Providing and specializing in interventional and ultrasound pain management training courses for physicians including trigger points.
About this Event

Image Guidance and Pain Management Workshop

Image guidance has become indispensable for pain management procedures, directly impacting reimbursement rates. Without ultrasound guidance, reimbursement can be halved in many cases. Enhance your reimbursement potential and refine your pain management techniques by incorporating ultrasound-guided soft tissue and joint injections into your practice.

Empire Medical Training recognizes the evolving healthcare standards in pain management. We have developed a specialized Pain Management Ultrasound Training Course tailored for physicians aiming to integrate cutting-edge technologies and elevate their standard of care.

Course Highlights:

Gain proficiency in ultrasound-guided injections for acute, subacute, and chronic orthopedic conditions.
Focus on major joints such as shoulder, hip, and knee, as well as sacroiliac joint and smaller targeted joints.

This intensive 1-day course equips you with the skills and knowledge to effectively administer image-guided injections, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and maximizing practice efficiency.

Ultrasound Workshop Agenda

8:30AM–9:00AM

Registration.

9:00AM–9:45AM

Instructor Introduction, Advantages and Disadvantages of using ultrasound for interventional pain procedures.
Indications of use, review of MSK image technologies, general principles of musculoskeletal sonography.

9:45AM–10:30AM

Review of various techniques for image guidance using ultrasound for muscles and tendons in medium and large joints.
General instruction for musculoskeletal sonography, including irregular pathologies.
Review medical indications for treatment of soft tissue, joints, cartilage, ischemic nerve damage, and other specialty pain applications.

10:30AM–10:45AM

Break.

10:45AM–12:00PM

Requirements and general protocols for performing musculoskeletal sonography for soft tissue injections.
Review of high-frequency transducers, contralateral comparison, and advanced features such as tissue harmonics and 3-D imaging.
Review compression technique for possible composition of underlying structures or defects.
Questions and Answers.

12:00PM–1:00PM

Lunch.

1:00PM–3:00PM

Introduction to performing joint injections under ultrasound for large and small bursa areas and indications for treatment.
Review of equipment selection for large and small/medium size bursa structures.
Review of medications and biologics used in joint treatment, and pre and post-treatment guidelines.
Efficacy of various modalities and considerations for use of therapies, including intake forms, consents, and follow-up procedures.

3:00PM–3:15PM

Break.

3:15PM–5:00PM

Hands-On Training using MSK ultrasound transducers for various anatomical locations.
Transducer placement and scanning considerations.
Use of anatomical models for palpation and needle placement for trigger points and joint injections to simulate clinical experience.
Development of various techniques and confirmation of standard of care considerations for patients.

Link: https://www.empiremedicaltraining.com/pain-management-workshops/ultrasound-pain-management-training/