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2004 (Vol. 29, Issue (Supplement 2), Page 99)

Subcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for neuropathic foot pain
Khan EI, O’Keefe D, Eller M, McFarland J, Walsh R, Gallagher H, Goroszeniuk T
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2004 (Vol. 29, Issue (Supplement 2), Page 112)

Combined spinal cord and subcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of lower extremity and testicular pain
Khan EI, O’Keefe D, Eller M, Walsh R, Victory R, Goroszeniuk T
Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2004 (Vol. 29, Issue (Supplement 2), Page 113)

Peripheral percutaneous stimulation for refractory angina pectoris
Kothari S, Goroszeniuk T, Al-Kaisy A
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2004 (Vol. 29, Issue (Supplement 2), Page 99)

Targeted external area stimulation
Goroszeniuk T, Kothari S
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2004 (Vol. 29, Issue (Supplement 2), Page 98)

Short-term neuromodulation trial via stimulating catheter in coccyodynia treatment
Theodosiadis P, Goroszeniuk T, Grosomanidis V
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2004 (Vol.29, Issue (Supplement 2), Page 113)

2003

Neuromodulation, Interventional Techniques
T.Goroszeniuk
Pain Medicine,
Editors: J. Dobrogowski & J.Wordliczek, 2003, PZWL

Short neuromodulation trial in neuropathic pain produces varying duration but reproducible pain relief
T. Goroszeniuk
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
4th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2-6, 2003

Spinal cord stimulation does not change peripheral skin blood flow in patients with neuropathic pain
M. Ather a1, P. Di Vadi a2, D. Light a1, J. R. Wedley a1 and W. C. Hamann a1a2
a1 Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Pain Management Unit, London, UK
a2 University Hospital Lewisham, Department of Anaesthetics and Pain Management, London, UK
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Vol. 20, Issue 9 - Sep 2003

Diagnosis of spinal disease with ultrafine flexible fiberscopes in patients with chronic pain.
Tobita T, Okamoto M, Tomita M, Yamakura T, Fujihara H, Baba H, Uchiyama S, Hamann W, Shimoji K.
Spine. 2003 Sep 1;28(17):2006-12

Pulsed radiofrequency treatment to the C2 and C3 dorsal root ganglia in refractory occipital neuralgia. A reliable alternative to peripheral nerve stimulation?
N.Padfield
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

Pulsed radiofrequency treatment: A novel form of 'one-off' neuromodulation
N. Padfield
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

Effective management of complex regional pain syndrome by spinal cord stimulation: An unusual presentation in a fourteen year old girl
N. Padfield, T. Goroszeniuk
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

Percutaneous insertion of permanent peripheral stimulating electrode in patients with neuropathic pain
T. Goroszeniuk
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

2002

Efficacy of intravenous magnesium in neuropathic pain
S.Brill, P.M. Sedgwick, W. Hamann, and P.P. di Vadi
Br. J. Anaesth., Nov 2002: 89: 711 - 714

Unusual epidural set leading to dural puncture.
E.S. Aziz, T. Goroszeniuk
Today's Anaesthetist, 2002, 17; 2:41

Reply to Dr de Cordoba et al.
T.Goroszeniuk, P. di Vadi
Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2002, 27; 2: 227

2001

Repeated psoas compartment blocks for the management of long-standing hip pain
Goroszeniuk T, di Vadi PP.
Pain Management Centre, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, United Kingdom
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2001 Jul-Aug;26(4):376-8.

2000

Pressure monitoring of the femoral nerve during total hip replacement: an explanation for iatrogenic palsy.
N. Slater, R. Singh, N. Senasinghe, R. Gore, T. Goroszeniuk, D. James
J.R.Coll. Surg. Edinb. 45, August 2000, 231-233

Use of contrast before percutaneous neurolytic block
Goroszeniuk T, Vadi P di,
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine July 2000 (Vol. 25, Issue 4, Page 437)

1999

Has botulinum toxin a role in the management of chronic low back pain?
A Al-Kaisy. T Nurmikko, T Nash
Pain Research Inst, The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Liverpool L 9 7LJ, UK
9th WORLD CONGRESS ON PAIN, 1999, Vienna, Austria, p. 181 – 187

Analgesic effect of the cannaboid analogue nabilone is not mediated by opioid receptors.
Hamann W, di Vadi PP.
Lancet 1999 Feb 13;353(9152):560

1998

When should you investigate in back pain?
Padfield N.
Practitioner. 1998 Nov;242(1592):770-4, 776

The use of lamotrigine in neuropathic pain
P. P di Vadi, W Hamann
Anaesthesia, Vol. 53 Issue 8 Page 808 August 1998

1997

Phantom pain and sensation among British veteran amputees
S.W. Wartan, W. Hamann, J.R. Wedley, and I. McColl
Br. J. Anaesth., Jun 1997; 78: 652 - 659

1996

The value of SPECT scans in identifying back pain likely to benefit from facet joint injection.
Dolan AL, Ryan PJ, Arden NK, Stratton R, Wedley JR, Hamann W, Fogelman I, Gibson T.
Br J Rheumatol. 1996 Dec;35(12):1269-73

Management strategies for chronic pain
D M Justins
Ann Rheum Dis. 1996 Sep; 55 (9):588-96 8882125

Sickle cell pain crisis
K Forbes, G W Hanks, D M Justins, D A Cherry
Lancet 1996 Jan 27; 347 (8996):262 8551904

1995-1980

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Has been renamed complex regional pain syndrome
D Justins
BMJ. 1995 Sep 23; 311 (7008):812 7580471

Chronic pain management
D M Justins
Br J Hosp Med. 1994 Jun 15-Jul; 52(1):12-6 7952759

Regional anaesthesia for day case arthroscopy of the knee.
G. Marsh, P. Allen, T. Goroszeniuk
British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1994; 76B (S1)

Choosing the right analgesic. A guide to selection
T G Bushnell, D M Justins
Drugs. 1993 Sep; 46 (3):394-408 7693431

Neuropathic pain: a condition which is not always well appreciated
W. Hamann
Br. J. Anaesth.1993; 71: 779-781

Sympathetically mediated anterior knee pain. Scintigraphy and anesthetic blockade in 19 patients
P A Butler-Manuel, D Justins, F W Heatley
Acta Orthop Scand. 1992 Feb; 63:90-3 1738981

Hysteria. A cause of failure to recover after anaesthesia
A. P. ADAMS T. GOROSZENIUK
Anaesthesia, Volume 46, Issue 11, Page 932-934, Nov 1991

Oxygen delivery Systems–a comparison of two devices
J.E. Fairfield, FFARCS Lecturer, T. Goroszeniuk, FFARCSI Consultant, A.M. Tully, FFARCS Senior Registrar, A.P. Adams, PhD, FFARCS, FFARACS Professor of Anaesthetics,
Anaesthesia, Volume 46, Issue 2, Page 135-138, Feb 1991

Continuous lumbar sympathetic block.
Petriccione di Vadi P, Hamann W.
Clin J Pain. 1991 Sep;7(3):230-1.

Anaesthesia for caesarean section.
M. Morgan, V. Magni, T. Goroszeniuk
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1990: 97: 420 -424

Paravertebral somatic nerve block; a clinical, radiographic, and computed tomographic study in chronic pain patients
G Purcell-Jones, C E Pither, D M Justins
Anesth Analg. 1989 Jan ;68 (1):32-9 2910135

The effect of streptomycin on chronic pain in man.
W. Hamann, J. Gallagher, T. Goroszeniuk, J.R. Wedley
The Journal of the Intractable Pain Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1989, 7: 2: 58

The management of labour using continuous lumbar epidural analgesia in a patient with a malignant tumour
T. Goroszeniuk J.T. Wright
Anaesthesia, Volume 42, Issue 4, Page 434-434, Apr 1987

Pre-operative medication re-reviewed: oral temazepam compared with papaveretum and hyoscine.
T. Goroszeniuk, M. Albin, R.M. Jones, O. Mahmoud
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 1987; 4: 261 - 267

The management of labour using continuous lumbar epidural analgesia in a patient with a malignant cerebral tumour
T. Goroszeniuk, R. S. Howard J. T. Wright
Anaesthesia, Volume 41, Issue 11, Page 1128-1129, Nov 1986

Generalised grand mal seizure after recovery from uncomplicated Fentanyl - etomidate anaesthesia.
T. Goroszeniuk, M. Albin, R.M. Jones
Anaesthesia and Analgesia 1986: 65: 979 - 981

Nebulised morphine: a new delivery method for pain relief.
Masters NJ, Bennett MR, Wedley JR
Practitioner. 1985 Jul;229(1405):649-50, 653.

Comparison of infusions of morphine and lysine acetyl salicylate for the relief of pain following thoracic surgery.
Jones RM, Cashman JN, Foster JM, Wedley JR, Adams AP.
Br J Anaesth. 1985 Mar;57(3):259-63

Survey of emergency caesarean sections (complications and techniques).
B. Morgan, T. Goroszeniuk, A. Trojanowski, V. Magni
Lancet, 1984; 1: 328-330

Music during caesarean section, method of sedation.
T. Goroszeniuk, B. Morgan
Practitioner, 1984: 441-443

Anaesthesia for caesarean section, complications survey.
B. Morgan, J. Aulakh, T. Goroszeniuk, A. Trojanowski, V. Magni
British Journal of Anaesthetics, 1983: 885-891

Epidural fentanyl for pain of multiple fractures.
R M Bowen-Wright , T Goroszeniuk
Lancet. 1980 Nov 8;2 (8202):1033 6107661

Premedication for fibroptic bronchoscope: fentanyl, diazepam and atropine compared with papaveretum and hyoscine.
T.Goroszeniuk, I. H. Nicholas, P. Merchant, H.A. McM Turner, N. Mcl Johnson
British Medical Journal 1980; 281: 486

An evaluation of etomidate, fentanyl, nitrous oxide for short surgical procedures.
T. Goroszeniuk J. G. Whitwam M. Morgan
Anestezjologia Intensywna Terapia, 1977; 9: 147-152

Use of methohexitone, fentanyl and nitrous oxide for short surgical procedures.
T. Goroszeniuk J. G. Whitwam M. Morgan
Anaesthesia, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 209-211, Feb 1977

Friends of our Pain Centre

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2009

Dr Bob Chan
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
St Mary's Hospital
Hong Kong

Dr Chan joined our centre for three months to learn about interventional pain management which he hopes to do back home.

2008

Dr Wojciech Nierodzinski
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
Medical University of Bialystok
Poland

Dr Nierodzinski visited our Centre in October 2008 for an honorary appointment and to attend the 3rd Interventional Pain Management Workshop. He is one of the founders of the annual hands-on interventional workshop in Poland. He has also been elected secretary for the Polish Pain Society's Invasive SIG. He is a good friend and we look forward to future collaboration with both him and his colleagues.

Dr Jolanta Andrejuk
Specialist in Palliative Care
Warsaw, Poland

Dr Andrejuk visited our unit at the beginning of 2008. She was very keen to learn and we enjoyed her company. We wish her all the best for her future career.

2007

Dr Naeem Ahmed
Consultant in Pain Management

Dr Ahmed spent October 2007 at our centre getting involved in all aspects of the multi-disciplinary treatments we provide for chronic pain sufferers.

Dr Zika Petrovic

Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
Medway Maritime Hospital
Gillingham, Kent

Zika left us at the beginning of August to take up his new post in Gillingham.

Percutaneous lumbar plexus stimulation in the treatment of intractable pain Z. Petrovic, T. Goroszeniuk, S. Kothari and N. Padfield Pain Management Centre, St Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London, UKRegional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Volume 32, Issue 5, Supplement 1, Sept 2007, Page 11 XXVI Annual ESRA Congress - Valencia, Spain, 2007, XXVI Annual Congress of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy (ESRA)

Dr M Essawy
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Management
Kuwait Oil Hospital
Kuwait

Dr Will Howard
Director of the Pain Centre
Austin Health
Melbourne, Australia

Dr Howard dropped in to our unit in May 2007 to see how things are run at this end of the globe and was very keen to observe our clinics and theatre lists. He also joined us for our travelling symposium to Bruges.

Dr Natasa Popperova
Consultant in Pain Mangement & Anaesthesia
Currently back home in the Czech Republic.
Formerly working at The North Middlesex Hospial.

Dr Popperova joined us a number of times in the first half of 2007 to observe our clinics and day surgery lists.

Invasive techniques in the treatment of phantom pain - A case report
N. Popperova, E. Lengalova
Hospital C.Budejovice C, Budejovice, Czezh Republic
Pain in Europe IV, EFIC 2003, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2-6 2003

The outcome of long-term Oxycontin administration in chronic pain
J. Lejcko1, S. Machart1, H. Skalkova1, S. Bejvancicky1, M. Bilek1, E. Lengalova2, N. Popperova
1Charles Univ Hospital, Pilsen 2Hospital Ceske, Budejovice, Czech Republic
Pain in Europe IV, EFIC 2003, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2-6 2003

The outcome of long-term opioid therapy in chronic non-cancer pain.
J. Lejcko, S. Machart, H. Minarova, N. Popperova, M. Bflek, E. Kasal, I. Chytra
Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Dept-Pain Centre, Quality of Care Dept, Charles Univ Hospital, Pilsen, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Dept-Pain Clinic, Hospital Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Pain in Europe III. EFIC 2000, Nice, France, September 26-29, 2000.

Dr K. Riaz Khan
Consultant in Pain Medicine Royal Free Hospital London

Dr Riaz Khan was our senior pain fellow during 2007/2008. He left to take up a consultant post at the Royal Free Hospital. He is a member of the London Pain Forum. He continues to collaborate on research with our centre.

Dr Richard Griffiths
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
Pembury Pain Clinic
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Dr Griffiths was our pain registrar during 2006/07. He has now taken up a consultant post in Kent. He has contributed interesting articles to the British Pain Society Newsletter in the past.

Patient radiation doses during fluroscopy-guided pain procedures.
R.J. Griffiths, K.L. Baker.
Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2006 (vol. 31, Issue 5)

2006

Dr Yaser Mehrez
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Management
Milton Keynes General Hospital
Milton Keynes

Dr Mehrez was on loan to us from our Trust's anaesthetic department before he took up his current position in Milton Keynes.

Dr Poon Keah How
Clinical Fellow in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
Singapore

Dr Poon visited us from a pain centre in Singapore in 2005/6. He is currently a committee member for The Pain Association of Singapore.

Dr Satipada Das
Consultant in Pain Management & Anaesthesia
The North Middlesex Hospital
London

Dr Das was our registrar at the beginning of 2006 before he took up his consultant post at The North Middlesex. He was particularly interested in our INPUT pain management unit and we now receive regular referrals from him.

Before 2005

Other doctors who trained at our centre:

Dr Panos Theodosiadis
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Management
Interbalkan Medical Centre
Thessaloniki
Greece

Dr Theodosiadis continues to collaborate on research projects with members of our team.

A Case of Successful Treatment of Neuropathic Pain After a Scapular Fracture Using Subcutaneous Targeted Neuromodulation Panagiotis Theodosiadis, MD, PhD, Efthimios Samoladas, MD, Vasilios Grosomanidis, MD, PhD, Teodor Goroszeniuk, FCARCSI, DA and Sandesha Kothari, MD, FRCA, DNB, MNAMS, DANeuromodulation, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 62-65, Jan 2008

Anterior approach to celiac plexus block under CT guidance.
P. Theodosiadis, V. Grosomanidis, S. Kothari, A. Drevelegas, D. Vasilakos
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Subcutaneous targeted neuromodulation for neuropathic pain.
P. Theodosiadis, V. Grosomanidis, E. Samoladas, S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk
European Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1, September 2006

Short-term neuromodulation trial in the treatment of coccycodynia
S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk, P. Theodosiadis
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

Short-term neuromodulation trial via stimulating cather in coccycodynia treatment
Theodosiadis P, Goroszeniuk T, Grosomanidis V
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
September 2004 (Vol.29, Issue (Supplement 2), Page 113)

18 Nov 06 - 1st Interventional Workshop at GSTT

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An international faculty joined us on 18 November 2006 to perform live interventional procedures for an audience of pain doctors.

Images from the Day

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October 2006 - Happy Birthday Anaesthesia!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:36:00 +0000

Our Centre celebrated the 160th anniversary of anaesthesia on the 16th of October 2006.

September 06 - Success in Monaco and Istanbul!

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Members of our Pain Team presented their abstracts at conferences in Monaco and Istanbul in September 2006.

Teo and colleagues from Lewisham at Istanbul Airport

19-20 May 06 - Destination Lille!!!

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The 1st travelling symposium was such a resounding success that we decided to make it an annual event.

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June 2005 - 7th Congress of INS, Rome, Italy

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0000

Dr Teo Goroszeniuk and Dr Sandesha Kothari represented our centre at the 7th Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society in Rome, Italy on 10-17 June 2005 where they presented their latest research findings.

Short-term neuromodulation trial in the treatment of coccycodynia
S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk, P. Theodosiadis
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

Peripheral percutaneous stimulation for refractory angina pectoris
S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

External stimulation: simplistic solution to intractable pain?
T. Goroszeniuk, S. Kothari
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

Sympathetic plexus stimulation: a novel case study
S. Kothari, T. Goroszeniuk
7th INS World Congress, Rome, Italy, June 10-17, 2005

Madrid and Prague 2003

noreply@blogger.com (Ciaran Wazir) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:32:00 +0000

Research from our centre was presented at the two major pain conferences of 2003; the 6th INS World Congress in Madrid, Spain and the 4th Congress of EFIC in Prague, Czech Republic.

Short neuromodulation trial in neuropathic pain produces varying duration but reproducible pain relief
T. Goroszeniuk
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
4th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2-6, 2003

Pulsed radiofrequency treatment to the C2 and C3 dorsal root ganglia in refractory occipital neuralgia. A reliable alternative to peripheral nerve stimulation?
N.Padfield
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Londonld
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

Pulsed radiofrequency treatment: A novel form of 'one-off' neuromodulation
N. Padfield
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

Effective management of complex regional pain syndrome by spinal cord stimulation: An unusual presentation in a fourteen year old girl
N. Padfield, T. Goroszeniuk
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

Percutaneous insertion of permanent peripheral stimulating electrode in patients with neuropathic pain
T. Goroszeniuk
Pain Management Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
6th INS World Congress, Madrid, Spain, June 25-28, 2003

1998 - Formation of The Pain Management Centre, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital

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The Pain Management Centre at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital was formed in 1998 when the interventionalists at Guy's Hospital got together with the pain team based at St Thomas' to become one all encompassing pain unit.

The new order in those days was led by Dr John Wedley, a pain consultant originally from Guy's Hospital. Dr Wedley and our team mapped out an ambitious course for the department placing it at the forefront of chronic pain management in the UK. Today our institution is held in high regard around the world for the multi-disciplinary nature of our pain service and the innovative techniques employed by our clinicians.