Aga Khan University Hospital's (AKUH) Department of Anaesthesia organised its fifth Pain Symposium titled 'Recent Developments in Pain Management: Conventional to interventional Approaches', which was attended by a large number of anaesthesiologists, oncologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, obstetricians and physicians from around the world.
Dr Mohammad Khurshid, Dean of AKU Medical College, said while addressing the participants that the objective of organising the Pain Symposium was to create awareness about this emergency subspecialty of anaesthesia among medical practitioners in Pakistan and abroad, and to enhance understanding and application of recent developments in this area.
The two-day symposium included plenary session and workshops on MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) interpretation, Ankle Block and Stellate Ganglion Block. Renowned national and international speakers delivered their papers on common pain problems including labour and delivery pain.
The speakers included Dr Madhuri Lokapur from India, who lectured on 'Cost-effectiveness of Interventional Pain Management', and discussed current and future pain management options in the context of developing countries. -PR
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