To promote the development and practice of safe, high quality, cost-effective interventional pain management techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders.

The Interventional Pain Institute coordinates and hosts comprehensive workshops intended for interventional pain management physicians who want to learn new techniques and enhance their skills of current techniques for patients with pain.

The IPI courses will include small group hands-on training and an understanding of patient selection criteria, anatomy, and proper needle placement under fluoroscopy and complications.

The workshops will serve as both didactic and hands-on training of various interventional pain management procedures. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion and CME credits(when applicable) at the conclusion of each workshop.

The specialty of Pain Medicine is concerned with the study of pain, prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons in pain. Some conditions may have pain and associated symptoms arising from a discrete cause, such as postoperative pain or pain associated with a malignancy, or may be conditions in which pain constitutes the primary problem, such as neuropathic pains or headaches. The evaluation of painful syndromes includes interpretation of historical data; review of previous laboratory, imaging, and electrodiagnostic studies; assessment of behavioral, social, occupational and avocational issues; and interview and examination of the patient by the pain specialist. It may require specialized diagnostic procedures, including central and peripheral neural blockade or monitored drug infusions. The special needs of the pediatric and geriatric populations, and patients' cultural contexts, are considered when formulating a comprehensive treatment plan.