LONDON PAIN FORUM

29 January - 1 Feb 2027 - 3rd International Regenerative Medicine USG Course, Bangalore, India

QUICK LINKS

To register and pay the early bird course fee for Bangalore, CLICK HERE

To view a PDF of the course programme, CLICK HERE

To submit an abstract for free oral or printed poster presentations, CLICK HERE

JOIN US in Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley and Garden City, for the 3rd International Regenerative Medicine USG Course on 29 January - 1 February 2027. The meeting will include 14 expert lectures and 12 hands-on ultrasound workshops (live model and cadavers) at the state of the art Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center.

Limited places are available for this intensive training course with a high instructor-delegate ratio and more time for practise.

An application for European CME Accreditation has been submitted for the meeting which is also recognised in USA and Canada.

For further information contact, ciaranwazir@londonpainforum.co.uk

COURSE FACULTY INCLUDE

Dr Alain Elbaz, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Sports Medicine Physician, Houston, Texas, USA

Dr Sadasivan Iyer. Consultant Pain Management. Lead Consultant, Chronic Pain and Palliative Care, Manipal Hospitals. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Dr Amod Manocha, Head of Pain Management Services, International Pain Centre, Delhi, India

Dr Tushar B Munnoli CIPS, Consultant Pain Specialist, REGENIQUE - Center for Pain, Spine and Orthobiologics, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India

Prof Ashish Shetty, President, Royal Society of Medicine (Pain Medicine), President, UK Chapter of World Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Senior Fellow, London Pain Forum, Consultant in Pain Medicine, University College London Hospital & Cleveland Clinic London, UK

Mr Suresh Sudula, MSK Specialist, Consultant MSK Physiotherapist, Krida Health, London, Radiology Dept, Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, Honorary Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

Dr Sharmila Tulpule, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Regenerative Medicine Specialist, Mubadala Health, Dubai, UAE

Dr Osnat Wende, Consultant Pain Specialist, with focus on Regenerative MSK Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

COURSE TOPICS

Principles of musculoskeletal examination
Why Regenerative Medicine?
Principles of Prolotherapy
PRP injection of the treatment of localised neuropathic pain
Regenerative medicine for shoulder pathologies
Elbow tendinopathies and wrist pathologies
Bone marrow concentrate vs lipoaspirate stem cell injections. Pros and cons.
Knee arthritis, meniscal tears, tendon and ligament pathology
Cervical and thoracic spine interventions
Regenerative medicine for hip joint, labral and tendon pathologies
Foot and Ankle pathologies
What makes good PRP? Principles of Classification
Dilemmas we face with PRP, stem cells and other treatments. Pros and cons.
Intra-osseous injections of PRP/ stem cells
Stem cells - comparing bone marrow concentrate and lipoaspirate. Pros/cons of each.
Regenerative Medicine in Health Systems: Bridging Innovation and Implementation
Ultrasound Demonstrations & Hands-on Live Model Workshops x 6
Ultrasound Demonstrations & Hands-on Cadaver Workshops x 6

STRUCTURES TO BE TAUGHT

Hip: intra-articular, iliofemoral lig, femoral nerve, iliopsoas tendon insertion, psoas bursa, greater trochanter structures, PENG block.

Shoulder: intra-articular, biceps tendon, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, ACJ

Knee: Intra-articular (3 approaches), MCL, LCL, Patellar tendon, Popliteus tendon, Gastrocs and Hamstrings

Ankle: Intra-articular for tibio-talar and subtalar, Post tibialis tendon, peroneal tendons, Achilles, plantar fascia

Elbow: common extensor and flexor origins, MCL, LCL, biceps insertion Wrist: Intra-articular, CMC, de quervains

Cervical Spine: Facet joints from both posterior and side views, Nerve root blocks,

Thoracic Spine: Costovertebral joints and ligaments, facet joints

Special for pain physicians:

A focus will be placed on identifying nerves so as to treat entrapment neuropathies with PRP at each station.

Special for orthopaedics/advanced groups

Shoulder: Inferior and superior glenohumeral ligaments

Hip: Iliofemoral and pubofemoral ligaments

Knee Intra-osseous injections

COURSE PROGRAMME

To view a PDF of the course programme, CLICK HERE

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Interested in presenting your own work in Bangalore in the form of free oral presentations or printed poster presentations? To view abstract submission guidelines, CLICK HERE

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

An application for European CME Accreditation has been submitted for the meeting which is also recognised in USA and Canada.

COURSE VENUE

Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, M.S Ramaiah University Building, Gnanagangotri Campus, New BEL Road, M.S.R Nagar, Bangalore (Bengaluru)-560054, India

REGISTRATION FEE

Early Bird Registration Fee : 750 euros

(*Registration includes full access to scientific programme, tea/coffee and lunch catering breaks. No accommodation is included in the registration fee)

ONLINE REGISTRATION

To register and pay the early bird course fee for Bangalore, CLICK HERE

GETTING TO BANGALORE (BENGALURU)

Direct Flights from Europe

European cities with direct, non-stop flights to Bangalore (Kempegowda International Airport - BLR) include London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam.

Airlines offering direct service on these routes include: London (LHR & LGW): Daily nonstop flights are operated by British Airways and Air India, with Virgin Atlantic also providing daily service to London Heathrow.

Frankfurt (FRA): Daily nonstop flights are operated by Lufthansa.

Paris (CDG): Nonstop flights are operated 6–7 times a week by Air France.

Amsterdam (AMS): KLM operates 4 weekly nonstop flights to BLR

Direct Flights From Middle EastAbu Dhabi: There are up to three nonstop flights from Abu Dhabi to Bangalore daily, depending on the schedule.

Doha: There are up to eight one-stop flights from Doha to Bangalore daily, depending on the day.

Dubai (DXB): Daily nonstops are provided by Emirates, IndiGo, Air India Express, and Air Arabia.

Jeddah (JED): Nonstop service is available with Saudia

Direct Flights from Southeast Asia

Singapore (SIN): Direct flights are operated daily by Singapore Airlines and IndiGo.

Bangkok (BKK/DMK): Nonstop flights are operated by Thai Airways, IndiGo, and Air India Express.

Kuala Lumpur (KUL): Direct connections are available via Malaysia Airlines, IndiGo, AirAsia, and Batik Air Malaysia

Direct Flights East Asia

Hong Kong (HKG): Direct routes are provided by Cathay Pacific.

Tokyo (NRT): Nonstop flights to Bangalore are available through Japan Airlines.

Direct Flights from Australia

Direct flights from Australia to Bangalore are operated exclusively by Qantas from Sydney (Kingsford Smith Airport) to Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru.

24 April 2026 - 32nd Meeting of London Pain Forum, The Hurlingham Club, London

THE 32nd MEETING of the London Pain Forum took place at The Hurlingham Club, London on 24th April 2026. We had inspiring discussions on facial pain management as well as what the next innovations in interventional pain management will be. Watch this space for updates on the next London Pain Forum meeting.

LPF FACULTY

Mr Ashraf Messiha

President, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Royal Society of Medicine

Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
St George's University Hospital
London, UK

Prof Nadey Hakim

Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur
President's Envoy, Imperial College London

Professor of Transplantation Surgery,

Imperial College London
Consultant Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic London
London, UK

Prof José de Andrés
Past-President, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy

Professor of Anesthesia, Valencia University Medical School
Chairman, Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Director of Multidisciplinary Pain Management Center
General University Hospital
Valencia, Spain

Dr Andrzej Krol

Committee Chair, ESRA European Diploma of Pain Medicine Board

Council Member, London Pain Forum

Director, ESRA USG Pain Courses (London & Europe)

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia

St George's University NHS Hospital

London, UK

Dr Teodor Goroszeniuk

President, London Pain Forum

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Interventional Pain Management & Neuromodulation Practice

Cromwell Hospital
London, UK

MEETING TIMETABLE

Venue: The Terrace Room, The Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, London SW6 3PR (closest underground train station is Putney Bridge, closest overground train station Putney Station)

18.00hrs-18.30hrs: Registration

18.30hrs-20.00hrs: Guest Lectures

20.00hrs-21.30hrs: Dinner

21.30hrs-23.15hrs: After Dinner Hot Topic Debates

CLOSE OF MEETING

DRESS CODE

Black-tie

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

*The meeting was approved for 3 CPD Points by Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK

HISTORY OF THE VENUE

Founded in 1869 in Fulham, London, The Hurlingham Club is a prestigious private members' club known as the birthplace of modern polo, establishing the first formal rules in 1875. Originally a pigeon-shooting venue, the 42-acre riverside estate evolved into an exclusive club with neo-classical roots, featuring extensive, well-maintained gardens, sports facilities, and a grand Georgian clubhouse.

With over 12,500 members, the club is renowned for its long waiting list and high-society status.

28 Nov 2025 - 31st Meeting of London Pain Forum, Apothecaries Hall, City of London

THE 31ST MEETING of the London Pain Forum took place at Apothecaries' Hall in the City of London on the evening of 28th November 2025. The meeting included lectures by Dr Dalvina Hanu-Cernat on "Under Siege - Future of Pain Interventions" and Dr Simon Thomson on "Making Medical History". There were also hot topic after dinner debates.

The 32nd Meeting of the London Pain Forum will take place at The Hurlingham Club on 24th April 2026. For further info, email: ciaranwazir@londonpainforum.co.uk.

LPF FACULTY

Dr Dalvina Hanu-Cernat FIPP
Course Director: 18th Interventional Pain Cadaver Workshop 2026
Senior Fellow, London Pain Forum
Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Birmingham, UK

Dr Simon J. Thomson
Past-President, International Neuromodulation Society
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals
Cambridge University Hospitals
United Kingdom

Dr Teodor Goroszeniuk

President, London Pain Forum

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Interventional Pain Management & Neuromodulation Practice

Cromwell Hospital
London, UK

Dr Andrzej Krol

Committee Chair, ESRA European Diploma of Pain Medicine

Council Member, London Pain Forum

Director, ESRA USG Pain Courses (London & Europe)

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia

St George's University NHS Hospital

London, UK

MEETING TIMETABLE

Venue: Apothecaries Hall, Black Friars Lane, London EC4V 6ER

18.00hrs-18.30hrs: Registration

18.30hrs-20.00hrs: Guest Lectures

20.00hrs-21.30hrs: Dinner

21.30hrs-22.30hrs: After Dinner Hot Topic Debates

CLOSE OF MEETING

*To view a PDF of the meeting programme CLICK HERE

DRESS CODE

The dress code for the meeting is black-tie

ONLINE REGISTRATION

To register to attend the meeting at Apothecaries Hall on 28.11.25, CLICK HERE

HISTORY OF THE MEETING VENUE

Apothecaries' Hall, the oldest extant livery company hall in the City of London, was built on the site of a former Dominican priory and acquired by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in 1632. After the original hall was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, a new one was built on the same site, completed in 1672, and later underwent significant renovations in the 1780s. The Hall has been the center of the Society's activities, including the large-scale manufacture of drugs, from its inception until 1922, though the Society continues its work as a medical licensing body today.

8 November 2024 - London Pain Forum at The Reform Club

THE 30TH MEETING of the London Pain Forum took place at The Reform Club, London on Friday, 8 November 2024. We were delighted to welcome Prof Frank Huygen from Erasmus MC University Hospital, Rotterdam who spoke on "New insights in the Pathophysiology of CRPS" and Dr Luis Garcia-Larrea, President, European Pain Federation, who talked about "Pain and its (human) brain".

GUEST SPEAKERS

Prof Frank Huygen
Professor in Anesthesiology
Director of the Centre of Pain Medicine
Erasmus MC University Hospital
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Dr Luis Garcia-Larrea

President, European Pain Federation
Head, Central Integration of Pain, Centre for Neuroscience of Lyon
University Hospital Pain Center (CETD)
Hôpital Neurologique
Lyon, France

LPF COUNCIL & ADVISORS TO THE COUNCIL

Dr Teodor Goroszeniuk (President, London Pain Forum)
Dr Arun Bhaskar (Immediate Past-President, British Pain Society)
Dr Rajesh Munglani (Vice-President, British Pain Society)
Dr Andrzej Krol, St George's Univ. Hospital, London
Dr Damien Smith, Hillingdon Hospital, London

Prof Ashish Shetty, Univ. College London Hospitals

Dr Mike Spencer, Cambridge & Peterborough NHS Trust

MEETING TIMETABLE

Venue: The Library, The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5EW

18.00hrs-18.30hrs: Registration

18.30hrs-20.15hrs: Welcome from LPF Council & Special Guest Lectures

20.15hrs-23.30hrs: Dinner & After Dinner Discussions/Debates

CLOSE OF MEETING

HISTORY OF REFORM CLUB

The Reform Club was founded in 1836, in Pall Mall, in the centre of what is often called London’s Clubland. The founders commissioned a leading architect of the day, Charles Barry, to build an imposing and palatial clubhouse. It is as splendid today as when it opened in 1841. Membership was restricted to those who pledged support for the Great Reform Act of 1832, and the many MPs and Whig peers among the early members developed the Club as the political headquarters of the Liberal Party.

The current membership embraces a wide range of professions; there are academics, artists, business people, doctors, lawyers, politicians, writers and so on. J. M. Barrie, Henri Cartier Bresson, Winston Churchill, E. M. Forster, Henry James, Lord Palmerston, William Makepeace Thackeray, and H. G. Wells were all members, and the Club continues to attract members of distinction.

The Club will forever be associated with Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days, as the place where the idea of this incredible journey was conceived and the famous bet made.

16 Oct 2024 - 29th Meeting of the London Pain Forum, Krakow, Poland

QUICK LINKS

To view a PDF of the Meeting Programme, CLICK HERE

The 29th Meeting of the London Pain Forum took place at Szara Ges Restaurant, Rynek Główny. Krakow, Poland on the evening of 16th October 2024, 18.00-22.30hrs. Guest speakers included world leaders in neuromodulation Prof Konstantin Slavin and Prof Robert Levy who updated doctors on the latest developments in neuromodulation with guest lectures and during the round table after dinner debates.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Prof Konstantin V. Slavin

President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

President, International Neuromodulation Society

Department of Neurosurgery

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, USA

Prof Robert Levy

Editor-in-Chief, Neuromodulation Journal, Technology at the Neural Interface

Past-President, International Neuromodulation Society
Director, Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Chairman, Sandler Department of Neurosurgery
Professor at Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida, USA

MEETING TIMETABLE

18.00hrs-18.30hrs: Registration

18.30hrs-20.00hrs: Welcome from LPF Council & Special Guest Lectures

20.00hrs-22.30hrs: Dinner & After Dinner Discussions/Debates

CLOSE OF MEETING

*To view a PDF of the Meeting Programme, CLICK HERE

3 May 2024 - 28th Meeting of the London Pain Forum, Gray's Inn, Chancery Lane

THE 28th MEETING of the London Pain Forum took place at Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, Chancery Lane, London on evening of 3rd May 2024. We were delighted to be joined by guest speakers Prof Keyoumars Ashkan (Professor of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London), Dr Ganesan Baranidharan (Vice Dean Faculty of Pain Medicine & Past President, NSUKI, Leeds Teaching Hospitals) and Dr Nicholas Padfield (Emeritus Consultant in Pain Medicine, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London).

GUEST SPEAKERS

Dr Ganesan Baranidharan

Vice-Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine, RCoA

Past-President, Neuromodulation Society of the UK and Ireland
Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, UK

Prof Keyoumars Ashkan
Professor of Neurosurgery
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill, London, UK

Dr Nicholas Padfield
Emeritus Consultant in Pain Medicine
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
London, UK

Dr Ashish Shetty, Univ. College London Hospitals

Dr Mike Spencer, Cambridge & Peterborough NHS Trust

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

*Approved for 3 CPD Points by Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK

HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF GRAY'S INN

The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these inns. It is ruled by a governing council called "Pension", made up of the Masters of the Bench (or "benchers") and led by the Treasurer, who is elected to serve a one-year term. The Inn is known for its gardens (the "Walks"), which have existed since at least 1597.

Gray's Inn does not claim a specific foundation date; none of the Inns of Court claims to be any older than the others. Law clerks and their apprentices have been established on the present site since at latest 1370, with records dating from 1381. During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Inn grew in size, peaking during the reign of Elizabeth I. William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is believed first to have been performed in Gray's Inn Hall.

3 Nov 2023 - XXVII Meeting of the London Pain Forum, Carlton Club, London

QUICK LINKS

To view a copy of the meeting programme, CLICK HERE

THE TWENTY SEVENTH BLACK-TIE MEETING of the London Pain Forum took place in the Churchill Room at The Carlton Club, St James' Street, London on Friday, 3rd November 2023. Dr Ashish Gulve, President, Neuromodulation Society of UK & Ireland, gave a guest lecture on Advances in Neuromodulation and Prof Tom Quick, spoke on Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Dr Ashish Gulve
President, Neuromodulation Society of UK & Ireland (NSUKI)
Clinical Lead & Consultant in Pain Management
The James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough, UK

Prof Tom Quick

Consultant Peripheral Nerve Surgeon

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore

Cleveland Clinic London

United Kingdom

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

*The meeting was approved for 3 CPD Points by Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK

MEETING TIMETABLE

Venue: The Carlton Club, 69 St James's St, St. James's, London SW1A 1PJ

Churchill Room

18.30hrs-19.00hrs: Registration/Reception

19.00hrs-20.15hrs: Update from LPF Council & Special Guest Lectures

20.15hrs-23.30hrs: Dinner & After Dinner Discussions/Debates

CLOSE OF MEETING

*To view a copy of the meeting programme, CLICK HERE

DRESS CODE

Black-Tie

HISTORY OF THE CLUB

The Club was founded in 1832, following the massive reform majority in the 1831 general election, by Tory Peers, MPs and others, in order to improve the organisation and effectiveness of the Party.

On 10 March 1832, a meeting at the Thatched House tavern appointed a committee to take on and manage new premises in Carlton Terrace. The name ‘Carlton Club’ was adopted a week later.

By 1835 the club’s wealth and standing were such that it moved to specially designed premises on Pall Mall. Membership was a badge of allegiance to the Conservative Party and the Club provided the core of the party’s organisation for many decades, particularly before the foundation of Conservative Central Office.

The present address of 69 St James’s Street only became a clubhouse after the Pall Mall building was destroyed during the Second World War. Thankfully, many of the club’s most valuable portraits survived and now adorn the clubhouse walls.

The architect Thomas Hopper (1776-1856) designed the clubhouse in a restrained Palladian style, using Portland Stone. Like so many Regency buildings, the interior is dominated by an impressive stone staircase. Hopper used Greek sources for inspiration for the decoration.

Over the years, the clubhouse has been lovingly restored and maintained in a way that is deeply respectful of its heritage.

1 April 2023 - XXVI Meeting of the London Pain Forum, Castle Maurick, near Eindhoven, The Netherlands

QUICK LINKS

To register your interest in the for next Meeting of the London Pain Forum due to take place in November 2023, CLICK HERE

To view a PDF of the 26th LPF Meeting programme, CLICK HERE

THE TWENTY SIXTH MEETING of the London Pain Forum took place at the Castle Maurick, Vught, Den Bosch, The Netherlands on the evening of Saturday, 1st April 2023. Prof Jean-Pierre van Buyten joined us to speak on "Neurostimulation: More than a Treatment for PSPS (Failed Back/Neck Surgery Syndrome)" and Dr Olav Rohof spoke about "How does PRF diminish pain: legacy of Prof Sluijter". The guest lectures were followed by the after dinner hot topic debates/discussions on interventional pain management, neuromodulation and ultrasound.

GUEST SPEAKERS AT CASTLE MAURICK

Prof Jean-Pierre van Buyten

Chairman, Multidisciplinary Pain Department

VITAZ Hospitals, Sint-Niklaas

Consultant Pain Management

TRAINM Neuro Rehabilitation Center, Antwerp

Belgium

Dr. Olav Rohof FIPP
Consultant in Pain Medicine
DC Klinieken
Almere
The Netherlands

OTHER FACULTY

Dr C.W.J. (Kenneth) van Tilburg, MD, PhD, FIPP

Senior Fellow of London Pain Forum

Consultant in Pain Medicine

Judicial Expert Civil / Criminal Law

ADRZ / Erasmus MC, Goes / Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Melius Klinieken, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Dr Teodor Goroszeniuk
President, London Pain Forum

Founder & Vice-President, Polish Neuromodulation Society
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Interventional Pain Management & Neuromodulation Practice

18 Wimpole Street
London, UK

Dr Andrzej Krol

Council Member, London Pain Forum

Director, ESRA USG Pain Courses (London & Europe)

Past-President, Interventional Section, Polish Pain Society

Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia

St George's University NHS Hospital

London, UK

MEETING TIMETABLE

Venue: Castle Maurick, Maurick 3, 5261 NA Vught, Netherlands

18.10hrs-18.40hrs: Registration/Reception

18.40hrs-20.00hrs: Welcome from LPF Council & Special Guest Lectures

20.00hrs-23.30hrs: Dinner & After Dinner Hot Topic Discussions/Debates

CLOSE OF MEETING

*To view a PDF of the meeting programme, CLICK HERE

MEETING TIMETABLE

Black-Tie Event

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

The meeting was approved for 3 CPD credits by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK