Regional Anaesthesia Analgesia and Pain Management

Pathophysiology of pain and genetic advance.- 1 — Integrated axon-synapse unit in the central nervous system.- 2 — Neurochemical memory in pain circuits.- 3 — Withdrawal reflex: phylosophy and physiology.- 4 — Pathophysiology of pain modulation.- 5 — Role of the central nervous system in processing pain stimuli and perspectives of pharmacological intervention.- 6 — Pain and the genome.- Pharmacology.- 7 — Clinical pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents.- 8 — Drug interactions and systemic toxicity.- 9 — Placental transfer of pharmacological agents.- 10 — Clinical perspectives of cholecystokinin antagonists in pain management.- 11 — Clinical pharmacology of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: novel acquisitions.- 12 — Opioids.- 13 — Psychoactive drugs and pain.- Regional techniques.- 14 — Trigeminal neuralgia and atypical facial pain: current concepts on etiopathogenesis and diagnosis.- 15 — Trigeminal nerve block and surgery.- 16 — Cervical plexus block.- 17 — Neuroaxial analgesia: epidural and spinal drugs.- 18 — Combined spinal epidural anaesthesia.- 19 — Imaging for regional block: clinical applications of sympathetic blockade in pain therapy.- 20 — Postoperative advantages of regional anaesthesia.- Organization of pain service.- 21 — Organization of acute pain services.- Regional anaesthesia in specialties.- 22 — Regional analgesia and anaesthesia in obstetrics.- 23 — Regional anaesthetic techniques in orthopaedics.- Guidelines of acute and chronic pain management.- 24 — Guidelines on acute postoperative pain management.- 25 — Guidelines on chronic pain management.- 26 — Terminal cancer illness: strategies and management.- Cost-effectiveness of loco-regional anaesthesia.- 27 — Cost effectiveness ofanaesthesia/analgesia.- Main symbols.