July, 2014

We're making history! Canada's first pain medicine residency program is launched

Monday, July 28, 2014

Western University's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry has launched Canada's first Pain Medicine Residency program. The clinic is located at St Joseph's Health Care in London and will train doctors how to relieve pain without relying on addiction-forming narcotics. … (Read More)

New Research from Our Faculty (Drs. Vishal Uppal, Rakesh Sondekoppam and Su Ganapathy)

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Effect of beam steering on the visibility of echogenic and non-echogenic needles: a laboratory study. Can J Anesth. 2014 Jul 23 [Epub ahead of print]. … (Read More)

Dr. Richard Cherry appointed as Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development

Monday, July 7, 2014

Congratulations to Dr. Richard Cherry, who has been appointed as Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University effective from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2019 … (Read More)

New study: Ultrasound-guided greater palatine nerve block: a case series of anatomical descriptions and clinical evaluations

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

New article from our faculty, Dr. Sondekoppam and Dr. Ganapathy. The goal of the study is to investigate the feasibility of using ultrasound to locate and characterize the greater palatine foramen (GPF) … (Read More)