Lecture
by Luminary Physicians
Lab instructors are selected from a palate of lifelong-earned career relationships and are matched to topics based on experience and practice. They take time to explain how the procedure works, their actual patient experiences, and prognosis for successful outcomes. All attendees are encouraged to join these discussions and ask questions.
Procedure Lectures
From the moment you step into the O.R., our instructors immerse you in procedure protocol. Each physician is given the opportunity to watch our luminaries work, then attempt procedures themselves under the careful supervision of the instructor.
Product Lectures
The lectures offer decades of experience coupled with in-depth device knowledge. Our instructors are typically lifelong Epimed customers, and they’ve got actual experience using Epimed products.
Reimbursement Lecture
Racz Lab provides vital information about coding and billing, payer policies, and practice management. Learn about practice marketing and building coalitions with societies to secure the long-term acceptance of the power of interventional pain medicine.
Cadaver Training
At each lab, Racz cadaver training is the centerpiece of the event. Just like we seek out and utilize the best materials for our products, we strive to acquire the best specimens for our instructors and attendees. Racz Lab uses cadavers to provide a realistic training environment.
Didactic Training
The Lab features and introductions to procedures (led by instructors) prior to any lab work. Instructors provide attendees with a solid academic briefing, encouraging feedback and interaction from the group.
Constructive Feedback
Attendees continue to praise the cooperative and supportive nature of instructors on Racz Lab post-event surveys. We hand select instructors known for patience and openness.
Pain Physicians all over the world have attended Racz Lab to learn or expand their interventional pain skill set under the instruction of Racz workshop physicians. From beginners to advanced skill levels, Racz Lab engenders a healthy and open environment for attending physicians. Our guests learn each phase of a selected procedure from a luminary pain physician and are encouraged to then practice with one-on-one guidance.
Stanley Golovac, MD
Dr. Stanley Golovac is a Florida-based pain management specialist with over three decades of experience in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from UTESA University, completed his residency at St. Mary Hospital in New Jersey, and trained in anesthesiology at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology and the Board of Pain Management and holds the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award for his contributions to medicine.Raad Al-Khafaji, MD, FIPP, CIPS
Raad Al-Khafaji MD, FIPP, CIPS
Consultant and Assistant Professor, Secretary General of the Iraqi Society for Pain Management, Faculty in the Pan Arab Pain Society, Vice Chair Middle East Section of the WIP (World Institute of Pain), Member of the Media Services Committee in the WIP, FIPP/CIPS Examiner,
He graduated from the Medical College in 1988 and got his fellowship in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in 2008 from Cairo. Dr. Al-Kafaji has 8 research articles published in leading journals including British Journal of Anaesthesia, Pain Practice Journal, and Al-Qadesiya Medical College Journal.
He has attended many Conferences and workshops in his career with contributions as speaker and faculty.
Harold J. Cordner, MD, DABA, FIPP, DABIPP
Dr. Harold J. Cordner is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He completed his undergraduate studies at Boston College and received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine.Dr. Cordner is a past president of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and a past president and emeritus board member of the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He serves on the editorial board of Neuromodulation and Pain Physician journals. He has authored numerous textbook chapters and journal publications and is an associate clinical professor at FSU School of Medicine. He is active in clinical practice and research and is recognized as an international expert in interventional pain management.Basem Henri, MD, FIPP
Dr. Basem Henri is a Consultant in Interventional Pain Management, specializing in minimally invasive spine procedures. He holds a Doctorate in Pain Management and Spine Interventions and is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice at the Texas Tech Institute (FIPP).He leads the Advanced Interventional Pain Management Unit at Nasser Institute Hospital for Research and Treatment and serves on the Medical Boards of the Egyptian and Arab Boards of Pain Management. He also supervises Egypt’s National Pain Training Program and is a Visiting Consultant at Al Qassimi Hospital (UAE) and King Abdulaziz Medical City (KSA). And he founded the Spine Care Center (SCC) in 2010, now one of the largest interventional spine centers in the Middle East.Adnan Al-Kaisy, MB ChB, FRCA, FFPMRCA, FIPP
Dr Al-Kaisy is a consultant in pain medicine at Guy’s Hospital. He received Bachelor of Medicine (MB) from the University of Bashrah, Iraq in 1983 before being awarded a fellowship with the Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK in 1994. He completed a Fellowship in Pain at the Toronto University, Canada in 1997 and was named honorary research associate for neurological science at the Walton Centre in 1998. He went on to a Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK in 2007 before completing a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice from World Institution of Pain in 2009.
Jan-Willem Kallewaard, MD, PhD, FIPP
Jan-Willem Kallewaard, MD, is the head of the Pain Department at Amsterdam Medical Centre and head of the Pain Department at the Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem, The Netherlands. His main interest centers on pain management with special focus on low back pain. Jan is involved in several clinical trials on discogenic pain evaluating intradiscal Gelstix and neuromodulation and has conducted studies on the effects of intradiscal methylene blue. He has numerous publications related to discogenic low back pain and effects of nerve stimulation on low back pain. He is the former President of the Dutch Society of Anesthesiologists and the current President of the Society’s Pain Section.
