Box 3.

Best Practice Guidelines for Industry Training of Novel Pain Procedures

-Follow FDA-Directed Mandates on Procedural Training and Education.

-Training Course is directed by a Physician with Expertise in the Procedure.

-Trainees are peer selected by physicians, not solely by industry representatives.

-Train those with appropriate board certification and ACGME accredited training.

-Trainees are vetted for being in current satisfactory practice standing.

-Training be composed of didactic component that includes review of data, mechanisms, safety, and alternative treatments.

-Include Physician Directed Hands-on component with cadaver or equivalent models.

-Trainees should pass post exam assessment of clinical knowledge and hands-on component.

-Trainees with deficiencies should be identified for follow-up training opportunities prior to implementing procedure/therapy.