International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 • Bangkok, Thailand
International Faculty Biographies
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
International Faculty List
Vincent Chan (Canada) Wing-sang Chan (Hong Kong) Carmen Ho (Hong Kong) Joesphine Ho (Singapore) Manoj Karmakar (Hong Kong) Gavin Lee (Hong Kong) Sang-hoon Lee (Korea) Carina Li (Hong Kong) James Linklater (Australia) Philippe MaCaire (Dubai) Takeshi Nomura (Japan) Philip Peng (Canada) Rajesh Singh (Malaysia) Shibata Yasuyuki (Japan)
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
International Faculty
Vincent Chan Anaes-Canada Professor Department of Anesthesia University of Toronto, Australia
Dr. Vincent Chan received a Bachelor of Science degree (Biochemistry, Honors) in 1976 and his MD degree in 1980 from McGill University, Montreal. Dr. Chan obtained postgraduate training in Anesthesiology at University of Toronto, Toronto and board certification (FRCPC, Anesthesia) in 1986. Dr. Chan is acknowledged by his colleagues as an international leader in the fields of regional anesthesia and pain medicine. In 2009, he was awarded the Gold Medal Award by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society, the highest personal award in recognition of his contribution to anesthesia in Canada through excellence in teaching, research, professional practice in the field of ultrasound guided regional anesthesia. He was President of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine from 2009 to 2011. In 2011, he was conferred with the award of the FRCA Fellowship by Election by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (UK). In May 2013, he received the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Teaching Recognition Award for Achievement in Education. In October 2013, he received the Distinguished Service Award from European Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy (Spain) for outstanding clinical, educational and scientific achievements in anesthesiology, and for contributions to the increased knowledge and practice of regional anesthesia.
Dr. Chan also serves on the editorial board of the Anesthesia Analgesia Journal and Regional Anesthesia Pain Medicine Journal. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, 14 book chapters and over 80 scientific abstracts. Dr. Chan has performed 46 Visiting Professorships in North America and abroad and given over 120 international and 90 domestic lectures. He has trained more than 40 postgraduate clinical and research fellows during his academic career. Other significant hospital and university contributions he has made are: Chair of Research Committee (1997-2001, University of Toronto), Head of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Program, Department of Anesthesia (2001-present, University Health Network), Chair of the Academic Committee, Department of Anesthesia (2006-present, Toronto Western Hospital).
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
International Faculty
Carmen Ho Rheumatologist-HK Honorary Clinical Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Carmen graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 1992. She works in Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital from 1993 to 2001. She subsequently works in Tung Wah Hospital as Associate Consultant since 2001. She is currently Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor of Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong. Her interest is musculoskeletal US, diagnostic and interventional use of ultrasonography in Rheumatology. She receives her musculoskeletal ultrasound training since 2006. She is currently EULAR MSUS level 2 since 2013. She has been speaker and tutor of MSUS scientifically endorsed by EULAR, speakers and tutors of national ultrasound workshops in Hong Kong, Philipines and China. She is currently President of Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology and Vice-President of Hong Kong Association of Rehabilitation Medicine.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
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Manoj Karmakar Anaes-HK Professor and Director of Paediatric Anaesthesia The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Professor Karmakar is the Director of Paediatric Anaesthesia at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin in Hong Kong. Dr. Karmakar’s area of research interest include regional anesthetic techniques in adults and young children and in particular thoracic paravertebral block, spinal sonography, ultrasound guided central neuraxial blocks and local anesthetic pharmacology. Dr.Kamakar has published extensively in various peer review journals, been invited to speak at numerous international meetings around the world, been a faculty of countless workshops, and has lectured as a visiting professor at various reputable international universities. He is also the Secretary General of the Asian Oceanic Society of Regional Anaesthesia (AOSRA) and the past president of the Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologist’s (ASPA). Dr.Karmakar currently serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of Paediatric Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and is a reviewer for several major journals in anesthesiology.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
International Faculty
Gavin Lee Rheumatologist-HK Rheumatologist Hong Kong
With the advancement of the technology in ultrasound, it has been employed in different medical specialities to provide point of care. Ultrasound is now playing an increasingly important role in the management of patients with musculoskeletal complaint. Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is an important subgroup of inflammatory arthritis, which should be identified early and be treated accordingly. During the early phase of disease, patients with SpA can just present with peripheral arthralgia or joint swelling (namely, peripheral spondyloarthritis). This poses diagnostic difficulty to clinician, when one tries to differentiate from seronegative rheumatoid arthritis or crystal arthropathy. Some of sonographic findings can provide clues to those differential diagnoses. Sacroiliac joint involvement is hallmark of this group of disease, however, it has been considered to be quite disappointing in using USG in studying this very deep joint. Nevertheless, recent data showed it could be possible to identify joint effusion in this particular joint. Further study would be of great interest. Enthesopathy or enthesitis is an important feature found among patients with SpA, which can be identified by USG. One should be careful in distinguishing this from mechanical enthesopathy. Interesting data has been reported in identifying subclinical psoriatic arthritis, an entity belonging to the family of SpA, among patient suffering from skin psoriasis. Therefore, the application of MSK USG, has been expanding in the field of SpA.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
International Faculty
Sang-hoon Lee MSK Radiologist-Korea Medical Director Madi Pain Management Center Korea
Dr. Lee is the Medical Director of Madi Pain Management Center in his private practice where he practices MSK examination, US guided MSK and spinal interventional care, and C-arm guided interventional spinal care. He has been dedicated in basic medical research in Korea University as a clinical professor.
Dr. Lee graduated from College of Medicine, Jeonbuk National University in 1992 and earned his doctoral degree (PhD) in the same University. He also sub-specialized in Radiology and was board certified with Korean National Board of Radiology. Dr. Lee has authored or co-authored over 17 articles in peer reviewed journals, and 1 text book on US guided pain intervention. He volunteered or has served on multiple professional committees for the Korea Pain Intervention Society, Korea scientific meeting of International Spine Intervention Society, Korea Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Society, Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Symposium Ultrasound on Pain Management, International Symposium of Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and International Symposium on Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Interventions. Dr. Lee has been an invited lecture to over 100 regional, national, or international presentations and has been featured in regional newspaper segments.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
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Carina Li Anaes/PM-HK President Hong Kong Pain Society (International Association for Study of Pain IASP chapter) Hong Kong
After earning her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Dr. Li underwent fellowship training in anaesthesiology in Hong Kong under 2 colleges. She then received a Diploma of Clinical Acupuncture from the University of Hong Kong and became a diplomate in pain management of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists. Dr. Li further obtained her sub-specialized Fellowship training in Regional anaesthesia and Pain therapy at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She has also worked at the multidisciplinary Wasser Pain Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University Health Network in Toronto. She also underwent training in Acupuncture, palliative hospice care, hypnosis, cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotherapy to provide holistic total person pain management. She was the first Fellow of Pain Medicine , HK College of Anaesthesiology in 2012. Dr. Li is the founder of the multidisciplinary pain management program – SHINE (Self-Help Ignites New Expectations) in Hong Kong Cluster in Hospital Authority in 2003. Dr. Li is helping the “SHINERS” to set up community pain rehabilitation network and related public education services. Dr. Li was the convener of Pain Alliance of Hong Kong Primary Care Foundation (HKPCF) and guest editors for Hong Kong Medical Journal. Dr.. Li has contributed in Pain Management teaching on a Project for Updates in Rehabilitation for Rehabilitation doctors and professionals , The Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine and The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation since 2010. Apart from being the Organizing committee and Faculty for the International Symposium on Spine and Paravertebral Sonography for Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine (ISSPS), Dr. Li is the Chairperson and Founding Convenor for Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Symposium/ Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM), which is supported by 8 Asian Pain organizations since 2009. .She has organized and delivered teaching >80 lectures and workshops on Ultrasound applications for pain and musculoskeletal lectures and workshops with live demonstrations in numerous international scientific meeting for anaesthesiologists, orthopaedic surgeons, rehabilitation, rheumatologists physician and pain physician in the past 10 years in international meetings over Asia She has numerous publication in book chapters and publication in area of pain and analgesics, psychiatric morbidity in chronic pain patients and multimodal analgesics She is experienced in providing medical support in remote and field setting, sports medicine and rehabilitation and appointed as Honorary Medical Consultant, Hong Kong Multi-sports Association (HKMSA). Dr. Li was also the Mobilization Officer (Medical) and Secretary of the Medical and Professional Committee on Major Events of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Medical Service, Government of Hong Kong SAR, China. She has actively involved in training, deliver lectures and organizing medical support for Major Sports events such as Mountain Marathon, Hong Kong Marathon since 2003- 2011, Olympics equestrian events 2008, East Asia games in Hong Kong. Dr. Li has volunteered in many social service for public education, charity event organization and humanitarian work organizations including Medecins Sans Frontier in 2007 and also Red Cross in Southern Sudan in conflict area or post-earthquake rehabilitation respectively.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
International Faculty
James Linklater MSK & Pain Radiologist-Australia Medical Director and Musculoskeletal Radiologist North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre Australia
Dr. Linklater undertook his undergraduate degree at the University of New South Wales and his radiology training at Concord, Royal North Shore and Royal Prince Alfred hospitals. He then did a Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York; part of the Cornell Hospital Group. He has particular skills in all aspects of musculoskeletal imaging and intervention. He has 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 3 book chapters, has made numerous presentations at scientific meetings, and has acted as a reviewer for Australasian Radiology and the British Journal of Sports Medicine and acted as a guest editor for Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery. He was conveyor of the 2008 Australian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (AMSIG) annual meeting. He was a member of the imaging team at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and was an imaging consultant to the AOC medical team at the Beijing Olympics. He is a consultant radiologist with the Asian Football Confederation and provides imaging for several professional sporting teams in Sydney. He has made numerous presentations at scientific meetings and is a clinical lecturer in sports medicine and anatomy at the University of New South Wales.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
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Philippe Macaire Anaes/PM- Dubai Consultant in Anesthesiology and Pain Management Rashid Hospital, Trauma Centre Dubai
Consultant in anesthesia intensive care pain medicine Founder and past Chairman of the Foundation Anesthesie et Analgesie Régionale Francophone: « ALR Francophone » Co-Fonder of the anesthesiologist team in orthopedic and traumatologic surgery: AFARCOT. 2011; Co-Founder of RA Asia Group in regional anaesthesia and analgesia for Asia 2011 Created the conference Challenges for a Green Hospital
Topics in anesthesia and Pain Medicine: • 1998 Lumbar plexus block new approach • 2000 Continuous regional post operative analgesia at home. • 2009 Pain Management by telemedicine • 2010 Creation with Dr Mansour of the training centre in Anaesthesia in Rashid hospital – Trauma centre – Dubai – UAE • Regional anaesthesia course • Airway management and difficult intubation course • Ventilation mode in anaesthesia and intensive care • 2 fellowship programs
Leading with Xavier Capdevila MD PhD the 2 post graduated diplomas from the University of Montpellier France in Dubai under the patronage of HE Eng Essa Al Maidoor Director General of Dubai Health Authority(1) Regional anaesthesia and analgesia – (2) Interventional pain medicine. Published 22 International Articles Co-director of books in regional anesthesia edited by Paris Arnette.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
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Takeshi Nomura Anaes-Japan Professor Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine Japan
Dr. Takeshi Nomura is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Yokohama City University, Gradulate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan. He received his MD degree in 1986 from Hiroshima University, Japan. He obtained postgraduate training in Anesthesiology at Shimane Medicine University at Izumo Japan and earned his doctoral degree (PhD.) from Shimane Medical University, Japan. His research and interests are the Practical use of Point-of Care Ultrasound in anesthesia and intensive care, Ultrasound guided procedure in anesthesia, Airway management and Medical simulation. Dr. Takeshi Nomura has been organized ABCD-sonography organization (Ultrasound of Airway, Breathing, Circulation and Dolor/Dysfunction) with his colleagues three years ago in Japan. It is collaborated with US ABCD organization in Denmark. At present, they continue to hold the hands-on workshop of lung and airway or transthoracic echocardiography in all over Japan once a month. He is a Vice President in ABCD- sonography in Japan and actively serves in various organizations such as Japan Society of Anesthesiology, Japan Society of Intensive care Medicine, Japan Association of Medical Simulation, Japan Society of Regional Anesthesia and so on.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
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Philip Peng Anaes/PM-Canada Professor Department of Anesthesia University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Philip Peng is a full Professor in the Department of Anesthesia of University of Toronto. He is the director of the anesthesia chronic pain program of University Health Network, the largest teaching hospital of Canada. He has played an important role in the education of the pain medicine and established major teaching courses for Pain in Canada such as National Pain Refresher Course, Canadian Pain Interventional Course, and Ultrasound for Pain Medicine Course. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) honored him with Founder designation in Pain Medicine for his role in establishing Pain Medicine subspecialty in Canada. Besides, he currently serves as the Chair of Exam committee in Pain Medicine in RCPSC, and previously served as the chair of the Education Special Interest Group (SIG) of Canadian Pain Society and the founding executive of Pain Education SIG of International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). He has been honored with numerous teaching awards at national and regional level. Dr. Philip Peng is also a leader and pioneer in the application of ultrasound for pain medicine. Being one of the founding fathers for Ultrasound for Pain Medicine (USPM) SIG for ASRA (American Society of Regional Anesthesia), he was involved in the establishment of the guideline for Education and Training for USPM, which was adopted by five continents. He has been the chair or main organizer for various major teaching course for USPM, including satellite meeting of World Congress of Pain, International Pain Congress, satellite meeting for combined Canadian and British Pain Society Conference, International Symposium of Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia, Canadian Pain Interventional Course.
He has edited 6 books, written 51 book chapters and published 80 peer-reviewed publications.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
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Rajesh Singh Orthopedic-Malaysia Clinical Associate Professor Monash University Malaysia Malaysia
Clinical Associate Professor Dr Rajesh Singh is an Orthopedic Consultant with a holistic patient centered approach to musculoskeletal health and disease. His approach is to identify the basic process that is causing the patients problem and to correct this in the safest and least invasive methods.
He completed his medical school with Honors from the University of New South Wales, Australia and this Masters of Orthopedic Surgery from the University of Malaya. He holds the only Distinction award in the history of the Malaysian orthopedic training program. He holds additional qualifications in surgical anatomy, musculoskeletal ultrasound and upper limb, hand & microsurgery from Australia. His specific interests are: clinical anatomy, regenerative orthopedics, ultrasound guided procedures and patient centered outcomes.
His most recent academic work is on the use of ultrasound to elucidate the basic mechanism of orthopedic conditions, such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnancy. His has also published on aspects of muscle regeneration using stem cells and scaffolds.
International Regional Anaesthesia and Multidisciplinary Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Congress on Pain Management (MSK US PM) 2016 28 - 30 April 2016 Bangkok, Thailand
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Yasuyuki Shibata Anaesthetist-Japan Associate Director Faculty of Department of Anesthesiology Nagoya University Hospital, Japan
Dr. Yasuyuki Shibata has been working as a staff anesthesiologist at the Surgical Operation Section at Faculty of Department of Anesthesiology, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan. He received his MD degree from Hiroshima University, Japan. He obtained his doctoral degree (PhD.) from Aichi Medical University, Japan. His specific research, teaching and clinical interests are Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia of acute and chronic pain, Peripheral nerve blocks for the trunk and Heart rate variability.
Dr. Yasuyuki Shibata has serves in various organizations such as Japan Society of Anesthesiology, the Japan Society of Clinical Anesthesia, Japan Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and so on.