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
Medicine - Dr Richard Sawyer, OUH

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 –
Upper Limb - Dr Avinder Gobindpuri, Frimley Park

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.