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The topical seminar will be organised on the basis of six main
themes:
1. Pain and the Body
2. Pain and the Brain
3. Pain and the Patient
4. Pain and the Individual
5. Pain and Methodology
6. Pain and Society
Theme 1: PAIN AND THE BODY
- Visceral pain
Fernando Cervero, Spain
- Topical Treatments of pain
Francisco Cruz, Portugal
- Cyclooxygenases
Jules Desmeules, Switzerland
- Nociceptive, inflammatory and neuropathic cancer pain
Dezsõ Embey-Isztin, Hungary
- Neuropathic pain (2): assessment
Per Hansson, Sweden
- From inflammation to pain: gene and cellular therapy
Michel Pohl, France
- Inflammatory pain mechanisms
Peter W. Reeh, Germany
- Neuropathic pain (1): mechanisms
Jordi Serra, Spain
- Ion channels in primary afferent neurones
Janos Szolcsanyi, Hungary
- Transduction mechanisms for noxious stimuli
Viktorie Vlachova, Czech Republic
- Pain and the immune system
Raz Yirmiya, Israel
Additional Sessions
- Pharmacology of vanilloid receptor
Theme 2: PAIN AND THE BRAIN
- Chronification of pain
Anne-Françoise Allaz, Switzerland
- Does anxiety reduce or increase pain?
Gordon Asmundson, Canada
- Toward understanding the biological mechanisms of placebo analgesia
Fabrizio Benedetti, Italy
- Pain relief by cannabinoids
François Cesselin, France
- Psychological pain control and human brain mapping
Andrew C. Chen, Germany
- Attentional mechanisms in chronic pain
Geert Crombez, Belgium
- What means wind-up of dorsal horn neurones?
Per Kristian Eide, Norway
- Glutamate receptors as targets of analgesic drugs
P. Max Headley, UK
- Algorithm for failed back surgery syndromes
Bengt Linderoth, Sweden
- Pain relief by stimulation of the motor cortex
Richard Rokyta, Czech Republic
- Opioid-induced hyperalgesia and chronic pain
Guy Simonnet, France
- Spinal control of nociceptive signals
Stephen W. Thompson, UK
- Cortical representation of pain
Rolf-Detlef Treede, Germany
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
Jean-Pierre Van Buyten, Belgium
Additional Sessions
- Lessons from trigeminal pain
Theme 3: PAIN AND THE PATIENT
- Opioids in non-malignant chronic pain
Eija Kalso, Finland
- Chronic back pain (1) Mechanisms and management
Paolo Marchettini, Italy
- Chronic back pain (2) Mini-invasive procedures
Paolo Marchettini, Italy
- Headache (1): mechanisms
Jes Olesen, Denmark
- Acupuncture and other somatic stimulation for the relief of
pain
Bengt Sjölund, Sweden
- Headache (2): treatments
Laszlo Vecsei, Hungary
- Pain and mobility
Paul Watson, UK
Additional Sessions
- Newer patient-controlled delivery systems for postoperative
pain
Theme 4: PAIN AND THE INDIVIDUAL
- Fibromyalgia
Christine Cedraschi, Switzerland
- Pain and genetic (variability)
Pierre Dayer, Switzerland
- Pain in children
Chris Eccleston, UK
- Cognitive-behavioural treatment in primary care
Steven J. Linton, Sweden
- Acceptance and compliance
Lance McCracken, UK
- Cognitive-behavioural treatment of chronic pain: What's new?"
Amanda Williams, UK
Theme 5: PAIN AND METHODOLOGY
- Pain and quality of life
Marielle Goossens, The Netherlands
- The use of genetically manipulated mice
Rafael Maldonado, Spain
- Pain assessment in non-verbal individuals
Dick Tibboel, The Netherlands
- The German research network on neuropathic pain
Thomas R. Tölle, Germany
Additional Sessions
- Evidence-based medicine: can it be trusted for clinical practice?
Theme 6: PAIN AND SOCIETY
- Pain and work
Heiki Hurri, Finland
- Organisation of cost-effective acute pain management services
Narinder Rawal, Sweden
- Clinicians' cognitions about treatment in chronic (back) pain:
collusion, distrust and dissatisfaction
Tamar Pincus, UK
- Pain as a public health priority in Europe: how could we converge?
(2) Regulation and organisation
Alain Serrie, France
Additional Sessions
- Ethics in Palliative Care
- Role of nursing in pain management
- Pain as a public health priority in Europe: how could we converge?
(1) Education
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