WIP Newsletter Vol III Issue 2 rev

World Institute of Pain
Newsletter
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Presidential Address
I N S ID E T H I S I S S U E :
Dear colleagues,
THE NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD of the World Institute
of Pain (WIP) will begin to function by the end of June 2008
after the Silver Anniversary, 25th Annual Pain Symposium in
Lubbock, Texas.
After 15 years, since the establishment of WIP in 1993 by
five people, WIP has become a very respected, recognized
organization in pain medicine. In the beginning, only a small
group of enthusiastic people participated and contributed to the activities of WIP.
Now, WIP has grown to a level that with the new bylaws includes 17 sections all
over the world. We are now holding biannual congresses, cadaver workshops,
examinations for FIPP, and our journal Pain Practice has a respected place in
pain medicine.
Now it is time to go forward. We are still at the very beginning in pain
medicine. Pain as an invisible disease has still not been recognized as a chronic
disease within its own right. Recognition of specialization in pain medicine could
only be achieved in a few countries. To improve guidelines for the proper and
appropriate use of interventional techniques and to overcome the difficulties and
problems related with the misuse and abuse of these techniques is a crucial issue.
WIP has now grown to a large family, with section leaders, FIPP alumni of
more than 500, our advisory board of well-known scientists and clinicians — all
eager to work together to improve pain management all over the world. It is also
time now to strengthen relations with other societies in the field of pain; to come
together to solve the important problems we have. I strongly believe that science
can not and will not be under the monopoly of a sole organization and we are
eager to collaborate for the sake of pain science. To succeed, we need your help,
contributions, new ideas — especially of the younger generations who are
enthusiastic to enter this challenging world of pain medicine.
As our outgoing president Prof. Gabor Racz states in his “Reflections of the
Outgoing President” in this newsletter, for us to succeed there has to be a spirit of
inclusiveness, which cuts across borders, religions and any possible difficulties.
By all of us working together we are more likely to continue succeeding with our
mission.” I strongly encourage you to read the “Reflections of the Outgoing
President” in this newsletter to see the best example of a hardworking man who
devoted all his life to the improvement of pain medicine, especially interventional
techniques for pain management. He established a cradle of education that has
benefited many of us. He is an intellectual with great vision and wisdom. There is
only one word in that article that I criticize, and that is “Outgoing,” as no one is
going anywhere and there will always be incoming colleagues.
Prof. Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP
Founder and WIP President, 2008-2011
Presidential Address
1
Reflections from outgoing president
2
WIP 5th World
Congress 2009
5
History of pain
medicine, 2nd in series
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WIP section news
10
FIPP examination
announcement
20
WIP congratulates
46 FIPPs
21
Pain Practice
22
WIP marketplace
24
Notice of meetings
25
FIPP alumni news
26
Calendar of events
27
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Reflections of Outgoing President
Gabor R. Racz, MD, FIPP
WIP President 2005-2008
By all of us working together, we are more likely to continue succeeding with our mission.
Our mission is clear: Better physicians through better training and better education.
IN THE BEGINNING the focus was a dream of the founders to improve the standard of pain practice by
better training and education of pain physicians. The founders — Prithvi Raj, David Niv, Serdar Erdine,
Ricardo Ruiz-López, and myself — felt that the dream could be best realized by being involved in multiple
organizations that were devoted to pain medicine, education and research. The success of World Institute of
Pain (WIP) is because of this concept and sincere voluntary efforts by the experts in this field.
The concept that better education leads to better patient care is true. The participating physicians from
multiple countries are now becoming better in their clinical practice of pain medicine regardless of the
government regulations, and their country’s economic status and different languages spoken. The basic
mission of WIP has always been to strive for the highest level of education in the field of pain medicine in the
individual country. That mission was also agreed upon to be the entry ticket to the FIPP Examination.
The presidency has been three very quick years, and there
have been significant achievements because of many hard
working, dedicated people. For the future presidents, and
especially for the next one, there is plenty of work to do.
Prof. Serdar Erdine has shown talent as an excellent teacher, researcher, and organizer of major societies.
The most important significant contribution by him is that he is one of the founders of WIP. He understands
that for us to succeed there has to be a spirit of inclusiveness, and for the mission of WIP to succeed it has to
be consensus solutions.
The concept that better education
leads to better patient care is true.
Already, Prof. Erdine has embarked on the development and adaptation of new WIP bylaws, which have
been approved by the WIP Executive Board. The new face of WIP creates sections and regions in other parts
of the world and allows them to be a part of WIP and cater to their specific needs.
In my term, WIP worked with the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) to coordinate
the second part of the ABIPP examination and allow those candidates to take our FIPP examination. This joint
venture was due to the efforts of ASIPP leadership especially Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Andrea Trescot and
Ramsin Benyamin. The FIPP will maintain its unique international status. The FIPP Examination would not
have been possible without the hard work of our registrar and
practical workshop facilitator, Dr. James Heavner, and our
FIPP secretary, the person who knows more physicians than
anyone else, Paula Brashear. The work of WIP has grown so
much that now we increased the staff, and the new executive
secretary is Dianne Willard. From her office in North Carolina,
she will have ample responsibilities, as the WIP spokesperson
and a liaison between the committees and the boards. Pain
Practice, the official journal of WIP is now indexed in
James Heavner
Paula Brashear
Dianne Willard
Medline, during my term of office. Congratulations go to
Craig Hartrick for his successful attempt to do so as the
Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
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Reflections of Outgoing President (continued from previous page)
I also want to recognize the earlier work of Prithvi Raj and Susan
Raj, which put the foundation for the uniqueness of this journal for the
pain physicians. The flow of information means better trained doctors
and better patient care.
We have achieved success in bringing together pain physicians
globally through regional meetings in London, Puerto Rico, Greece,
Istanbul, Argentina, Budapest, Mexico, Canada, Lubbock, and
Memphis. Charles Gauci, with his able colleagues Muhammad
Ather and Patrick McGowan, contributed significantly in the
organization of the sections, and the website.
Susan and Prithvi Raj
We cannot stop on our laurels. Philip Finch has been advocating for several years to develop a WIP
Master’s Level Examination, to recognize the highest level of achievement in pain practice.
I am proud to report the 4th World Congresses in Budapest was successful. Looking back at the previous
congresses, first in Iliat organized by David Niv, then Istanbul organized by Serdar Erdine, and the next one
organized by Ricardo Ruiz-López, in Barcelona, they have all been successful in those times. Each congress
was bigger than the one before, and the most recent one in 2007 in Budapest had over 1,800 registrants.
Physicians from 73 countries attended. WIP is now planning the next World Congress in March 13-16, 2009 in
New York City. Richard Rauck is the organizer for this congress and under his leadership, a superb scientific
committee has been chosen in Tony Yaksh. James Rathmell, and Giustino Varrassi. I believe the next
congress will outdo the previous successes by providing the latest and best information in pain management to
its attendees.
Discussions are going on among the WIP officers about the formation of the WIP Educational Foundation.
This idea is brought forward to support and train pain physicians without regard to the handicap imposed by
economic status. Our numbers of FIPP have grown during 13 examinations to 476 from 30 countries.
In 2001 when I learned of the Initiative for the Proclamation of Pain Treatment and the Provision of
Palliative Care to the level of Human Rights, I was among the hundreds of WIP members around the world
who promptly endorsed it. I was also present in 2004 at the 3rd WIP World Congress in Barcelona when this
important initiative was officially endorsed by WIP. Our WIP members in Puerto Rico brought us their report
of how the concept for the initiative was born during their missionary work in the 1980's while they were
witnessing the suffering of innocent people dying in horrendous pain. Because of their dedication to the
importance of it, WIP unanimously supported the concept and takes great pride in being publicly supportive of
this idea. I recognize one member in particular who is dedicating time and energy to acquire worldwide recognition for the initiative — Eduardo Ibarra, MD, FIPP, who is President of the Physicians and Surgeons of
Puerto Rico. Our incoming president Prof. Serdar Erdine of
Istanbul, Turkey, is supportive of the Initiative, and our presidentelect, Prof. Ricardo Ruiz-López of Barcelona, Spain, by invitation
from The Vatican has presented this message to Pope Benedictus. At
a meeting May 22, 2008 in Panama Dr. Ibarra joined with representatives from 18 Latin American Pain associations, including representatives of the United Nations and the Vatican, to produce a worldwide
statement on the Initiative. We urge you to lend support in every way
you can to strengthen their efforts. Pain is prevalent; chronic and
cancer pain is expected to double by 2030. In this world of aging
population. I feel it is important that WIP take a proactive stand with
Dr. Ibarra’s movement in urging the UN to declare pain treatment a Founders Erdine, Racz and Niv at the FIPP
Examination in Budapest, September 2005.
human right.
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We have had personal tragedies during my term. David Niv lost his life tragically. We
will always miss his smile and remember his phenomenal contributions to WIP. WIP
encourages the contributors to support the creation of a statute in his home town Tel Aviv,
Israel. Sam Hassenbusch was also taken from us by a dreadful illness. He was a man with
eternal optimism and generous spirit until the very end. His contributions shall be
remembered by all of us which are to preserve the academic and leadership qualities of pain
physicians. WIP Board will honor his memory by allocating the Samuel Hassenbusch Prize.
This prize will be awarded annually to the FIPP candidate that year who is the best graduate
in the FIPP examination.
Hassenbusch
We shall have new issues such as the recognition that language can be a tremendous gift
The Hassenbusch Prize will be
awarded annually to the FIPP can- and at the same time, a barrier to exhibiting skills, and this issue
didate who is the best graduate in must be addressed in the future in order to allow candidates to
avail themselves for the FIPP. The new Examination Board will
the FIPP examination that year.
be chaired by Nagy Mekhail from Cleveland and Maarten Van
Kleef from Maastricht.
Another issue we are discussing is a result of the growing number of many bright, young contributors and
experienced leaders ready to step into WIP leadership. We are considering reducing the term of the WIP
presidency from three to two years. I would expect this to occur as a maturing process and could even be
acted upon during the tenure of the incoming president. On this topic the WIP members and the Board are
invited to assert input.
Our changes have not been self serving. One of the lighter touches has been the
inclusion of some art. At the last Congress we started an art auction as a fundraiser.
We have had several people offer similar contributions for future Congresses. The
theme was “Pain and Scream” in 2007. In 2009 in New York “Pain and Relief” will
be illustrated among the beauties and historical pictures of the Statue of Liberty.
These paintings will be by the same artist, Csok Ramo of Hungary, but if and when
we have an art committee, we might offer the opportunity to pick the theme painting
as the winner in the spirit of the day.
Our mission is better education and better relief. We have learned from anybody
and everybody that we could make this happen. I have long worked with neurosurgeons and paid attention to Harvey Cushing who said, “A good neurosurgeon is a
good traveler.” We can safely say, a good pain physician is a good teacher and a
good traveler. We accept those who travel a long way to learn but also bring much
they can teach. We believe that one should be willing to listen and learn and keep no
“Scream and Pain”
secrets.
We are living in a wonderful time, with new developments, new concepts
Painted in Budapest, 2003
and
new
ideas that make our specialty safer and better. We are influenced by highly
By Csok Ramo, Artist
significant institutions and industry where growth is marked with equipment,
systems and neuromodulations and high technology based on our current day practice. The
evidence exists that what we are doing helps patients through suffering, helps people in their
daily lives and in getting back to work. This is an emphasis of the ambitious research inspired
and collected by many WIP members such as Ludger Gerdesmeyer and Jan Van Zundert
and reported in peer review journals and our conferences.
Finally, these were just some thoughts for the incoming president, Serdar Erdine, and
president-elect, Ricardo Ruiz-López. They need to keep a careful eye on the mission and
achievements of WIP so far. They need to reconsider some of the ideas that have not been
achieved by WIP and find other ways to do it successfully. I also invite every WIP member to
chip in and make pain practice safer and better for our patients. -GBR
Ruiz-López
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WIP2009
5th World Congress
New York, USA, March 13-16, 2009
WIP 5th World Congress
THE WORLD INSTITUTE OF PAIN (WIP) has chosen New York, the heart of the United States, as the
venue for its 5th World Congress. Since its founding in 1994, WIP has held four successful World
Congresses in Eilat (Israel), Istanbul (Turkey), Barcelona (Spain), and recently in Budapest (Hungary) with
more than 2000 delegates.
WIP’s combined focus on participant-friendly yet intense educational activities, together with “hands-on”
courses, has led to the development of novel interventional techniques for the management of pain. At the
same time, we have fostered consensus building amongst pain experts on the effectiveness of existing techniques and on avenues for further improvements in therapeutic performances. This will be a chance to hear
and meet the leading lecturers and share their experiences from all over the world.
Congress Chairman Richard Rauck, together with the Scientific Program Committee,
chaired by Tony Yaksh, and co-chaired by Richard Rathmell and Giustino Varrassi, is
preparing a program representing the very latest evidence-based and best-practice-based pain
medicine in all areas and disciplines interested in the field.
In addition to science, there will be an opportunity to take a bite out of the “Big Apple.” Like
no other place on earth, New York’s diversity, unique culture and style infused with iconic
architecture makes for a memorable experience.
Richard Rauck
We look forward to welcoming you to New York in 2009 at the WIP 5th World Congress.
Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP
Founder & President
Ricardo Ruiz-López, MD, FIPP
Founder & President-Elect
CONGRESS VENUE: Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019 USA
Tel: +1-212-586-7000
Fax: +1-212-315-1374
Opening Ceremony - “Broadway Opens to the World”
followed by a Welcome Reception will be held on
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 1730 hours
at the Hilton New York.
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5th World Congress
World Institute of Pain - WIP2009
New York, USA, March 13-16, 2009
Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: September 29, 2008
Early Registration: December 1, 2008
21st Century Pain Medicine Science, Art, Practice
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PRELIMINARY TOPICS
TOPICAL SEMINARS
• Cancer Pain Management for Refractory Patients
• Characteristics of Unusual Drug Delivery Routes to Target the Brain
• Clinical Publications: Their Role in Scientific Journals
• Common Analgesic Drugs and their Uncommon Mechanisms
• CRPS: An Update on Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations
• Fibromyalgia: Evolving Concepts and New Therapies
• Genetics Predisposing the Pain Phenotype
• Geriatric Pain: How Does it Differ from Other Age Groups?
• Headaches: How to Differentiate and the Implications for Treatment
• Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Where are We?
• Lysis of Adhesions: Current and Future Applications
• Multimodal Analgesia in the Perioperative Patient
• Neuropathic Pain: Modern Algorithm for Management
• Nonneuronal Cell and Pain: Current and Future Targets in Pain Research
• Opioids in Chronic Pain
PLENARIES
Current Themes in the Processing of Pain Information
• Afferent Transduction Processes and Targeted Therapy
• Inflammatory Cascades and Pain
Modern Themes in Neuropathic Pain
• Commonalities and Similarities in the Clinical Neuropathic Pain Phenotype
• New Targets in Neuropathic Pain
Imaging the Pain Pathway
• The Complexity of the First Link in the Dorsal Horn
• The Brain Pathways Activated by Pain Stimuli
• Overview of Palliative Care
• Pain and Spinal Cord Injury: Mechanisms and Management
• Pain as a Disease
• Pain Medicine Education and Board Certification: A Global View
• Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Radicular Pain
• Pediatric Pain: Developmental, Mechanistic, and Treatment Considerations
• Political Affairs and Economic Reimbursement for Interventional Pain Medicine
• Post Amputation Pain: Characteristics and Treatment Options
• Radiofrequency: An Expanding Role in Interventional Pain Medicine
• Spinal Cord Stimulation: Evidence-Based Efficacy and Indications
• Spinal Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment
• Targeted Neurotoxins
• Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain: What is Happening?
• Trigeminal Neuralgia and Atypical Facial Pain
• Visceral Pain: Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations
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Clarion Call to Pain Physicians
By P. Prithvi Raj, M.D., FIPP, ABIPP
Founder and Past President, WIP
I AM WRITING THIS COLUMN in the WIP Newsletter on the History of Pain
Management, to answer a clarion call which we as Pain physicians need to hear. This
column has a bias of the way I think about the status of pain management and could be
challenged by pure historians.
Collectively, it is our moral obligation to elevate the standard of pain practice higher than we found it in our
lifetime. By writing this column, I am pleading to all the practitioners of pain medicine and the pain societies,
to come together to find ways of how to solve the problems pain medicine faces today.
The need for us to solve the problems of pain medicine is:
1. Recognition of pain management as a primary specialty, and its subspecialties; such as
Interventional Pain Medicine.
2. Research and study of the pain mechanisms, with the most effective tools available today.
3. Champion the right of every human being to expect assistance in pain relief by all physicians as a
mandate from the United Nations.
4. Educate the government and reimbursement agencies to respect the Pain specialty similar to major
specialties like Medicine and Surgery.
In this and future issues of WIP Newsletter, I shall review the History of Pain Management from pre-historic
times. Your comments will be most welcome.—Prithvi Raj, MD, FIPP, ABIPP Founder and Past President
WIP ([email protected]).
HISTORY OF PAIN MEDICINE: Pain Relief—Ancient Civilizations
By P. Prithvi Raj, MD, FIPP, ABIPP
SOME 5000 YEARS AGO, man began to build cities and develop a system of writing. In the early
Mesopotamian civilizations, peoples such as the Babylonians and, subsequently, the neighboring Hebrews
considered suffering to be a punishment from the gods, possibly to arrive at an explanation for distressing
situations for which they had few solutions. The text of the Hebrew Bible, thought to have originated during a
period extending from the 12th to the 2nd century B.C. contains the following explanation for the pain of
childbirth. In the book of Genesis,'' punishes Eve by telling her, A will greatly multiply thy sorrow . . . in
sorrow thou shalt bring forth children. The earliest known quality v assurance in the practice of medicine is
found in the code of Hammurabi, written in Mesopotamia in approximately 1700 B.C.
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian mummies allow us the first glimpse at diseases of soft tissues in ancient times. It seems the
Egyptians suffered, among other diseases, tuberculosis, dental caries, athero-sclerosis, and urinary stones;
dental prostheses for decaying gums and teeth were used and there is evidence of
dental abscesses. Pain must have been common in the populace and, indeed, the
medical papyri reveal substantial use of drugs such as hyoscyarnine,
scopolamine, and the opium poppy, along with ritual and mechanical procedures.
In the Hearst papyrus, recorded about 1550 B.C., clinicians treat-ing "pains
within the body," which we now call visceral pain, are advised to prescribe the
drinking of a mixture of beer, juniper, and yeast, to be swallowed for 4 days.'
A surgical technique commonly producing pain is the very famous Procedure,
circumcision (Fig 1). This was per formed in young males just before marriage
and without local anesthesia. However, analgesia could be induced (by mixing
calcium carbonate or Stone of Memphis with acetic acid (vinegar) which would
give fresh carbon dioxide, which to be produced requires heat, that heal being
Fig 1 — Replica of picture on the wall
of Ancient Egyptian pyramid showing
circumcision done on awake patients
one of them was restrained by second
person while the operator operates.
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taken from the skin of the prepuce4 The carbon dioxide induces local cooling. The principle applies to
cryo-analgesia, which is used for the treatment of pain today. Perhaps more dramatically were the amputations
performed under freezing conditions, a technique used at first by the chief physician of the Islamic world
Avicenna.
Ancient India
Ancient India’s contributions to medical science were quite significant. Plastic surgery began in India;
Shushruta, whose specialty was rhinoplasty, was the first physician to perform plastic surgery and was a
pioneer with regard to the study of human anatomy.
In ancient India, the system of medicine called Ayurveda was first recorded by
Dhanvantari, who was deified as the God of Medicine. Ayurveda literally means the
science of the living; ayu means life and Veda means knowledge. Unlike Allopathy and
Homeopathy, Ayurveda was fundamentally based on herbal medicine. It was also
considered a scientific art of healing, because it did not rely solely on magical or
supernatural explanations for illness. Instead, Ayurveda was based on the idea that there
is a physical link between the disease and the cure. According to Caraka, a prominent
practitioner of Ayurveda in 7th century B.C., “A physician who fails to enter the body
of a patient with the lamp of knowledge and understanding can never treat diseases. He
should first study all the factors, including environment, which influence a patient’s
disease, and then prescribe treatment.
The earliest concepts of medicine can be found in sacred writings called the Vedas,
especially in the passages of the Atharva Veda. The Atharva Veda put the causes of
pain into three categories: (Fig 2)
♦
Adhyatmika that included physical and mental
suffering produced by natural and organic causes,
which is in keeping with the way modern medicine
approaches pain;
Fig 2 — Manuscript page
from Atharva-Veda. The earliest Indian text to give much
medical information.
♦
Adhibhautika that included physical and mental suffering produced by
natural and extra organic causes such as men, birds, or animals, for example.
♦
Adhidaivika that included suffering produced by supernatural causes
such as planets, ghosts, and demons.
Clearly, in ancient India religion was thought to play an important role in
the healing process. Patients expected their physicians to include spirituality
as part of the healing process. Often rituals were performed that included
prayer and the singing of hymns.
Yoga: The Body and Mind Connection (Fig 3)
Fig 3 — It is believed that Maharishi
Patanjali was the avatar of Adi Shesha - the
Infinite Cosmic Serpent upon whom Lord
Vishnu rests. He is considered to be the
compiler of the Yoga Sutras, along with being
the author of a commentary on Panini's
Ashtadhyayi, known as Mahabhasya. He is
also supposed to be the writer of a work on
the ancient Indian medicine system,
Ayurveda.
Yoga dates back to the 2nd century B.C., when Patanjali is credited with
presenting it. Yoga is a system of exercises that embraces physical and
mental nourishment. it is based on the idea that within the body there are
channels called Nadi and centers called Chakras. By tapping the energy of
these areas, it is said that one can acquire not only the ability to overcome
pain, but even avoid future illness by creating an internal balance.
Ancient China
Unlike the holistic approach to medicine that is taken by many Hindu
physicians, Chinese philosophy focuses on identifying good versus bad
energy. Another distinction is made here between the core of Western and
Eastern philosophy. “Bad” energy and pain are not considered “evil,” as the Christian concept of “evil” does
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not exist in Taoism or Confucianism. Instead, these negative forces are considered
the influence of an absence of growth or the inability to overcome change. Through the
proper channeling of these negative energies, the physician relieves pain.
In this philosophy, human beings are more evolved, and therefore, more connected to
the Universe. Because of this higher level of existence, they are more conscious of pain
and suffering. It is known that although animals can experience pain, the concept of
“suffering” is an intrinsically human perception. This idea is linked to chronic pain,
which defies the belief that pain is a survival mechanism. Pain transcends the biological
and moves into the psychological and for the Chinese, the spiritual.
One of the best-known energy techniques used is acupuncture, which is also known
as acu-moxi-therapy. Through the use of needles or cauters, applied to vital areas on the
skin, the doctor can “restore proper phasing of Fig 4 — An ancient acupuncture
energy flow.” As the needles penetrate
chart.
blockages of energy, that energy is released
and allowed to flow correctly. It is not
required for a needle to be inserted into an area located at the source of
pain. As all the energy spheres are interconnected, one must only place the
needle in an area of “flow.” For example, a certain region of the ear might
influence energy in the stomach, thus relieving pain there (Fig 4).
Fig 5 — TAI CHI class, United States.
Tai chi is another common form of energy exercise. Much like Yoga,
these complex series of movements allow the patients to focus their minds
and release energy blockages. In addition, energy is revitalized, assisting
in the healing process and improving general health. (Fig 5). - PPR
Acknowledgements: The WIP acknowledges the following sources of images used in this article. Permission was either obtained or attempted. The
WIP’s fair use of the images is based on the intended educational purpose and no profit is generated or received for the article or its use by WIP.
Fig 1. Takrouri MSM. Replica of picture on the wall of Ancient Egyptian pyramid. In: Historical Survey of Ancient Surgery and Anesthesia Practice in
Arabic Countries [Article of the Month]. Retrieved 3 June 2008, via Google images and www.pafsaonline.org/article.html.
Fig 2. Sammy A. Manuscript page from Atharva-Veda. Retrieved 3 June 2008, via Google images and http://dr-sato.org/ayrvda.aspx.
Fig 3. Maharishi Patanjali was the avatar of Adi Shesha—the Infinite Cosmic Serpent. Retrieved 3 June 2008, via Google images.
Fig 4. Kieou King, T. An Ancient Acupuncture Chart. Retrieved 3 June 2008, via Google images.
Fig 5. TAI CHI class, United States. Retrieved 3 June 2008, via Google images.
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WIP Section Update
By Charles A. Gauci, MD,FRCA, FIPP
WIP Council Executive Board Member-at-Large; Chairman, Board of Sections
THERE IS A LOT of WIP activity going on around the world, as this Section Update will
show. I wrote to all the Section chairmen asking for their local report. These reports have been
edited and reproduced here.
More and more doctors are sitting for the FIPP exam and we will be seeing countries that are presently
united within “super sections” breaking away to form their own national Section as they reach the critical mass
of five FIPPs.
As a benefit to our members in WIP Sections, we have included mention of some significant regional pain
conferences that are not WIP-sponsored. We are unable to feature all of them here in this newsletter, but in the
near future the WIP website will feature WIP Section “bulletin board” pages that will be used to promote
activities and communication within the sections, with greater opportunities for links to conference websites.
This new website facility should be available by August of this year. It is hoped that Section chairmen will
contribute significantly to the content of the WIP Section bulletin board.
There still seems to be some confusion as to how each Section should go about seeking WIP endorsement
for their meetings and what this endorsement entails. The procedures were explained in the last newsletter and
Section leaders should follow those guidelines. Each Section chairman will also soon receive a rudimentary
WIP Section Manual, which will include these guidelines and more. This manual will grow in content and
value as we learn from each other how best to promote and manage the growth of WIP throughout the world.
- Charles Gauci
AUSTRALIA
There are eight FIPPs representing the Australian section, including one who is an officer and member of the
WIP Executive Board. As you know, the Australian chapter is quite small, and although there have been some
informal discussions with individual members there have been no official meetings or sessions at local
meetings.
Peter Courtney, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Australia
SOUTH AFRICA
Earlier this year the WIP Africa Section held its first Africa Section Cadaver Workshop with Prof. Gabor
Racz, MD, FIPP (USA), Dr. Neels de Villiers, MD, FIPP (South Africa), and Dr. Ajay Maharaj, MD,
FIPP (South Africa) as FIPP Instructors. The workshop was attended by 27 doctors and consisted of six
cadavers and six C-arm workstations at Tygerberg University Campus, Cape Town. This workshop was
preceded by active lectures and a live theatre session held with patients operated upon in theatre for cervical,
thoracic and lumbar neuroplasty, lumbar facet blocks and lumbar sympathectomy. All participants received a
signed certificate of attendance. All 28 members signed up to become subscribers of the African Section of
WIP. A profit of 1,000 Euros to WIP was made and presented to Prof. Gabor Racz, MD, FIPP (USA).
Future activities include four potential candidates who are actively being trained for the FIPP examination in
Budapest, utilizing the online MDC Pain Clinic training modules. We aim to have a minimum of five FIPP
members qualified by January 2008.
Future workshops are planned and include a follow-up live cadaver workshop to be held 10-12 October
2008. We plan to invite Drs. Jan Van Zundert, MD, FIPP (Belgium) and Patrick McGowan, MD, FRCA,
FIPP (UK) to serve as instructors. Also, Dr. Neels de Villiers, MD, FIPP (South Africa) visited Dr. Charles
Gauci, MD, FIPP (UK) at Whipps Cross Hospital London in May and Gauci has provisionally agreed to
teach at a future workshop planned for February 2009!
Dr. Neels de Villiers MD, FRCA, FIPP
Section Chairman, Africa
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BENELUX (Belgium & The Netherlands)
In 2007, five anaesthesiologists from Belgium and the Netherlands passed the FIPP examination; bringing
the total number of alumni to 25 and making the Benelux Section the second largest section of WIP. Several
times a year, we organized special preparation sessions for candidates.
In December we organized the first joint meeting on anaesthesiology/interventional pain management
between the Benelux countries. This meeting was attended by 200 anesthesiologists including Prof. Serdar
Erdine, MD FIPP (Turkey) as support from WIP.
In 2008, further active recruitment of candidates was pursued and preparation of candidates is ongoing for
the next FIPP examination in Budapest.
In November, the second joint meeting on anaesthesiology/interventional pain management will be held and
WIP endorsement is under consideration as this meeting is expected to further stimulate the recruitment of
candidates for the FIPP examination.
Jan Van Zundert, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Benelux
Prof. Maarten Van Kleef, MD, FIPP
Section Representative, Benelux
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
(Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Ukraine)
A WIP meeting will be held here in my clinic in Bad Wiessee in September 2009.
Presently, there are 11 FIPPs representing this Section, including six from Germany, three from Hungary,
and one from both Lithuania and Ukraine.
Dr. Martin Marianowicz, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Central and Eastern Europe
IBERIAN (Portugal & Spain)
During the last six months there have been no scientific or academic events endorsed by WIP in our country,
but the following academic activities of interest to Iberian Section pain physicians are planned:
♦ Symposium on “Chronic Pain in Women,” to take place in Barcelona on 30 January 2009.
♦ International Symposium on “Minimally-Invasive Surgery in Chronic Pain,” to take place in
Barcelona 22 May 2009.
We will keep WIP members informed of future news and development of activities in the Iberian Section,
which presently consists of 13 members—12 from Spain and one from Portugal.
Dr. Carmen Pichot, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Iberian
INDIA, IRAN & PAKISTAN
Courses not sponsored by WIP, which may be of interest to pain physicians in this region, include the
following activities offered under the banner of my pain clinic DARADIA.
♦ We are providing training to five participants each month for two weeks, whereby participants observe
all interventions and perform procedures on an indigenously-prepared mannequin. More than 50
participants have completed this course over the past year; 25 in the past six months from all over our
country and also from outside our country.
♦ A cadaveric workshop was held in January 2008.
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INDIA, IRAN & PAKISTAN (continued from previous page)
♦
We organised one free pain management camp in April 2008 where 20 consultants from India and
abroad gave their opinion on 120 difficult pain problems.
♦ Also in April 2008 we organized a workshop that consisted of live demonstrations, meet the experts
one-to-one interaction, hands-on training, understanding CT and MRI, and operation of instruments.
Future programs are planned, including the continuation of the two-week training course, a workshop on
5-7 September 2008, and a special training program for candidates preparing for the FIPP examination.
Gautam Das, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, India, Iran & Pakistan
This section is represented by six FIPPs – five in India and one in Iran. I do not claim to be doing much for
WIP, but I promise maximum candidates for the FIPP examination from north India in the near future, as I am
presently training about 20 anaesthesiologists at Khyber Medical Institute in Jammu and Kashmir for the FIPP
examination. My intention is not only that they pass the FIPP examination, but also that they preserve the high
standards of the FIPP for all graduates.
I am also planning a North India conference on interventional pain practice to which 200 candidates are
invited. This conference will be in August 2008, and I will be actively inviting doctors from WIP.
Tariq Tramboo, MD, FIPP
Section Vice Chairman, India, Iran & Pakistan
ISRAEL
During the first half of this year there has not been much WIP activity, as Israel is a small country. We have
six FIPPs since the time of the late Prof. David Niv, MD, FIPP (rest in peace).
Since the country is religious, we cannot conduct a cadaver workshop here. We do have biannual pain
meetings organized by the Israel Pain Association, and the last one was an International Congress. We hope to
receive WIP endorsement for the next 2009 annual congress.
I think that a radiofrequency procedures or other invasive procedures workshop on mannequins is an
imperative in Israel, and will be one of the aims of this section.
Dr. Meir Bennun, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Israel
KOREA & JAPAN
A brief report of our WIP Section activities:
1. We informed the members of Korean Pain Society about the Application for Certification as Fellow of
Interventional Pain Practice.
2. We have a regular meeting every two months about the interventional pain practice.
3. Our section chairman, Prof. Sang Chul Lee (South Korea) will visit Japan twice this year to let Japanese
pain physicians have interests in WIP and FIPP.
4. Our section chairman, Prof. Sang Chul Lee (South Korea), who is 13th president of World Society of Pain
Clinicians, had a very successful 13th International Pain Clinic Congress World Society of Pain Clinicians in
Seoul, Korea from May 29th to June 1st, 2008.
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Sang Chul Lee, MD, PhD, FIPP
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Section Chairman, Korea & Japan
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KOREA & JAPAN (continued from previous page)
It was a great honor and privilege for us to host the 13th International Pain Clinic Congress held in Seoul,
Korea, from May 29 to June 1, 2008.
The World Society of Pain Clinicians through all these years of
activity has continued to maintain a high standard in the academic
and scientific profile of their congresses. In particular, the
scientific program for the WSPC 2008 provided a comprehensive
update on the latest developments in the field of pain. During the
four-day program, all the issues in the field of pain were handled
at 3 Refresher Courses, 3 Special Sessions, 25 Symposiums, 6
Luncheon Sessions, and 2 Early Morning Workshops. On the
back of lively participation of colleagues, scientific and educational objectives of the society have been fulfilled successfully.
Thanks to participants’ commitment and contributions, this important Congress provided a platform for
participants to have a productive conversation and gain meaningful insights into this arena. A total of 1,107
distinguished participants from 31 countries and 39 leading companies have joined us at the Congress as
exhibitors, occupying 58 booths. In addition to special lectures, more than 90 presentations and 170 poster
presentations were given to make this Congress more rewarding.
And, the carefully planned scientific sessions and discussions
on timely issues also offered practitioners in the field of pain
medicine the precious opportunity to extend their skills and
knowledge of advanced techniques. Especially, a variety of
social programs held during this year’s Congress were able to
be the wonderful chance for participants to strengthen their
professional relationships with others in the field of pain and
expand and energize their network.
Prof. Sang Chul Lee (South Korea), the 13th President of
World Society of Pain Clinicians, played a pivotal role in
creating the cozy atmosphere by encouraging WSPC members
(Front row) Robert Van Seventer, Eli Alon, Sang Chul
from
around the world to exchange scientific information
Lee, Anna Spacek (Back row) Jia-Xiang Ni, Lloyd
freely,
contributing to making the WSPC a great success. He
Saberski, Christopher Wells
was elected a WSPC President in 2004 and has prepared this
congress for around 4 years.
Lastly, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for your endless support in many ways and great
contributions towards a successful 13th International Pain Clinic Congress. In order to achieve better health
for everyone, we must strengthen the friendship and contacts between
us. Let us all work together to facilitate the wide-ranging advancement of the field of pain medicine. For more information on the
Congress, please visit the website (www.pain-wspc2008.org) or
contact the WSPC2008 Secretariat ([email protected]).
이상철
Sang Chul Lee, MD, PhD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Korea & Japan
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LATIN AMERICA
(Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico)
The interest in interventional pain practice in Brazil is increasing. As I lecture throughout
Brazil, I use each opportunity to promote the aims of WIP.
One physician from Brazil was awarded FIPP certification following the Memphis 2008
examination, bringing the total FIPPs in this region of Latin America to three. Two to three
physicians are expected to sit for the Budapest 2008 examination.
Assis
Courses not sponsored by WIP that may be of interest to pain physicians in this region
include: a course on interventional pain practice during the October 2008 Brazilian Congress
of Pain (IASP Chapter), which Eduardo Ibarra, MD, FIPP (Puerto Rico) is coming over for; and another
course in November 2008 during the National Congress of the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology, which
Ricardo Plancarte-Sanchez, MD, FIPP (Puerto Rico) and Alexandre Teixeira, MD, FIPP (Portugal) are
coming over for. Plans are also underway for a National Congress on Interventional Pain Practice to be held
sometime next year.
Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, FIPP
Section Co-Chairman, Latin America (Brazil)
Interest in WIP and the FIPP examination is growing in the Latin American region. In
addition to the Brazilian members, there are four more FIPPs in this region (three in
Columbia, one Argentina, and one Mexico). Also, at present there are approximately seven or
eight colleagues from Argentina, two or three from Uruguay, and two or three from Chile who
are ready to sit for the FIPP examination. The timing of their application will depend on their
decision and financial situation. As I have mentioned before, (the English) language is no doubt
a barrier; however, other colleagues will be applying in the near future.
I would like to share what will probably be the most important initiative in Latin America to
train colleagues for WIP certification. We have reached an agreement with the Latin American
Flores
Confederation of Anesthesiology Associations (CLASA) to conduct the Specialist Program in
Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, which has been taught by Fundación Dolor (jointly with the University of
Buenos Aires) since 1980 for all of Latin America. This two-year program is oriented for specialists in anesthesiology and comprises 1000 class hours with practice on cadaveric models, patients and simulators. This
program offers training in acute, chronic and oncologic pain. More than 500 colleagues have graduated from
this course. Many of the graduates are from neighboring countries, namely, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile
and Colombia. This agreement with CLASA is part of the collaboration of Fundación Dolor de Buenos Aires
with the Latin American Section to promote the training of specialists for WIP certification. Fundación Dolor
de Buenos Aires, founded in 1980, is a non-profit organization with a clinical and an academic department devoted to teaching and investigation.
A proposal has been submitted to WIP to formalize links between
Fundación Dolor and WIP. Although this is a region that is characterized
by scarce financial resources, it possesses very resourceful and hardworking individuals. Without a doubt, this enhanced relationship with WIP
will contribute to the increased recognition and prestige of WIP in the
Latin American region. It is my understanding that all the promotional
and educational work will lead to a larger number of anesthesiologists
seeking FIPP certification.
In May 2008, the 3rd Advanced Interventional Pain Symposium and
Practical Workshop were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On this occasion, we were honored by the presence of Charles Gauci, MD, FRCA,
FIPP (UK) and Menno Sluijter, MD, FIPP (Switzerland). I wish to
Dr. Carlos Flores teaches with
highlight the fact that this year for the first time we used the Kip
Kip Kohrman Simulator dummy.
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(Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico)
Kohrman Simulator for training in interventional radiology.
Also, colleagues from several Latin American countries
attended the symposium this year, including Uruguay,
Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Colombia and Venezuela. These
courses were held in parallel with the international courses
of Fundación Dolor. This year, Fundación Dolor conducted the 14th international course.
Next August (from 13 to 16) we will be organizing the
37º Argentine Congress of Anesthesiology and VIII
Pan-American Symposium of Regional Anesthesia. I am
the President of the Congress and we will be honored by
the presence of Gabor Racz, MD, FIPP (USA) and
Dr. Luis Miguel Torres Morera, together with 40 more
professors.
Menno Sluijter, Carlos Flores, Charles Gauci
Juan Carlos Flores, MD, FIPP
Section Co-Chairman, Latin America
14th International Pain Course of Fundación Dolor
3rd Annual Advanced Interventional Pain Symposium
& Practical Workshop
9-10 May 2008 (Buenos Aires)
www.fundaciondolor.org.ar
9º Curso Internacional sobre Dolor para Enfermería
3º Curso Internacional de Salud Mental y Dolor
2º Curso Internacional de Medicina Física y Dolor
Date: August 13-16, 2008 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
AUGUST in Buenos Aires, AUGUST in Argentina. www.anestesiabaires2008.com.a
MEDITERRANEAN (Greece, Italy, Malta)
During the last few months there has been an increasing interest in WIP in the Adriatic area.
This interest is going to be demonstrated by a few colleagues who will sit for the examination
in Budapest, and also by the growing idea to organize a section Congress in Greece, next
May.
The Mediterranean Section presently has eight FIPPs – two in Greece, five in Italy, and one
in Malta.
I'll keep you informed on the development of the above-mentioned activities and on any new ones.
Giustino Varrassi, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Mediterranean
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MIDDLE EAST (Egypt, Saudi Arabia)
The Middle East section has certified six FIPPs, two from Saudi Arabia and four from Egypt.
An International Pain Congress, co-sponsored by WIP, ESMP (Egyptian Society for Pain
Management), and PAIP (Pan Arab Institute of Pain) will be conducted 20-22 November 2008
at the Cairo International Conference Center.
♦ Congress Chairmen are Serdar Erdine, MD FIPP (Turkey) and M. Omar Tawfik, MD (Egypt).
♦ Honorary guests are Prithvi Raj, MD FIPP (USA), Gabor Racz, MD FIPP (USA), Mahmoud Kamel
(Egypt) and Fathy Nasr (Egypt).
♦ Secretaries General are Magdi Iskander, MD, FIPP (Egypt), Abdullah Fekry and Maher Fawzy (Egypt).
♦ Scientific Committee consists of Nagy Mekhail, MD, FIPP (USA), Maarten Van Kleef, MD, FIPP
(Netherlands), and Ahmed Helmy, MD (Egypt).
♦ Organizing Committee is represented by M. Elansary (Egypt), S. Ibrahim (Egypt), A. Eissa (Egypt),
Ricardo Ruiz-López, MD, FIPP (Spain), Charles Gauci, MD, FRCA, FIPP (UK), M. Afifi (Egypt),
H. Abu Khudair (Jordan), A. Al-Mulla (Egypt), H. Ajaj (Libya), M. N. Seraj (Egypt), A. F. Abdel Sattar
(Egypt), Philip Finch, MD FIPP (Australia), Richard Rauck, MD FIPP (USA), M. A. Bakr (Egypt),
N. Fellah (Algeria), Z. Naja (Lebanon), A. El-Shoaebi (KSA), and J. Costandi (UAE).
Also, there were two major events in Egypt involving pain activity in which I have actively participated.
♦ The Silver Anniversary Pain Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Management of Pain (ESMP) held in
Sharm El Sheikh from 13-15 November 2007. There were approximately 130 attendees from Arab and
African countries, with guest speakers from USA, France, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and India. Topics
included interactive clinical interventional case presentations and
ultrasound regional workshops in addition to chronic pain.
♦ The 26th Annual Pain Meeting was held at the Cairo International Congress Center from 5-8 April 2008 in
association with the African Association for Management of Pain. The guest speakers were mainly from
the UK, and the issue of female organ mutilation was addressed scientifically and religiously, in addition
to clinical workshops for pain management.
I am regularly involved every six months in revising both the basic science and clinical curriculum for the
M.SC pain candidates in our institute (National Cancer Institute Cairo University).
Prof. Magdi Iskander, MD, FFARCS, FIPP
WIP Section Chairman, Middle East (Egypt and Saudi Arabia)
NORTH AMERICA (Canada & USA)
Two Canadians passed the 2007 Budapest examination, bringing the total Canadian FIPPs to three. Three to
four Canadian pain physicians are expected to sit for the examination within the year. The FIPP examination
has been actively promoted at Canadian national meetings and interventional workshops in my hospital.
A cadaver RF workshop is scheduled for October 24 here in my hospital at Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre that may be of interest to pain physicians in this region.
I have also been organizing hands-on courses in ultrasound-guided procedures in chronic pain. These
courses are in preliminary planning stages and details will be promoted in future issues of the WIP Newsletter.
Michael Gofeld, MD, FIPP
Section Secretary, North America (Canada)
The North American section is eagerly preparing for the World Congress in New York. Recruitment for the
FIPP is still strong and continuing. We are working to strengthen our ties with other associations, as well as,
developing a stronger base. Future education projects are still in the early stages. More updates to follow.
Leland Lou, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, North American
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PUERTO RICO & CARIBBEAN
At the present time we are happy to inform that four MDs from Colombia were granted the FIPP certification from the last exam held in Memphis. Five months prior to this examination we were invited to the Pain
Management Symposium held in the city of Cali, Colombia. WIP initiative in Latin America was presented
along with pain management topics. It generated such strong commitment that eight physicians took the test in
Memphis. As we are invited to give talks over these countries, we interlink these talks with WIP’s initiative.
So far we have covered, Barbados, Colombia, Bahamas, Venezuela, Peru, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
and the US. We are planning to sponsor a cadaver workshop in San Juan, PR most probably 2010. Let’s see
what the next six months news bring us.
José R. Rodríguez Hernandez, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Puerto Rico & Caribbean
SOUTH EAST ASIA (Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan)
The Biennial Scientific Meeting 2008 – Life Beyond Pain in Singapore is coming up on 18-20 July 2008,
where Prof. Serdar Erdine, MD FIPP is invited as a keynote speaker and cadaveric workshop instructor. Other
speakers include Roger Goucke who is Dean of the Australian Pain Faculty, Anthony Dickenson (UK), and
Michael Nicholas (Australia).
I am also actively supporting future events in Malaysia, speaking in many South East Asian pain meetings,
and also promoting the WIP FIPP examination. There are presently nine FIPPs from the South East Asia
region – four in the Philippines, four in Singapore, one in Taiwan. My fellows from Malaysia and Philippines
will sit for the FIPP exam in Budapest this year.
We welcome all to visit us in Singapore. Details of upcoming meetings of The Pain Association of
Singapore (a chapter of IASP) can be obtained at www.pain.org.sg
Sow Nam Yeo, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, South East Asia
SWITZERLAND
Our activities these first months have been mainly linked to obtaining feedback from members to promote
WIP activities, and to develop an educational website that could be used between WIP members and FIPP
alumni. In fact, our promotional activity was initiated in Lausanne on October 1st, before the WIP sections
were created. These activities include organizing the committee, which now consists of:
Chairman:
Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, FIPP
Secretary:
Pietro Schianchi, MD, FIPP
Treasurer:
Patricia Zangger, MD, FIPP
Individual members:
Michael Hartmann, MD, FIPP
Lucian Macrea, MD, FIPP
Menno Sluijter, MD, FIPP
Tatiana Pance, MD, FIPP
The first two annual regional conferences on interventional pain management, which were held in Lausanne,
Switzerland in January 2007 and April 2008, respectively.
The first official WIP meeting of the Swiss Section which was conducted on June 11, 2008 in Fribourg,
Switzerland. A report from this meeting will be submitted for publication in the next issue of the WIP
Newsletter.
Information on pain congresses and WIP activities are forwarded to the members of the Swiss Society of
Interventional Pain (SSIPM) to promote the aims of WIP and advancement of pain education and training in
the Swiss region.
Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Switzerland
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TURKEY
On behalf of WIP Turkish Section, we have established the Turkish Board Committee for Algology. All
members are Phipps and also members of the Turkish Agrology Association. Presently, there are 14 FIPPs in
the Turkish Section, including one WIP founder and new president, Serdar Erdine, MD FIPP.
We have conducted the first board examination (the beta exam) for five members. This examination is similar
to the FIPP examination, consisting of a 60-question written exam and three procedures performed on cadavers.
We have also agreed that all Turkish FIPPs are to be Turkish Algology Board certified. The certificate
assembly is scheduled for 12 June 2008, at the opening ceremony of our National Congress.
After the beta exam we organized the subcommittees for examination and administration, and started
planning the second board exam for first week of December 2008.
As you may know, we are also editing the Turkish translation of Pain Practice.
Prof. Gül K.Talu, MD, FIPP
Section Chairman, Turkey
UNITED KINGDOM & ÉIRE
A steady trickle of UK Doctors is sitting for (and passing) the FIPP examination. Presently, there are 19
FIPPs from the UK, and two from Eire.
The WIP-UK Section has organized an annual hands-on cadaver workshop and symposium for the past six
years. Last year, due to popular demand, an extra mini- workshop was held on 23-24 November. There were
didactic presentations on the 23rd November taught by Charles Gauci, MD, FRCA FIPP (UK); Leland Lou,
MD, FIPP (USA); Martine Puylaert, MD, FIPP (Belgium), and Sean White, MD, FIPP (UK), with the
hands-on cadaver session held on 24th November and taught by Muhammad Ather, MD, FRCA, FIPP (UK),
as well as Gauci, Lou, Puylaert, and White.
The main activity this year is a symposium on interventional pain
scheduled for 26 June 2008, followed by a hands-on cadaver workshop on
27-28 June. The workshop is fully booked. In fact, our workshops are
routinely fully booked within a few weeks of being advertised – a tribute to
their value in the teaching of interventional pain. The guest speakers/demonstrators at the June 2008 meeting include several well-known
WIP figures: Prof. Serdar Erdine, MD FIPP (Turkey), Andrea Trescot,
MD, FIPP (USA), Leland Lou, MD, FIPP (USA), Olav Rohof, MD, FIPP
(Netherlands), Ramsin
Benyamin, MD, FIPP (USA), Ricardo Ruis-López, MD, FIPP (Spain),
Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA), and Alex Cahana, MD, FIPP (USA).
Charles Gauci, MD, FRCA, FIPP (UK) founded the WIP-UK Section in
2002 and he has run it since then; following his election to the Executive
Board of WIP. Gauci was given responsibility for all of the national
sections; therefore, he has handed over the chairmanship of WIP-UK to
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Muhammad Ather, MD, FRCA, FIPP (UK) Both Drs. Ather and Gauci
by Dr. Charles A. Gauci MD
will continue to organize the WIP-UK workshops and symposia.
FRCA FIPP
Muhammad Ather, MD, FRCA, FIPP
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Section Chairman, United Kingdom - Éire
The WIP Newsletter can be retrieved online from the WIP website at:
www.worldinstituteofpain.org
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WIP Section News
Middle East Section
World Institute of Pain (WIP)
The Egyptian Society for Management of Pain (ESMP)
Pan Arabic Institute of Pain (PAIP)
Announce
INTERNATIONAL PAIN CONGRESS
In the temple of
Pain Relief
20-22 November 2008
CAIRO INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS CENTER, EGYPT
Congress Chairmen
Prof. Serdar Erdine & Prof. Omar Tawfik
Secretary General
Prof. Magdi Iskander, Prof. Maher Fawzi & Prof. Abdullah Fekry
For more information, please contact
Al Manar Conference Center, Cross Rds 7 & 32 Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Tel+(202) 2359 4110 - 2358 5385 - 2359 0999; Fax +(202) 2378 0458
E-mail: [email protected]; manartravel.net
or
E-mail: [email protected]
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ur
Recruit yo
!
colleagues
ANNOUNCES
13th FIPP (ABIPP Part II) Examination
11-12 September 2008 — Budapest, Hungary
* Registration deadline - 1 August 2008 - No late applications *
Register for the FIPP Examination by mail to:
Dr. James Heavner, Registrar
TTUHSC
3601 4th Street – MS: 8182 • Lubbock, Texas 79430 USA
Phone: 806-743-3112 • Fax: 806-743-3965 • E-mail: [email protected]
Paula Brashear, FIPP Examination Secretary
Nagy Mekhail, MD, FRCA, FIPP, Examination Chair
Maarten van Kleef, MD, PhD, FIPP, Examination Co-Chair
Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP, President, WIP
THANK you, and let Paula know NOW if you do decide to submit the FIPP application
and WHEN you will send it. Email: [email protected]
THE 13TH ANNUAL ADVANCED INTERVENTIONAL
PAIN CONFERENCE
AND PRACTICAL WORKSHOP
AND FIPP EXAMINATION PREPARATION COURSE
8-10 September 2008 — Budapest, Hungary
For program and registration go to: http://www.kenes.com/wip08/fipp_exam.asp
www.worldinstituteofpain.org
WORLD INSTITUTE OF PAIN
Paula Brashear, FIPP Examination Secretary
E-mail: [email protected]
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CONGRATULATES 46 who passed
the 12th FIPP Examination (Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice)
March 9, 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee USA
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Hammam H. Akbik, MD, FIPP-USA
Amany Ezzat. Ayad, MD, FIPP-Egypt
John P. Badalamenti, MD, FIPP-USA
Manuel Alexander Barbeito, MD, FIPP-USA
Jeffrey W. Berg, MD, FIPP-USA
Gamal S. Boutros, MD, FIPP-USA
Joe Hugh Browder, MD, FIPP-USA
Karen A. Burnham, MD, FIPP-USA
Sheldon K. Cho, MD, FIPP-USA
Frantz J. Colimon, MD, FIPP-Colombia
Rosemary Daly-Camacho, DO, FIPP- USA
Thomas Joseph Derbes, MD, FIPP-USA
Hong-Kai Kevin Du, MD, MSC, FIPP-USA
Mohammad Abdo Eldeeb, MD, FIPP-USA
Lee W. Erlendson, MD, FIPP-USA
Jorge Rene’ Estupiñan, MD, FIPP-Colombia
Miguel Figueroa, MD, FIPP-USA
Michael Fletcher, MD, FIPP-USA
David Michael Forman, MD, FIPP-USA
Gennady Gekht, MD, FIPP-USA
Carlos E. Guerrero, MD, FIPP-USA
Paul Joseph Hubbell, III, MD, FIPP-USA
Ronald Wayne Jones, DO FIPP-USA
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Robert H. Long, MD, FIPP-USA
Timothy R. Lubenow, MD, FIPP-USA
Sachit N. Manocha, MD, FIPP-USA
Vidyasagar Mokureddy, MD, FIPP-USA
Iran E. Montalvo-Otano, MD, FIPP-USA
Robert Harper Odell, Jr, MD, PhD, FIPP-USA
Jon C. Parks, MD, FIPP-USA
Louis J. K. Pau, MD, FIPP-USA
Mark C. Pinkerton, MD, FIPP-USA
Sunitha Polepalle, MD, FIPP-USA
Patrick L. Retterath, MD, FIPP-USA
Roberto de Oliveira Rocha, MD, FIPP-Brazil
Dasa S. Satyam, MD, FIPP-USA
Ahmed I Sewielam, MD, FIPP-USA
Shiv K. Sharma, MD, FIPP-USA
Timothy Earl Snell, MD, FIPP-USA
Praveen Kumar Suchdev, MD, FIPP-USA
Boris Milan Terebuh, MD, FIPP-USA
Vikas Varma, MD, FIPP-USA
David A. Weber, MD, FIPP-USA
Neil Howard Weisman, MD, FIPP-USA
Rey Ximenes, MD, FIPP-USA
Madhu S. Yelameli, MD, FIPP-USA
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Official Journal of the World Institute of Pain
Volume 8, Issue 4, 2008
Preview of Table of Contents for July/August Issue
ONLINE JOURNAL
www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ppr
EDITORIAL
Ultrasonography in Pain Medicine: A Sneak Peak at the Future
Samer Narouze, MD
REVIEW ARTICLE
Ultrasonography In Pain Medicine: A Critical Review * ABSTRACT PREVIEW —————> next page
Michael Gofeld, MD, FIPP
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The efficacy of levobupivacaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine for combined psoas compartment - sciatic nerve block in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty
Marcel A. de Leeuw, MD; Jürgen A. Dertinger, MD; Lenie Hulshoff, MD; Martijn Hoeksema, MD; Roberto S. Perez, PhD; Wouter
W. Zuurmond, MD, PhD; Jaap J. de Lange, MD, PhD
A randomized double-blind comparison of a morphine–fentanyl combination vs. morphine alone for patient-controlled analgesia following bowel surgery
Zeev Friedman, MD; Rita Katznelson, MD; Shannon R Phillips, BNSc; Cristina Zanchetta, BScPhm; Oana-Irina Nistor, BScN; Leonard B Eisen, FRCPC; Naveed Siddiqui, MD
Selecting an Appropriate Medication for Treating Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Diabetes: A Study Using the UK and Germany
Mediplus Databases
M. Gore, PhD; A. Sadosky, PhD; D. Leslie, PhD; A. H. Sheehan, PharmD
Trigeminal neuralgia during sleep
Marshall Devor, PhD; Irene Wood; Yair Sharav; Joanna M. Zakrzewska
EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE
Section Editor: Jan Van Zundert, MD, PhD, FIPP
Evidence for the Use of Botulinum Toxin in the Chronic Pain Setting—A Review of the Literature
Louise C. Jeynes, MB BS, MRCP (Paed), FRCA; Charles A. Gauci, MD, FRCA, FIPP
Percutaneous Lysis of Epidural Adhesions-Evidence for Safety and Efficacy
Gabor B. Racz, MD, FIPP, ABIPP; James E. Heavner, DVM, PhD, FIPP (Hon); Andrea Trescot, MD, FIPP
CONSENSUS STATEMENT
Opioids and the Management of Chronic Severe Pain in the Elderly: Consensus Statement of an International Expert Panel with Focus
on the Six Clinically Most Often Used World Health Organization step III Opioids (Buprenorphine, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Morphine, Oxycodone)
Joseph Pergolizzi, MD; Rainer H Böger, ; Keith Budd, ; Albert Dahan, ; Serdar Erdine, MD; Guy Hans, ; Hans-Georg Kress, ; Richard Langford, ; Rudolf Likar, ; Robert B. Raffa, ; Paola Sacerdote,
CLINICAL REPORTS
Alleviation of Pancoast Tumor Pain by Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Ablation of Cervical Nerve Root
Michael Gofeld, MD, FIPP; Anuj Bhatia, MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, FRCA, MD
Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injection for Obturator Neuralgia
Hariharan Shankar, MBBS; Clement Zablocki
Epidural Abscess Due to Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial
Rauchwerger JJ; Zoarski GH; Waghmarae R; Rabinowitz RP; Kent JL; Aldrich EF; Closson CWF
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Regarding CYP450 2D6 poor metabolizers
Harry Ahdieh, PhD
In response to Dr. Ahdieh
Adriana Foster, MD
Continued on next page —>
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Official Journal of the World Institute of Pain
Volume 8, Issue 4, 2008
Preview of Table of Contents for July/August Issue
Chymopapain: a shot from the past
Raj Mitra, MD; Matthew Wedemeyer, MD; Ivan Cheng, MD
Craig Hartrick, MD, FIPP
Editor-in-Chief, Pain Practice
On the true origins of the Walther’s Ganglion blockade and more
Ricardo Plancarte, MD, FIPP; Jorge Guajardo, MD: Ángel Lee, MD
Response to Drs. Plancarte, Guajardo and Lee
Miles Day, MD, FIPP
ERRATA
Re: Day M. Sympathetic Blocks: The evidence. Pain Pract. 2008;8:98-109.
ONLINE JOURNAL
www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ppr
Official Journal of the World Institute of Pain
Volume 8, Issue 4, 2008
FEATURED ABSTRACT PREVIEW
ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN PAIN MEDICINE: A CRITICAL REVIEW
Michael Gofeld MD, FIPP
Pain Management Program
Department of Anesthesia
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue, MG-630
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5
Tel: (416) 480-4771
Fax: (416) 480-4772
E-mail: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
RECENT ULTRASONOGRAPHY has been increasingly used in the field of regional anesthesia to assure
reliable blockade of peripheral nerves by visualizing neuroaxial structures. As its popularity is steadily increasing,
it may become a standard of care for both intraoperative analgesia and postoperative pain control. The application
of ultrasound in chronic pain management, however, remains underutilized. Obstacles to implementation of
ultrasound-guided techniques are present. Nevertheless, numerous articles have been published and some
interventionalists have gained experience and started to spread their knowledge through hands-on workshops and
medical meetings. It therefore seems timely to describe the techniques of ultrasound-guided injections for chronic
pain, to review accumulated experience in this field, to reappraise the scientific and clinical value of this method,
and to outline potential future developments.
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W O R LD I N S TITU TE O F P A I N
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
WIP EXECUTIVE BOARD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned, as the Executive Secretary of the World
Institute of Pain, that the annual meeting of the WIP Executive Board is to be held as follows:
Date:
Time:
Place:
Sunday, 7 September 2008
2:00 PM (time approximate, but will not be earlier than this posted time)
Kempinski Hotel Coryinus
Budapest, Hungary
The following preliminary agenda represents matters to be discussed. A final agenda will be
published one month prior to the meeting:
I. Approval of Minutes
II. Reports from WIP Officers: President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer
III. Reports from Members-at-Large for Boards of: Sections, Alumni, Examination,
Pain Practice Editorial, and Advisory
IV. Report from World Congress Chairman
WIP Executive Board members are asked to RSVP to the undersigned Executive Secretary
no later the 30 July 2008.
This notice dated and distributed: 20 June 2008
By:
Dianne Willard
Ms. Dianne Willard
Executive Secretary
World Institute of Pain
145 Kimel Park Drive, Suite 310
Winston-Salem, NC 27103-6972 USA
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +1 336.714.7375
Fax: +1 336.765-8492
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FIPP Alumni News
Send your FIPP alumni news to your
WIP Executive Secretary at:
[email protected]
Prof. Alex Cahana, MD, DAAPM, FIPP (2006), previously Director of the Interventional
Pain Program at the Geneva University Hospital in Switzerland, has joined the University of
Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA, USA, as the H.M. Blake Professor and Chief,
Division of Pain Medicine, Center for Pain Relief and Discovery.
(E-mail: [email protected])
Prof. Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (2001), Founder and President of WIP; and Chairman, Department of Algology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, completed a three-year term as President
of the European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC). Erdine’s service to EFIC spans 12 years
and includes terms as Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, and President-elect. Erdine will continue to
serve on the EFIC Executive Board as Immediate Past President.
Leland Lou, MD, FIPP (2001), WIP Section Chairman, North American (USA and Canada),
has moved and is now affiliated with Rush Pain Associates in Meridian, Mississippi, USA.
(E-mail: [email protected]).
Gabor B. Racz, MD, FIPP (2001), founder and president of WIP, hosted the 25th Annual
TTUHSC Pain Symposium with Dr. James Heavner (FIPP 2001), Director of Research in the
Department of Anesthesiology. Racz and Heavner conceived the idea for the pain symposium,
which was a first to allow doctors to practice in workshop the pain procedures they were learning. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Racz Pain Center was also dedicated, in
recognition of Dr. Racz who developed the clinic and pain fellowship program from the time he
arrived at Texas Tech in 1978.The highlight of a dinner event was
Dr. Prithvi Raj conducting the formal passing of the gavel
ceremony to WIP president-elect Prof. Serdar Erdine with a
video response by Prof. Erdine.
P. Prithvi Raj, MD, FIPP (2001), founder and past president of
WIP, was recently videotaped by the Wood Library Museum of
Anesthesiology for his “life achievements in anesthesiology and
pain.” This is a great honor. Richard L. Rauck, MD, FIPP
(2002) was the interviewer for The new Fourth Edition of Raj’s Practical Management of Pain
this project. (For more, go to
(ELSEVIER) is now available for purchase through several
www.woodlibrary museum.
booksellers, including www. elsevier.com and www.amazon.
org or contact Patrick Sims at com. James P. Rathmell, MD, FIPP (2005) is one of the
[email protected])
contributing authors.
Giustino Varrassi, MD, FIPP
(2005), WIP Executive Board
Member-at-Large representing
the WIP Advisory Board, has
been appointed President of the European
Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC). He
will serve a three-year term.
The new Second Edition of Interventional Pain Management:
Image-Guided Procedures with DVD (ELSEVIER) is now
available for purchase through several booksellers, including
www.elsevier.com and www.amazon.com. P. Prithvi Raj, MD,
FIPP (2001); Leland Lou, MD, FIPP (2001); Serdar Erdine,
MD, FIPP (2001); Peter S. Staats, MD, FIPP (2001); Gabor
B. Racz, MD, FIPP (2001); Michael Hammer, MD, FIPP
(2002); David Niv, MD, FIPP (2001); Ricardo Ruiz-López,
MD, FIPP (2001); and James Heavner, DVM, PhD, FIPP
(2001) are among the contributing authors.
World Institute of Pain
NEWSLETTER
World Institute of Pain
145 Kimel Park Drive, Suite 310
Winston-Salem, NC 27103-6972 USA
Tel: +1 336.714.8385
Fax: +1 336.765.8492
Executive Secretary
Ms. Dianne Willard
[email protected]
FIPP Examination Secretary
Mrs. Paula Brashear
[email protected]
Editor-in-Chief, Pain Practice
Craig T. Hartrick, M.D., DABPM, FIPP
www.worldinstituteofpain.org
Webmaster
Patrick R. McGowan, MBChB, FRCA, FIPP
[email protected]
The WORLD INSTITUTE OF PAIN was
founded in 1993 as an internationally-
recognized organization to bring
together the most recognized experts in
the field of pain management for the
benefit of patients and the advancement
of pain management.
This NEWSLETTER is published
quarterly and is distributed free of
charge to those who are interested in
our work.
WIP Council
Executive Board Officers
Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP, Founder & President
Ricardo Ruiz-López, MD, FIPP, Founder & President-Elect
Gabor B. Racz, MD, FIPP, Founder & Immediate Past President
P. Prithvi Raj, MD, FIPP, ABIPP, Founder & Past President
Philip M. Finch, MBBS,DRCOG, FFPMANZCA, FIPP, Secretary
Richard L. Rauck, MD, FIPP, Treasurer
Executive Board Members-at-Large
Charles A. Gauci, MD, FRCA, FIPP, Board of Sections
Craig T. Hartrick, MD, DABPM, FIPP, Editor-in-Chief, Pain Practice
Patrick R. McGowan, MBChB, FRCA, FIPP, Alumni Association
Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD, FIPP, FIPP Board of Examination
Giustino Varrassi, MD, FIPP, Advisory Board
Section Chairmen
Muhammad Ather, MD, FRCA, FIPP—United Kingdom and Éire
Meir Bennun, MD, FIPP—Israel
Peter Courtney, MBBS, FIPP—Australia
Gautam Das, MD, FIPP—India, Iran & Pakistan
Neels de Villiers, MD, FRCA, FIPP—Africa
Fabrício Dias Assis, MD, FIPP—Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico)
Juan Carlos Flores, MD, FIPP—Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico)
Magdi Iskander, MD, FFARCS, FIPP — Egypt & Saudi Arabia
Sang Chul Lee, MD, PhD, FIPP — South Korea & Japan
Leland Lou, MD, FIPP — North America (USA & Canada)
Martin Marianowicz, MD, FIPP — Central & Eastern Europe
(Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Ukraine)
Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, FIPP, — Switzerland
Carmen Pichot, MD, FIPP — Iberian (Spain, Portugal)
José R. Rodríguez Hernandez, MD, FIPP — Puerto Rico & Caribbean
Gül K. Talu, MD, FIPP, — Turkey
Giustino Varrassi, MD, FIPP — Mediterranean (Italy, Greece, Malta)
Sow Nam Yeo, MD, FIPP — SE Asia (Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan)
Jan Van Zundert, MD, FIPP — Benelux (Belgium & The Netherlands)
(Turkey)
(Spain)
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WIP Calendar of Events
26 June 2008—3rd International Symposium on Interventional Pain Procedures — London, UK
CONTACT: Dr. M. Ather, [email protected] or [email protected]
27-28 June 2008—7th UK Hands-on Cadaver Workshop on Interventional Pain Procedures—London, UK *FULL*
CONTACT: Dr. M. Ather, [email protected] or [email protected]
7 September 2008: WIP Executive Board Meeting — Budapest, Hungary
CONTACT: Ms. Dianne Willard at [email protected]
8-10 September 2008: Review Course and Workshop — Budapest, Hungary
FUTURE WIP
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20-22 November 2008 Regional Symposium—Cairo, EGYPT
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Perth, Western Australia
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