About MEDINFUSION

Medical Knowledge Incubator

 

The Medinfusion team

A team of experts and world key opinion leaders from Europe, Asia, America and Australia to provide high educational programs, International Symposiums and Expert Forums.

This program was created in 2009 through the cooperation of an established world team of physicians passionate about Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia techniques, providing opioid free analgesia under the direction of Professors Xavier Capdevila, Philippe Macaire and their teams.

 

The Founders

  • Xavier Capdevilla, MD, PhD

    Head of Department Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Lapeyronie and Professor at the University Hospital of Montpellier, France.

    President of the Transfusion Committee of the CHRU Montpellier 2002-2006

    President and coordinator of COGAR (Anesthesia-Resuscitation Pole), CHU Montpellier: 2008-2016

    Head of the Emergency Resuscitation Department, CHU Montpellier, 2016-

    Responsible for Inter-University Diplomas:

    • Allergo-Anesthesia (Montpellier, Nancy, Reims, Angers, Marseille) (Prs X Capdevila and P Demoly)

    • Loco-regional anesthesia and analgesia (Montpellier, Nice, Marseille, Dubai, Seoul) (Prs X Capdevila and J Ripart)

    • Ultrasonic Techniques in Anesthesia and Resuscitation (National DIU) (Prs X Capdevila and P Colson)

    • Pediatric Anesthesia (Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier) (Pr X capdevila, Dr C Dadure)

    • Interventional techniques for the treatment of chronic pain (Prof. X Capdevila, Prof. E Viel)

  • Philippe Macaire, MD

    Director of Anaesthesiology and Pain Management Vinmec Healthcare System

    Head of Anaesthesiology in VinMec Times City International Hospital – Hanoi, Vietnam

    Prof. Macaire has worked at Vinmec Healthcare System in Vietnam since 2016. Prior to that, he was already recognised as a multinational expert; passionate in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Besides the 30-years of clinical activities, this book-author, researcher, speaker always strives to spread the knowledge of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine to all fellow colleagues, which was the reason he first came to Vietnam – to be a lecturer of Regional Anaesthesia Course in Hanoi Medical University. In parallel, he is also the Co- Scientific Director of two prestigious international programs: Master Degree of Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia and Interventional Pain Medicine Diploma under supervision of University of Montpelier – one of the oldest University in the World and France – where he originally comes from; and others CME programs related to the topic.

  • Oliver Choquet, MD

    Anesthesiologist in traumatology and orthopedics, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, anesthesia educator, Medical coordinator of the Operating theater, Lapeyronie Montpellier University Hospital, France.

    He maintains a busy anesthesia practice and his research focus is on regional anesthesia, ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, anatomy, nerve stimulation, injection pressure, spread of local anesthetics, safety and medical liability.

    Dr Choquet is one of the most searched after educators in regional anesthesia in France, has served as the president of French Regional Anesthesia website and and was awarded Knight of the Order of Academic Palms “Chevalier de l’ordre des palmes académiques”.

    He has authors many and various books, chapters, and more than 50 scientific papers. He is board member of https://www.i-alr.com