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For Interventionalists (MD/DO)

Advanced Pain Management Training for Interventionalists (MD/DO)

Expand your minimally invasive expertise into chronic pain management. Master advanced procedures including radiofrequency ablation, cervical spine injections, spinal cord stimulation, and neuromodulation techniques. Your image-guided procedural skills provide the perfect foundation for interventional pain.

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2 Days
Course Duration
Advanced
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$1,899
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AAOPM
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Advanced Pain Management Training

Why Interventionalists Choose AAOPM for Advanced Pain Training

Your expertise in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures translates directly to interventional pain management. This course provides the pain-specific knowledge and techniques to expand your practice.

  • Leverage Existing Skills: Your fluoroscopy expertise and minimally invasive technique mastery transfer directly to interventional pain procedures.
  • Hands-On Cadaver Training: Practice RF ablation, SCS lead placement, and cervical procedures on cadaver models under C-arm fluoroscopy guidance.
  • Expand Patient Population: Chronic pain affects millions of Americans, creating a large and growing patient population seeking minimally invasive solutions.
  • Long-Term Patient Relationships: Unlike many interventional procedures, pain management creates ongoing patient relationships and recurring revenue.
  • Premium Reimbursement: Advanced neuromodulation and ablation procedures are among the highest-reimbursed minimally invasive services.
Course Curriculum

What You'll Learn in Advanced Pain Management Training

A comprehensive curriculum covering advanced interventional procedures that complement your minimally invasive expertise.

Cervical Spine Procedures

Master cervical epidural injections and cervical facet joint injections for neck pain and radiculopathy. Your fluoroscopy skills will help you quickly master proper patient positioning, needle placement, and contrast confirmation techniques for the cervical spine.

Radiofrequency Ablation

Learn RFTC (Radiofrequency Thermal Coagulation) for facet-mediated axial pain. Your precision with image-guided needle placement translates perfectly to lesion creation and optimal ablation parameters.

6-12 Months Pain Relief

Spinal Cord Stimulation

Comprehensive SCS training including trial procedures, percutaneous lead placement, programming fundamentals, and patient selection for chronic neuropathic pain conditions.

Intrathecal Pump Therapy

Learn intrathecal drug delivery systems including patient selection, trialing protocols, and long-term pump management for cancer pain and refractory non-cancer pain conditions.

Pain-Specific Imaging

Optimize your fluoroscopy techniques for spine-specific pain procedures. Learn optimal angles, contrast patterns, and anatomical landmarks for safe, effective pain interventions.

Practice Expansion

Learn to integrate pain management into your existing practice, including referral network development, billing/coding, and marketing to chronic pain patients.

For Interventionalists

Advanced Pain Procedures Scope of Practice for Interventionalists (MD/DO)

Understanding how interventionalists can expand into chronic pain management.

Full Independent Practice Authority

As a licensed physician (MD/DO) with interventional expertise, you have complete authority to perform advanced interventional pain procedures. Your background in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures provides an excellent technical foundation. Interventional radiologists, cardiologists, and other interventionalists increasingly add pain management to their practices, leveraging existing skills to treat chronic pain conditions with fluoroscopy-guided techniques.

50 States with full practice authority

Practice Diversification

Adding pain management creates new revenue streams and reduces dependence on hospital referrals for your core interventional procedures.

50M+ Chronic pain patients in US

Advanced Procedures Covered

  • Cervical epidural injections
  • Cervical facet joint blocks
  • Radiofrequency ablation (RFTC)
  • Spinal cord stimulation trials
  • Intrathecal pump management

Skill Transfer

Your expertise in fluoroscopy, precise needle placement, and minimally invasive techniques translates directly to spine interventions.

Recurring Patients

Unlike many interventional procedures, chronic pain management creates long-term patient relationships with regular follow-up and repeat procedures.

Ideal Background

This course is ideal for interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, and other physicians skilled in image-guided minimally invasive procedures. Your ability to navigate complex anatomy under fluoroscopy, combined with precise needle handling skills, provides an excellent foundation for mastering spine-specific pain interventions.

Certification & Credentials

Receive your AAOPM Certificate of Achievement and hands-on training certification upon completion. This course provides a pathway to AAOPM Board Certification in Pain Management, demonstrating specialized competency in chronic pain interventions to patients and referral sources.

Course Calendar

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FAQ

Advanced Pain Training FAQ for Interventionalists

Common questions about advanced pain management training for interventional physicians.

Your expertise in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures provides an excellent foundation for interventional pain management. This course adds spine-specific pain procedures to your existing skill set, including RF ablation, SCS, and cervical injections that complement your interventional capabilities. Your fluoroscopy skills and precise needle handling transfer directly to these procedures.
This course covers advanced interventional pain procedures including: cervical epidural injections, cervical facet joint blocks, radiofrequency ablation (RFTC) for facet-mediated pain, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) trial procedures including lead placement and programming basics, and intrathecal pump therapy management. Your existing image-guided procedure experience will help you quickly master these techniques.
Yes, interventional radiologists have excellent fluoroscopy skills and image-guided procedure experience that translate extremely well to interventional pain. This course provides the pain-specific clinical knowledge, patient selection criteria, and techniques to expand your practice into chronic pain management. Many IRs successfully add pain management services to their existing practices.
Adding pain management procedures creates new revenue streams and patient populations independent of your core referral sources. Your existing image-guided procedure skills transfer directly to pain interventions, and chronic pain patients often require ongoing care, creating long-term patient relationships rather than one-time procedures. This diversifies your practice and provides more stable revenue.
Participants who successfully complete the Advanced Pain Management Training receive an AAOPM Certificate of Achievement and hands-on training certification. This course also provides a pathway to AAOPM Board Certification in Pain Management, which demonstrates specialized competency in chronic pain interventions to patients and referral sources.
Advanced interventional pain procedures command premium reimbursement rates. RF ablation, SCS trials, and intrathecal pump management are among the highest-reimbursed minimally invasive procedures. Additionally, chronic pain patients typically require ongoing management, creating recurring revenue that complements the one-time nature of many interventional procedures.
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Ready to Expand into Interventional Pain?

Leverage your minimally invasive expertise to build a chronic pain management practice. Register today for advanced training in RF ablation, neuromodulation, and cervical procedures.

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