Program Overview
The Pain Management Unit in the Anesthesia, ICU and Perioperative Medicine Department has designed this fellowship program to provide advanced training in the assessment and management of pain. It is targeted at developing a competent fellow who will serve as a consultant for problems related to pain management regardless to the pain complexity. It is created to establish a well-recognized team who are trained professionally and are competent to serve the community.
During the fellowship that lasts two years, all the elements required by ACGMEI accreditation are covered seamlessly. The Fellows will have the opportunity to learn from a faculty that has rich experience and variety of international training.
By the end of this program, the fellows must demonstrate knowledge of the evaluation and management of pain patients. The fellow will learn to critically evaluate and demonstrate the ability to access scientific information, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
Goals and Objectives
The Goals and objectives of the program are
- Developing advanced knowledge in evidence-based pain management and advance training to use safe intervention pain techniques.
- To provide professional staff with standards of practice that will assist them in the effective assessment, monitoring and management of the patient’s pain.
- Learning how to communicate successfully with other disciplines, patients and family.
- Establishing continuity of care skills in managing patients.
- Maintaining the highest standard of patient care.
- Participating in learning, teaching that support fellows’ knowledge and skills.
- Enrich research environment.
- Develop and implement Core Competencies-Based Curriculum
Clinical Training and Key Rotations
Clinical rotations include different areas of pain management as well as in base specialty, which is Anesthesia.
Anesthesia - 8 blocks
Chronic non cancer pain clinics - 6 blocks
Interventional pain sessions - 4 blocks
Chronic cancer pain clinics - 1.5 blocks
Acute pain sessions - 2 blocks
External postings - 1.5 blocks
(psychiatry, Neuroradiology, palliative care)
Quality improvement, Audit and Research - 1 block.
Contact Information
Program Director:
Dr. Kumar Vasappa
Program Coordinator:
Ebtehag
Program Email:
EMohamed18@hamad.qa
