Advances in Chronic Pain Management
21 - 22 Jan 2010
London
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Details
DAY 1 – Thursday 21st January
| 08.00-08.55 | Registration and refreshments |
| 08.55-09.00 | Welcome and introduction |
| 09.00-09.40 |
Keynote address: current status and future of pain medicine Dr Joan Hester Consultant in Pain Medicine King’s College Hospital, London |
| 09.40-10.05 |
Neurological basis of pain Professor Anthony Dickenson Professor of Neuropharmacology University College London |
| 10.05-10.30 |
Pain imaging: mapping pain in the brain Dr Katja Wiech Post-doctoral Scientist FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford |
| 10.30-10.45 | Discussion |
| 10.45-11.15 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 11.15-11.40 |
Psychosocial aspects of chronic pain and cognitive behavioural approaches to management Dr Lance McCracken Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Director, Centre for Pain Services, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath |
| 11.40-12.05 |
Effectiveness of opioids, anti-depressants and anti-convulsants for chronic pain Dr Cathy Stannard Consultant in Pain Medicine Frenchay Hospital, Bristol |
| 12.05-12.30 |
Improving access to pain services in the UK Dr Beverly Collett Consultant in Pain Management & Assistant Director of the Pain Management Service, University Hospitals Leicester |
| 12.30-12.45 | Discussion |
| 12.45-13.45 | Lunch |
| 13.45-14.10 |
The patient perspective on chronic pain management Nia Taylor Chair, Patient Liaison Committee British Pain Society |
| 14.10-14.35 |
Rehabilitation and prevention of disability in chronic pain sufferers Professor Chris Main Professor of Clinical Psychology (Pain Management) Keele University |
| 14.35-15.00 |
Fibromyalgia: causes, diagnosis and current therapies Dr Kim Lawson Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology Sheffield Hallam University |
| 15.00-15.15 | Discussion |
| 15.15-15.40 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 15.40-16.05 |
Chronic pain following spinal cord injury Dr Jonathan Berman Consultant in Chronic Pain Management Royal National Orthopaedics Hospital, Stanmore |
| 16.05-16.30 |
Prevention and treatment of chronic pain after surgery Professor Ian Power Professor of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management University of Edinburgh |
| 16.30-16.55 |
Management of pain in palliative care Dr Fiona Hicks Consultant in Palliative Medicine Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 16.55-17.10 | Discussion and close of day one |
DAY 2 – Friday 22nd January
| 08.30-09.00 | Registration and refreshments |
| 09.00-09.25 |
Aetiology and prevalence of neuropathic pain Dr Chris Wells Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Specialist Pain Research Institute, Liverpool |
| 09.25-09.50 |
Management of painful diabetic neuropathy Dr Magdi Hanna Director of the Pain Relief Research Unit King’s College London |
| 09.50-10.15 |
Assessment and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia Professor Joanna Zakrzewska Consultant, Honorary Professor and Facial Pain Lead Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| 10.15-10.30 | Discussion |
| 10.30-10.50 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 10.50-11.45 |
Panel discussion: impact of the NICE guidelines for lower back interventions Professor Martin Underwood,GP and Chair of the NICE Guidelines Development Group & Professor Charles Greenough,Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, South Tees NHS Trust & Dr Chris Wells,Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Specialist, BUPA North Cheshire Hospital & Dr Vivek Mehta,Consultant in Pain Medicine, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London |
| 11.45-12.10 |
The role of radiofrequency interventions Dr Vivek Mehta Consultant in Pain Medicine St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London |
| 12.10-12.35 |
Pain in cancer: chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Dr Paul Farquar-Smith Consultant in Pain, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Royal Marsden Hospital, London |
| 12.35-13.00 |
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for cancer pain Professor Mark Johnson Professor of Pain and Analgesia Leeds Metropolitan University |
| 13.00-13.15 | Discussion |
| 13.15-14.05 | Lunch and exhibition viewing |
| 14.05-14.30 |
New therapies in breakthrough pain Dr Remigiusz Lecybyl Locum Consultant in Pain Management King’s College London |
| 14.30-14.55 |
Progress in the understanding of migraines: implications for treatment Professor Jean Schoenen Professor in Neuroanatomy University of Liege, Belgium |
| 14.55-15.10 | Discussion |
| 15.10-15.30 | Refreshments and exhibition viewing |
| 15.30-15.55 |
Emerging pharmacotherapies for chronic pain Dr Gary McCleane Consultant in Pain Management Rampark Pain Centre, Lurgan |
| 15.55-16.20 |
Current and novel neurosurgical approaches Mr Paul Eldridge Consultant Neurosurgeon & Clinical Director of Neurosurgery, Critical Care, Anaesthesia and Pain Services The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Liverpool |
| 16.20-16.45 |
Measuring the response to pain therapies Dr Gnanie Panch Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London |
| 16.45-17.00 | Discussion, closing remarks and evaluations |
| 17.00 | Close of conference |
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