Other Meetings

Please find below a list of meetings, events and seminars that may be of interest to our members and non-members working in the field of pain research and pain management.

2010

March

2nd Week for Somatosensory Rehabilitation
8th - 11th March 2010
Somatosensory Rehabilitation Centre, Switzerland, Europe

We have the pleasure to announce the 2nd Week for Somatosensory Rehabilitation: A course in English about the rehabilitation of the cutaneous sense disorders.

This rehabilitation is based on the principle that: most patients suffering from chronic pain have cutaneous sense disorders. A decrease in the hypoaesthesia will at the same time cause a decrease in their chronic neuropathic pain.

The course, which will be taking place in March 2010, in Switzerland, will consist in theoretical and practical aspect of the Somatosensory Rehabilitation. It has been taught for the past nine years in French and in German.

This course is opened to the graduate therapists (occupational therapists, physical therapists, etc.) and the doctors.

For more information please contact:

Claude Spicher, OT, Swiss certified HT,
Head & therapist in the Somatosensory Rehabilitation Centre, Scientific collaborator: http://www.unifr.ch/neuro/rouiller/collaborators/spicher.php

1st Satellite Pain Symposium, Doctors updates Ski Congress 2010
11 March 2010, Val d'Isere, France

Visit www.painmeetingfrenchalps.blogspot.com for further details.

Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology
University of Aberdeen, 1st-5th March 2010

This course in applied epidemiology has been running in Aberdeen since 2007, having previously been run at the ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, for nearly 15 years. The course is still run in collaboration with The University of Manchester and features faculty with international reputation, from the Universities of Aberdeen, Manchester, Keele and Southampton.

Although the course is particularly aimed at practitioners and researchers in musculoskeletal disease and chronic pain, it covers concepts and methods common to all chronic disease epidemiology. At the end of the course, delegates will have a thorough grounding in the principles of study design, the collection and analysis of data in epidemiological studies, and various methodological aspects of epidemiological study, including bias, confounding, validity and reliability.

Places on the course are limited to 25, to facilitate discussion and interaction. Places are allocated strictly in the order of receipt of payment.

For further information please visit: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/public_health/epidemiology/icae.php

Oncology for Palliative Care Nurses
10 March 2010, St Christopher's Hospice, London

£90 Registration Fee

This study day is intended for nurses and allied health professionals who have little or no specialist oncology experience but who, within their practice setting, are often required to give care to patients with a cancer diagnosis.

The day will include:
• An introduction to the aetiology of cancer
• he most commonly used methods of cancer treatment
• the care needs of those receiving treatment for cancer
• An update on the use of palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the management of symptoms

To find out more or to reserve your place visit www.stchristophers.org.uk/education or email education@stchristophers.org.uk

April

Chemical & Biological Therapeutic Approaches to Neurological Disorders
19th April 2010, Royal Society of CHemistry, Burlington House, London

At this meeting, leading experts from both academia and the pharmaceutical industry will describe new developments regarding the biochemistry, genetics and pathophysiology of the major neurological disorders that will facilitate the discovery of improved therapies and clinical biomarkers, for the prevention, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients with neurological disease.

For more information or to book please contact:
Conference Secretariat, Lesley Ulrick, 4 Champion Way, Church Crookham, Hampshire GU52 6HU; tel: 01252 624121; e-mail: lesleyulrick@talktalk.net

Rheumatology 2010
21 - 23 April 2010, Birmingham ICC
  
The British Society for Rheumatology invites you to Rheumatology 2010. Packed full of an outstanding mix of scientific sessions and original research, the conference will also host favourite such as the Heberden Round, Heberden Oration, State of the Art and Droitwich lectures as well as our hugely popular plenary sessions.
 

For further information please visit our website www.rheumatology.org.uk or email us on conference@rheumatology.org.uk

May

Intensive Care Society, Annual Spring 2010 Meeting
17th - 19th May 2010, Leeds Royal Armouries

Ensure you come and join us at Intensive Care Society's Annual Spring 2010 Meeting - Keep ahead of all the latest developments and practice in intensive care medicine, hear a faculty of UK and international experts deliver the highest quality scientific programme at Leeds Royal Armouries in Leeds. Participate in practical workshops and learn from plenary sessions and CME track topics. It's a must for revalidation and keeping up to date with your education and training.

Please visit http://www.ics.ac.uk/Meetings_Events/SPM2010 for further information.

International Symposium 'Pain Medicine: Present and Future’
27-29 May 2010 / Lviv, Ukraine

Our Symposium is the next step in establishing Pain Medicine as a medical subspecialty in Ukraine. We are proud to invite world class speakers from the UK and Poland as well as Ukraine’s leading experts in the field, who will focus on some of the burning issues in modern Pain Medicine. The lectures will cover theoretical aspects of contemporary concepts of pain as well as practical approaches for various clinical settings. The meeting is intended to provide insight into problems of contemporary pain management for anesthesiologists, neurologists, orthopaedic and neurosurgeons, psychologists, physio and occupational therapists, nurses and other healthcare professionals interested or involved in pain management.

For all questions please feel free to contact:
Roman Cregg r.cregg@ucl.ac.uk
Rostyslav Voloshchuk rostykv@gmail.com

June

The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (www.ossdweb.org) 4th Annual Meeting (3-5th June)
4th June, 2010
Ann Arbor, MI.

Symposium III
Pain, its Treatment, and the Influence of Sex
Chairs: Anne Z. Murphy, Ph.D. (Georgia State University) and Lisa Kilpatrick, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)

Visit www.ossdweb.org to view the full agenda and register.

Contact Viviana Simon, Ph.D. (viviana@ossdweb.org) for additional information.

5th International Travelling Pain Symposium
11-13 June 2010
London (UK) to Champagne-Ardennes (France)
 
The Travelling Symposium is heading to the Capital of Champagne in 2010.  We have found some exceptional venues for our excellent scientific programme.  Eminent speakers will be joining us from the UK, France, Switzerland and the US.  Don’t miss your chance to register!
 
For a registration form, email: ciaran.wazir@gstt.nhs.uk or visit our blogsite: www.paincentreatgstt.blogspot.com

20th Meeting of the European Neurological Society
19-23 June 2010
Berlin/Germany

For more information please visit the European Neurological Society (www.ensinfo.org)