Axiom Worldwide Introduces Its International Medical Advisory Board.Scientific Experts Provide Guidance on Clinical Research Endeavors TAMPA, Fla. -- Since its inception, Axiom Worldwide's DRX9000[TM] has shown promising anecdotal results in treating back pain caused by herniated discs, degenerative disc disease Degeneration of the intervertebral disc, which is often called "degenerative disc disease" (DDD) of the spine, is a common disorder of the lower spine and for some people can cause low back pain and/or leg pain (sciatica). , sciatica, and facet syndrome. In response to these encouraging results, Axiom Worldwide established an International Medical Advisory Board in April 2006 to provide guidance on Axiom's current and emerging technologies and their application in treating back pain. In addition, the International Medical Advisory Board is instrumental in developing and implementing short and long term clinical trials. Even though anecdotal evidence continued to show promising results in treating back pain with the DRX9000[TM], in 2006 our International Medical Advisory Board concluded that the current available data in the peer-reviewed literature was too limited to determine conclusively whether non-surgical spinal decompression provided benefits to individuals with low back pain over other non-surgical treatments. Previous studies utilized inconsistent methodologies and less than adequate study designs that included inconsistent sample sizes, differing clinical patient inclusion criteria, different protocol lengths, and poor post-therapy follow-up. In addition, investigators did not always use appropriate endpoint measures and sometimes used poor outcome markers. Previous studies also reported negative results inadequately and neglected to include placebo controls. "A Systematic Literature Review of Spinal Decompression Via Motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. Traction for Low Back Pain" was authored by two members of the International Medical Advisory Board and published in the September 2006 issue of Pain Practice. In 2006, several members of our International Medical Advisory Board conducted a chart review of 94 outpatients with chronic discogenic low back pain with results suggesting that low back pain improved after treatment with the DRX9000[TM]. While patients in this study required fewer analgesics and achieved better function, the study design was retrospective and did not include control groups. Though encouraging results were noted, the investigators of this study agreed that additional research was needed to make an unambiguous determination on the effectiveness of non-surgical spinal decompression. This retrospective chart review was presented at the annual conferences of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, September 2006 (Orlando), and the American Society of Anesthesiologists The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an association of physicians (primarily anesthesiologists) whose stated goal is to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient. , October 2006 (Chicago). The data from this chart review has been submitted for publication. Axiom's International Medical Advisory Board has designed a standardized clinical research protocol to better understand the DRX9000[TM] technology and outcomes. This protocol takes into account a rigorous study design incorporating a stepwise testing approach. A small scale pilot study utilizing this protocol recently concluded and the data will be presented at the 2007 annual conference of the American Academy of Pain Management, September 2007 (Las Vegas). Future trials are scheduled to begin toward the end of 2007. International Medical Advisory Board Members Steering Committee Our International Medical Advisory Board is administered by a Steering Committee comprised of the following members: Joseph Pergolizzi, Jr., MD Chairman Joseph Pergolizzi, Jr., MD is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is a highly regarded medical school and biomedical research institute in the United States. , and a Senior Partner in the Naples Anesthesia and Pain Associates Group of South West Florida. Dr. Pergolizzi holds a BS in Physical Chemistry from St. Johns University, an M.D. with highest honors from Ross University School of Medicine, completed his residency in Anesthesia at Georgetown University School of Medicine External links
1. ^ [2] 2. ^ [3] 3. , and a clinical research fellowship in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Pergolizzi has over 100 scientific papers and projects either presented or published. He is an internationally recognized expert in Pain Medicine, Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, Clinical Research and Drug Discovery. Dr. Pergolizzi is the Editor in Chief of the Clinical Researcher, Editor for The International Journal of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Editor for The Scientific World Journal of Anesthesia, Editor for International Journal of Nanomedicine, and an invited feature editor for Pain Medicine. Dr. Pergolizzi serves on the Board of Directors for the Coalition for Pain Education (COPE), is Co-Founder of the International Pain Research and Treatment Foundation, and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Pain. He is a faculty member of The Primary Care Institute's pain medicine educational initiative, and Chairman of the Working Group in Pain Medicine (an international multi-disciplinary consortium of pain medicine experts). Christian C. Apfel, MD, Ph.D. Christian C. Apfel, M.D., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at San Francisco. He earned his medical degree from the University of Giessen The University of Gießen (German: Universität Gießen) is officially called Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen after its most famous member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser. , Germany, School of Medicine and his Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the University of Giessen, Germany. He completed a Clinical Research Fellowship and a Clinical ICU Fellowship at the University of Wuerzburg. He held faculty positions at the University of Wuerzburg and the University of Louisville See also
1. ^ [1] 2. ^ [2] URL accessed on June 8 2006 3. , Kentucky before he was recruited to build up and lead the Perioperative Clinical Research Core at UCSF. He has authored or coauthored numerous original articles, reviews, abstracts and other publications. His research is highly regarded through out the world as reflected by being invited to give refresher course lectures for all major anesthesia societies. Martin Auster, MD, MBA Martin Auster, MD, is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Radiology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Attending Radiologist, Vascular/Interventional Radiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, formerly known as Francis Scott Key Medical Center and Baltimore City Hospital, is a hospital and medical office center in East Baltimore. It is located along Eastern Avenue near Bayview Boulevard. in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Auster earned his medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University. It represents the consolidation of two venerable medical schools: the nation's first medical school for women and the first U.S. college of homeopathy. Residency Locations St. (formerly Hahnemann Medical College), Philadelphia, PA and obtained his MBA in Medical Management Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. School of Professional Studies in Business and Education. He is currently a member of the Credentials Committee, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Section Chief, Interventional Radiology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Medical Director, Johns Hopkins White Marsh Outpatient Radiology Office. John Bruce Leslie, MD, MBA John Leslie, MD, is Professor of Anesthesiology of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, but spends his time at the Arizona facility where he is a Consultant in Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic Hospital. Dr. Leslie received his undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University, medical training at Duke University Medical School, and his residency and fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Leslie specialized in cardiothoracic anesthesia and spent an additional year in clinical pharmacology and drug development studies. While serving as Medical Director of Perioperative Services for Mayo Clinic Hospital, Dr. Leslie obtained an MBA specializing in Healthcare Management. Dr. Leslie practices all aspects of clinical anesthesia, resident training, and is actively engaged in clinical research in several areas. His areas of research interest have included new drug development, antiemetics, opioids, TIVA, antihypertensives, anesthetics, computers in medicine, adult education, CAM, postoperative ileus Ileus Definition Ileus is a partial or complete non-mechanical blockage of the small and/or large intestine. The term "ileus" comes from the Latin word for colic. , acute pain, and chronic low back pain. Dr. Leslie also serves on numerous departmental, institutional, national anesthesiology and national pharmaceutical industry association councils. Alex Macario, MD, MBA Alex Macario, MD, is Professor of Anesthesiology and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine is affiliated with Stanford University and is located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and Menlo Park. . He completed his undergraduate, medical school, and business school training at the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. . He trained in anesthesiology at Stanford University and was chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in health services research Health services research is the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, . Dr. Macario has completed internationally recognized studies on the management of the operating room suite, as well as pioneering work on the cost-effectiveness of drugs and devices. He is director of a Fellowship in the Management of Perioperative Services, a postgraduate fellowship program which trains one to two physicians per year in leadership, entrepreneurship, and management science with special attention to the delivery of surgical care. Charlotte Richmond, PhD Charlotte Richmond, PhD, is the Director of Clinical Research for NEMA Research, Inc. and the CEO of Biomedical Research and Education Foundation. She is the chairperson of NEMA Research Institutional Review Board (IRB) and a member of the IRB and the Animal Care Research Committees at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL. Dr. Richmond obtained her PhD from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences may refer to:
BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies and Master of Science Degrees in Nursing from California State University, Fresno The campus sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin Valley. Fresno County is the sixth largest metropolitan area in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three- or four-hour drive of both Los . Prior to working with NEMA Research, Inc., Dr. Richmond was the Director of Anesthesia Research at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL. Dr. Richmond specializes in developing and implementing clinical trial protocols and the creation of supporting research documents. She has conducted clinical trials for numerous pharmaceutical and investigational device companies. Dr. Richmond has presented her research at local, state, national and international conferences. International Medical Advisory Board Members Tong J. Gan, MBBS, FRCA, FFARCSI T.J. Gan is Professor of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from The London Hospital Medical College, University of London For most practical purposes, ranging from admission of students to negotiating funding from the government, the 19 constituent colleges are treated as individual universities. Within the university federation they are known as Recognised Bodies . Dr. Gan is a member of American Society of Anesthesiologists, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia, Anesthetic Research Society United Kingdom and American University of Anesthesiologists, and International Society of Anesthetic Pharmacology. He is currently on the Board of Directors for International Society of Anesthetic Pharmacology and Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia. He is also on several committees for the American Society of Anesthesiologists and for the Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia. Richard M. Langford, MD Richard M. Langford, MD is currently a Consultant in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts and The London NHS Trust Barts and The London NHS Trust is an NHS Trust operating in the City of London and East London. It runs three hospitals:
Charles Edward Laurito, MD Charles E. Laurito, MD is Professor of Anesthesiology and of Anatomy & Cell Biology in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. . He is certified in Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiologists and much of his clinical work is devoted to providing relief for patients suffering from acute, chronic, and cancer related pain. His areas of research have focused on basic understandings of how noxious stimuli are perceived as being painful: what neurotransmitters are released at the spinal cord level. He has worked to develop methods to provide pain relief by blocking these molecules at their release site and by adding opioids specifically where needed. Dr. Laurito has served on the Faculty Senate, Committee on Student Promotions, Committee on Clinical and Adjunct Appointments and Promotions, and on the Medical Staff Executive Committee. He is an Editor of the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia and of The International Journal of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care and a Reviewer for several journals focusing on Pain Management and Anesthesiology. He helps to develop the Anesthesia Knowledge Test for residents nationwide and is a Senior Oral Examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology. Mark Thomas Matsunaga, MD Dr. Mark Matsunaga did his undergraduate work at University of California at Santa Barbara, his medical school training at George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. Medical School, and his Anesthesiology residency at the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Spencer Serras, MD Spencer Serras, MD is currently the Attending Neuroradiologist neuroradiologist A radiologist specialized in using various imaging techniques to diagnose diseases of the nervous system at Staten Island University Hospital A major tertiary referral center on Staten Island, in New York City, Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) is a three-campus, 785-bed hospital center founded in 1861 as the Samuel R. Smith Infirmary. It consists of the North Campus, South Campus, and Concord Campus. in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Serras completed his fellowship in Neuroradiology neuroradiology /neu·ro·ra·di·ol·o·gy/ (-ra?de-ol´ah-je) radiology of the nervous system. neu·ro·ra·di·ol·o·gy n. 1. The branch of radiology that deals with the nervous system. at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a private medical school located in the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus of Yeshiva University in the Morris Park in Bronx, New York. He received his undergraduate and post Baccalaureate from The City College of New York “City College” redirects here. For other uses, see City College (disambiguation). CCNY was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States[3] and his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies. He is associated with the American Society of Neuroradiology, The Radiological Society of North America The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), founded in 1915, has the purpose to "promote and develop the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research". and the American College of Radiology The American College of Radiology (ACR), founded in 1923, is a non-profit professional medical organization composed of diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists. . About Axiom Worldwide Axiom Worldwide manufactures and distributes its flagship products, the DRX9000 True Non-surgical Spinal Decompression System[TM], DRX9000C[TM], and DRX9500[TM] in medical markets around the globe. Axiom also manufactures an all-digital electroceutical device, the EPS8000[TM], for use in relieving pain and for use in muscular rehabilitation. Axiom prides itself on providing safe, non-surgical alternatives that patients should consider prior to undergoing surgery. For additional information on Axiom Worldwide, please visit www.axiomworldwide.com or contact Axiom Worldwide, 9423 Corporate Lake Drive, Tampa, FL 33634, telephone: 1-813-249-6444. |
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