National Teaching Programme
The National Teaching Programme aims to coordinate high quality educational teaching for Pain Medicine Trainees across all regions and create opportunities to share good practice.
The National Teaching Programme aims to coordinate high quality educational teaching for Pain Medicine Trainees across all regions and create opportunities to share good practice.
Training already exists in some regions, and trainee are invited to join these established session. We will also be providing some FPM led sessions. The aim is to provide access to monthly training sessions.
The provision programme for 2025 is as follows:
| Date | Topics | Centre |
|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 |
0830: Meeting opens 0850: Introduction to the National Teaching Program and Welcome Dr Whelan 0900: What is Neuromodulation and Patient selection & indications for neuromodulation - Dr Ganesan Barani 0930: The MDT and nurses in neuromodulation - Ms Jenny Jennings 10.00: Multifidus stimulation - Dr Craig Montgomery 10.25: Antineuropathics - Dr Andy Whelan 10.50: Tea break 11.05: Intrathecal drug delivery- Dr John Titterington 11.30: Neuromodulation for cancer care - Dr Shelia Black 11.55: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation 12.25: Sacral Nerve Stimulation and Cannabis Pearls and Pitfalls - Dr Rishi Khana |
Yorkshire |
| 25 June 2025 |
1030-1100: Neuromodulation - Dr Vivek Mehta, Barts 1100-1130: When it all goes horribly wrong! Pitfalls and difficulties in Pain 1130-1200: Paediatric Pain Assessment - Becky Saul, GOSH 1200-1245: BREAK 1245-1315: Nerve root blocks - Dr Samaresh Das, SMH 1315-1345: Similarities and differences between chronic and palliative pain - Dr Helen Pegrum, SMH 1345-1415: BREAK Pain Management Programme - Dr Farah Khokhar, Frimley Park 1415-1445: Addiction and Chronic Pain - Dr Sabina Bachtold, Frimley Park 1445-1515: Interventional Radiology – 1515-1545: Cervicogenic headache - Dr Rafik Sedra, Frimley Park |
Oxford |
| 29 August 2025 |
1300: Prof Patrice Forget - ICD-11 and chronic pain 1345: Dr Stephanie Hii - Paediatric chronic pain 1430: Break 1445: Dr Naomi Scott - Endometriosis-related CPPS 1530: Dr Saravana Kanakarajan - Imaging in chronic pain 1615: Close |
Aberdeen |
The links for these will be sent out to all registered FPM Trainees.