| Time |
Thursday
May 5, 2005 |
Friday,
May 6, 2005 |
Saturday,
May 7, 2005 |
Sunday,
May 8, 2005 |
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Satellite
Symposia |
Hall A
Pain from A to Z
(Basic Knowledge) |
Hall B
Meet the Expert |
Hall A
Pain from A to Z
(Pharmacology) |
Hall B
Novel Modalities of Treatment |
Hall A
Pain from A to Z (Interventional Approaches) |
Hall
B Workshops and Free Communications |
|
08:30–09:10 |
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Chairpersons:
J. Birkan, Israel
M. Vlaskovska, Bulgaria
Acute
vs chronic pain - magnitude of the problem
D. Niv, Israel |
Chairpersons:
P. Moricca, Italy
J. Rodrigues, Puerto Rico
TBC
Outcome
of epidural and spinal injections
C. D. Wells, UK
|
Chairpersons:
Q. Piacevoli, Italy
E. Eisenberg, Israel
TBC
Pharmacological
Management of Postoperative Pain
I. Smilov, Bulgaria |
Chairpersons:
R. Casale, Italy
R. Ruiz Lopes, Spain
TBC
Botox treatment of tension headache vs. chronic headache
P.P. Raj, USA |
Chairpersons:
L. Lou, USA
E. Ibarra, Puerto Rico
TBC
Blockade and lesions of trigeminal, sphenopalatine, glossopharyngeal, occipital nerves
P.P. Raj, USA |
Chairpersons:
E. Eisenberg, Israel
TBC
P. Dakov, Bulgaria
TBC
Bulgarian – Israeli-Turkish (BIT) Symposium on Cancer Pain Management
Treatment paradigms of cancer pain disease
E. Eisenberg, Israel
Contemporary aspects of the pharmacology of cancer pain
D. Todorov, Bulgaria
Percutaneous interventional techniques for cancer pain
S. Ozyalcin, Turkey
Intraspinal delivery systems for cancer pain
M. Uyar, Turkey
|
Splancnic transdiscal
lesion
R. Plancarte, Mexico |
|
09:10-09:50 |
|
Pathways
of physiological nociceptive pain
J. Castro-Lopes, Portugal |
Drug delivery
systems
S. Hassenbusch, USA |
NSAID's
- when and which
M. Seed, UK |
Hypogastric transdiscal
lesion
S. Erdine, Turkey |
Stellate, T2 T3,
thoracic epidural, intercostal and suprascapular blocks
M. Stanton-Hicks, USA |
Splanchnic vs celiac lesion
S. Ischia, Italy
|
|
09:50–10:30 |
|
Pathways
of pathophysiologic chronic pain
M. Devor, Israel |
Radiofrequency
lesions in the lumbar spine region
S. Erdine, Turkey |
Pharmacological
management of cancer pain
B. Collett, UK |
What can we learn
from vertebroplasty
M. Devor, Israel |
Lumbar
MBB, nerve roots and disc lesions, vertobroplasty
P. Finch, Australia |
Kyphoplasty
N. Mekhail, USA |
| 10:30–11:00 |
Coffee Break |
|
11:00–11:40 |
|
Visceral
pain
F. Cervero, Canada |
Radiofrequency
lesions in the cervical spine region
M. Sluijter, Switzerland |
Opioids
for non malignant pain
M. Zenz, Germany
|
Cortical stimulation
S. Hassenbusch,
USA |
Hypogastric
lesion, caudal neuroplasty, and sacral sleeve injections
G. Racz, USA |
Bulgarian – Israeli-Turkish (BIT) meeting on Cancer Pain Management continued
Endocrinology consequences of chronic opioid treatment
S. Bril, Israel
Barriers and mistakes during the treatment of cancer pain
E. Raicheva, Bulgaria
Discussion
|
New applications for
spinal cord stimulation
J. Rodriguez, Puerto-Rico
|
|
11:40–12:20 |
|
Psychological
burden of patients in pain
M.R. Bond, UK |
Discographies
and disc lesions
P. Finch, Australia |
Fentanyl
patch under the magnifying glass
J. de Andres, Spain |
Subcutaneous pain
relief at home
N. Rawal, Sweden |
Cervical
and lumbar discography, cervical MBB, cervical sleeve injections
R. Ruiz-Lopez, Spain |
Pulsed radio frequency
- why and when
M. Sluijter, Switzerland |
| 12:20–14:00 |
Lunch Break and Poster Viewing
|
| |
Satellite Symposia |
Hall A
Pain from A to Z
(Basic Knowledge) |
Hall B
Meet the Expert |
Hall A
Pain from A to Z
(Pharmacology) |
Hall B
Novel Modalities of Treatment |
Hall A
Pain from A to Z (Interventional Approaches) |
Hall B Workshops and Free Communications |
| 14:00–14:40 |
Test Your Know-
ledge in Pain Medecine |
Chairpersons:
J. Birkan, Israel
A. Vadalouca, Greece
Transition
from acute to chronic pain
M. Breivik, Norway |
Chairpersons:
P. Moricca, Italy
J. Van Zundert, The Netherlands
Percutaneous
cordotomy
S. Ischia, Italy |
Chairpersons:
Q, Piacevoli, Italy
C. Gauchi, UK
TBC
Oxycodone
under the magnifying glass
H.G. Kress, Austria |
Chairpersons:
R. Casale, Italy
S. Bril, Israel
Tramadol
- Paracetomol Combination
E. Alon, Switzerland
|
Chairpersons:
L. Lou, USA
S. Dekel, Israel
TBC
Blocks
and lesions of the celiac, lumbar sympathetics, splanchnic and impar
ganglia
C. Gauci , UK |
Chairpersons:
M. Devor, Israel
D. Todorov, Bulgaria
Basic Science with immediate relevance to clinical practice
Contribution of molecular methods for pain research
A. Basbaum, USA
Functional abdominal pain: Mechanisms and models
F. Cervero, Canada
The Neurochemistry of Central Sensitization
M. Vlaskovska, Bulgaria
Chronic itch and chronic pain
H. Handwerker, Germany
|
| 14:40–15:20 |
Clinical manifestations
of acute pain vs cost effective management
N. Rawal, Sweden |
Percutaneous hypogastric
and impar ganglion lesions
R. Plancarte, Mexico |
The choice of a triptan
for the management of migrane
A. Kuritzky, Israel |
Lidocaine Patch
R. Likar, Austria
|
Epidural blocks, spinal
pumps
A. Vadalouca, Greece |
| 15:20-16:00
|
Regional
blocks for the management of acute pain G.Varrassi, Italy
|
Tic douloureux:
medical and surgical management
J. D. Loeser, USA |
Pharmacologic treatment of neuropathic pain
P. Hansson, Sweden |
Buprenorphine patch
D. Niv Israel |
Spinal
cord and peripheral nerve stimulation
R. Rauck, USA
|
The new Cox2 Valdecoxib
Etoricoxib Lumiracoxib
M. Seed, UK |
| 16:00–16:15 |
|
Coffee Break
|
The role of Interventional Procedures in the Management of Chronic Pain
|
|
| 16:15–16:30 |
|
| 16:30-17:10 |
Mechanisms underlying cervical and back pain
S. Dekel, Israel |
Interventional procedures in the sacral region
G. Racz, USA |
Gabapentin under the
magnifying glass
R. Rauck, USA |
Medtronic Satellite
Symposium
Persistent Neuropathic Pain: The Treatment Challenge
Refractory neuropathic pain – the treatment challenge
P. Hansson, Sweden
Therapeutic blocks – the state of the evidence and treatment outcomes
G. Varrassi, Italy
Neurostimulation in medically refractory patients – mechanism of action and present and future applications
J. De Andres, Spain
|
|
17:10-17:50 |
|
Mechanisms underlying
headache and migraine
A. Kuritzky, Israel |
Spinal Cord stimulation
- 30 years after
N. Mekhail, USA |
Epidural steroids
J. Van-Zundert, Belgium |
18:00-18:30
|
|
|
17:50-18:30 |
18:30
Opening Ceremony:
D. Niv
M. R. Bond
H. Breivik
I. Smilov
|
Diagnostic issues related to neuropathic pain
P. Hansson, Sweden |
CRPS management
M. Stanton-Hicks, USA |
Epidural and spinal
opioids
B. Crul, The Netherlands |
| 18:30-20:00 |
18:30 - 20:00
Plenary Lectures:
A. Basbaum, USA - Prospects for pain relief after cox-2 inhibitors
F. Gerstheimer, Germany - Pain education of General Practitioners;
a pre-condition for the success of pain specialists?
J.D. Loeser, USA - Pain suffering and narrative |
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| 20:00 |
Welcome Cocktail in the
Exhibition Area |
Folklore Evening (optional) |
IFPM Party
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