Become an expert in pain procedures for Musculo Skeletal (MSK) syndromes, neuropathic pains and headaches.
Postgraduate diploma of interventional techniques for chronic pain management, delivered by the University of Montpellier in France, certified by the French Government, and in partnership with the VinMec International Hospital of Hanoi in Vietnam.
Postgraduate International University Diploma of Interventional Pain Medicine
Students are officially registered in the records of the University of Montpellier and will receive a diploma certificate issued by the French Republic under the academic University of Montpellier.
Worldwide recognised diploma
The University of Montpellier’s Faculty of Medicine is the oldest medical school in the world. On 17 August 2020, it celebrated its 800th year. The University of Montpellier is recognised globally as a pioneer in medicine.
100+ lectures
By key opinion leaders in Regional Anaesthesia.
50+ workshops
With hands-on live models.
20h of clinical cases management
Clinical attachment as clinical observer for 5 days in VinMec International Hospital or any other accredited centre of regional anaesthesia analgesia in the world.
International Diploma in pain procedures for MSK syndromes, neuropathic pain and headache (2025)
Register your interest below for the diploma by 15 September 2024.
Location: VINMEC Times City International Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Physiopathological foundations of interventional analgesic techniques.
Indications for interventional analgesia in acute pain situations.
Indications for interventional analgesia in refractory chronic pain situations.
The main interventional analgesic techniques and their implementation methods.
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88 lectures by key opinion leader speakers, (visiting faculty, video conference) (70 hours)
41 workshops with live models (41 hours)
Clinical cases management discussion (20 hours)
Clinical attachment as clinical observer during 5 days in VinMec International Hospital or any other accredited centre of regional anaesthesia analgesia in the world.
Students will be registered in the record system of Montpellier’s University
Certificate of completion will be provided at the end of the course.
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Session 1: 20 to 23 January 2025
Session 2: 16 to 19 April 2025
Session 3: 28 - 31 May 2025
Final Exam: 21 June 2025
Graduation ceremony: January 2026
All sessions, exam and ceremony will be held in VinMec International Hospital Hanoi - Vietnam.
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Must be graduated with a M.D. or currently in residency of medicine: Neurologists, Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Oncologists, or Radiologists.
Must speak English fluently.
Attendance is mandatory for all the sessions and workshops.
The diplomas will feature 20+ key opinion leaders
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Eric Viel, MD, PhD
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Xavier Capdevila, MD, PhD
Head of the Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine of Lapeyronie University Hospital, France and co-founder of Medinfusion.
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Philippe Macaire, MD
Director of Anaesthesiology and Pain Management Vinmec Healthcare System and Head of Anaesthesiology in VinMec Times City International Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam and co-founder of Medinfusion.
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Christophe Dadure, MD, PhD
Christophe Dadure Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Chair at the Medical University in Montpellier, France. He is Head of the Department of Pediatric and Gynecologic Anesthesiology and pediatric intensive Care Medicine at Lapeyronie University Hospital in Montpellier, France. He is a member of the Inserm Unit U 1191 and CNRS Unit 5203 of the Functional Genomics Institute in Montpellier, France. He is president of the French Society of Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine and a full member French Society of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Anesthesiologists.
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Cyril Rivat, MD, PhD
PhD in Neuroscience and Pharmacology in 2003 at the University of Bordeaux. He was a postdoctoral fellow (2004-2006) at the University of Arizona, (Tucson, AZ, USA), directed by Prof. Philip Malan and Frank Porreca. He returned to France as a postdoctoral fellow (2006-2010) in the laboratory INSERM U975 in Paris directed by J.J. Benoliel.
He is currently an Associate Professor at Montpellier University (UM) and the leader of the group “Physiopathology: injury-induced plasticity” in the team Sensation at INM (INSERM 1298).
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Arnaud Dupeyron, MD, PhD
Arnaud Dupeyron is a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Professor at the Medical University in Montpellier, France. He is the Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Carémeau University Hospital, Nîmes, France.
His professional interests are in musculoskeletal and spinal disorders, rehabilitation techniques and programs, and the link between pain and movement during chronic diseases and daily life.
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Tolga Ergönenç, MD
Anesthesiologist working on ultrasound-guided interventions and musculoskeletal sonography. Ergonenc joined Sakarya University Education and Research Hospital in 2006 and he is currently head of the Akyazı Pain and Traditional and Complementary Medicine Unit.
He has adopted the multimodal approach to pain management, which includes pharmacotherapy, therapeutic, and diagnostic interventions, and requires close cooperation with physiatrists, psychiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, and neurosurgeons.
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Gustavo Reque, MD
Dr Gustavo Reque Rydberg (Spain) has over two decades of experience in MSK/Sports and Pain Medicine. He holds qualifications in General Practice, Osteopathic Medicine, Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine and MSK ultrasound diagnostics/interventions. He holds a special interest in combining treatment modalities such as manual-osteopathic medicine treatments along with minimally invasive procedures such as image-guided injections with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), steroids, high-volume injections, prolotherapy and hydro dissection techniques.
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Denis Dupoiron
Head of Department: Anesthesiology and Pain Department at ICO – Angers.
After the Degree of Doctor of Medicine (1981) and Anesthesiologist (1983) at Angers University, a complementary degree in oncology (2004) and Pain medicine (2006) was obtained in Paris.
Experience in Interventional therapies for cancer pain especially Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems (IDDS), and Development of specialised software for Intrathecal mixture prescription.
Diploma Program
Lectures
In this diploma program, you will have access to meticulously curated lectures that offer a comprehensive and up-to-date curriculum. These lectures seamlessly blend theoretical knowledge with practical applications, allowing you to develop a well-rounded understanding of the subject. Each lecture is delivered by renowned experts who bring their wealth of experience and expertise to the classroom. Through engaging presentations, in-depth discussions, case studies, and evidence-based research, you will be captivated and encouraged to actively participate in your learning. The program places a strong emphasis on staying at the forefront of advancements in pain management, ensuring that you acquire valuable insights to enhance your professional journey.
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Objectives of the courses
Interventional Analgesia: What is there behind a name?
Some epidemiological data on chronic pain: magnitude of the problem
From acute postoperative pain to chronic post-surgical pain
Neuro-anatomy of pain pathways
Pathophysiology of nociception
Neuropathic pain path physiology and advancements in management
Peripheral neuropathic pain: A boulevard for topical treatments and the end of systemic treatments
Evaluation of the chronic pain patient
Techniques and methods of pain measurements
Placebo & Nocebo effects
Neuro-anatomy related to interventional analgesia techniques
Ethics and interventionnal analgesia
Iatrogenic substance abuse and chronic pain syndromes
Interventional analgesia for post operative analgesia
The concept of translational pain: risk and/or preventive factors, treatments
Interventional pain procedure in ambulatory settings
Home care for peripheral nerve catheters
Pain and movement
Rehabilitation for chronic pain linked to disco vertebral pain
Rehab for chronic pain related to MSK disorders
Organisation for a pain centre
Genetics and epigenetics
Addiction on prescription: the case for opioids and gabapentinoids
Interventional analgesia and chronic pain syndromes in children and teenagers
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Spine MRI CT Scan how to read it?
X-Ray of the spine
US how it works and what new tools are on your US machine?
Findings of US in MSK pathologies
US the revolution for pain procedures
Lumbar Spine sono anatomy
Sonoanatomy of the abdominal wall
Cervical spine sono anatomy
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PRP Injection: Principes indications and contraversies
Anti convulsivants and anti depressors Indication and use
Topical analgesia: lidocaïne plaster,and capsaicin patch
Botulinum Toxin for peripheral neuropathic pain
Blocks SS and catheters for CRPS1 syndroms
IV treatments in chronic pain (Ketamine or lidocaine)
Peripheral percutaneous stimulation for postoperative, trauma and amputation pain
Epidurale and transforaminal epidural steroid injection
Articular injections : when and What to inject?
Neurolysis, Radiofrequency, IDET
Thermocoagulation? radio-ablation? Cryoablation? Indication and side effects
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic stimulation to treat chronic pain (rTMS)
Hypnosis
New ways of opioid administration: nasal, buccal, oral PCA
Ozone therapy in Pain
Spinal neuro modulation part 1
Kyphoplasty, intrathecal medication therapy
Epiduroscopy
Fascia hydrodissection
Peripheral motor blocks and spasticity syndromes
Chronic Pain And Acunpuncture
Echo-acupuncture and neuropathic pain: Here we are!
Acupuncture clinical cases
Intrathecal devices implants
Basic Intra discal techniques
Advanced surgical Intra discal techniques
Depression syndrome and psychiatric aspect of the chronic pain patient How to evaluate and when to refere the patient.
Post operative peripheral neuro modulation and translational pain
Advanced regional anesthesia pharmacology/ technology impact on pain pathways and persistent
Post-surgical pain
Interventional Analgesia and Chronic pain syndromes in Children and Teenagers
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General practices:
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes (CRPS1 ):
Pain in amputees: Phantom Pain & stump pain
Myofascial syndromes 1: Pathophysiology & Multidisciplinary Approach
Myofascial syndromes 2: Interventions Options
Trigger point Injection: what to inject ??? (Dry needling, steroids, LA, PRP, Toxin)
Acute zona pain, post-herpetic neuralgia
Diabetic neuropathy
Cancer Pain epidemiology classification and etiology streties for treatment
Interventional analgesia for cancer pain
Interventionnal analgesia and palliative care
HIV pain
Fibromyalgia Myofascial syndromes
Nerve entrapment syndromes
Head & neck (spine excluded):
Migraine
Face pain ; trigeminal and oro facial
Cervicalgies
Trunk:
Post-mastectomy pain
Chronic Chest Wall pain + Rib Dysfunction
abdominal wall anatomy and blocks
Pelvis:
Piriformis syndrome :
Postpartum Pain
Pelvic perineal pain in women
Pelvis pain and blocks
Pudendal neuralgia
Spine:
Nerve root injection diagnosis and treatment (Model)
Cervicalgies
Cervical Facet Diagnosis and Treatment (Model)
Atlanto Occipital & Atlanto axial joint blocks
Cervical spine discogenic pain
Cervical Spine Steroid epidural or nerve root injection
Dorsalgies
Lombalgies - Lumbago ? Facet? SIJ? Discogenic pain?
Low back pain. How to treat?
Medical treatment and how?
Surgical treatment
Failed back surgery syndrome FBSS
A School for our spine
Limbs:
Peripheral Nerve blocks limb spasticities
Tendinopathies Tendinitis & Bursitis
Entrapment syndromes
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Shoulder
Elbow
Wrist and fingers
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Hip
Knee
Ankle
Foot
Workshops
During the upcoming workshops, you will have the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in the field of pain management. The workshops will cover a wide range of topics, including advanced nerve blockade techniques, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, and the latest updates on medication and equipment. Our expert instructors will provide hands-on training, allowing you to practice various advanced pain medicine management procedures on realistic simulators and cadaveric models. Not only will the workshops focus on technical proficiency, but they will also emphasize the importance of patient safety and effective postoperative pain management. Through interactive sessions and case discussions, you will gain insights into best practices and innovative approaches in regional anesthesia. These workshops promise to be a unique and enriching experience that will further enhance your skills and capabilities in advanced pain medicine management.
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Nerve blocks of the face
Greater Occ NB
Trigeminal GG under US guidance
Sphenopalatine GG
Cervical plexus
Stellate GG
Temporo mandibular joint block
Myofascial blocks of the neck
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Sonoanatomy cervical spine
Cervical facet block US-guided
Cervical medial branch block US-guided
Atlanto Occipital / Atlanto axial joint block
Cervical Nerve root
Sono anatomy lumbar spine
Facet blocks thorax and lumbar
Dorsal medial branch nerve
Lumbar epidural injection and nerve root
Caudal injections
SIJ injection + Ilio lumbal ligament
Sacral nerve root injections
Impair ganglion
Piriformis pudendal nerve block
Disco techniques
Neuroplasty
Epiduroscopy
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Thoracic nerve blocks long thoracic nerve
Abdominal blocks ilio hypogastric Ilio Inguinal NB
LFC NB
Celiac GG
Myofascial injections
Serratus block
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Piriformis pudendal nerve block
Genito fem NB
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MSK Shoulder
Nerve blocks of the shoulder
MSK elbow
Distal nerve blocks of the upper limb
MSK wrist + fingers
MSK hip
MSK knee
MSK ankle and foot
Nerve of the knee and ankle
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Cord stimulation
Intra thecal drug delivery systems
Needling station and new US technologies
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Clinical cases
MRCI CT Scan X-Ray
Acupuncture cases
PRF neuromodulation
Diploma Registration
Register your interest by filling out the form before September 15, 2024. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible and guide you through the next steps for completing your registration.
2025 diploma dates:
Session 1: 20 to 23 January 2025
Session 2: 16 to 19 April 2025
Session 3: 28 - 31 May 2025
Final Exam: 21 June 2025
Graduation ceremony: January 2026
All sessions, exam and ceremony will be held in VinMec International Hospital Hanoi - Vietnam.